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# AI Development Enablement Lead

- **Company:** Trillion Technology Solutions
- **Location:** Reston, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software Documentation, Continuous Integration, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Programming Tools, Cisco Nexus Switches, Open Source Technology, Software Engineering, GitHub Copilot, Gitlab, Kubernetes, Devsecops, Jenkins
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/16_8bddbd2714

## About the Role

* Strong organizational and execution skills-able to independently manage trials, evaluations, and documentation.
 * Hands-on experience in software engineering, DevSecOps, or technical research roles, particularly within complex or regulated environments.
 * Comfort using and evaluating AI-powered development tools directly without needing continuous support from engineering teams.
 * Ability to take high-level goals and convert them into practical evaluation frameworks and implementation plans.
 * Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce internal briefs, tool justifications, and stakeholder presentations.
 * U.S. Citizenship and eligibility to work on Government contracts., * Experience supporting DoD, Intelligence Community, or other Federal software programs.
 * Familiarity with AI tools for development, including AI coding assistants, test generation, PR analysis, and code documentation.
 * Exposure to security and compliance requirements such as RMF, STIG, FedRAMP, and SBOM-related tooling (e.g., Syft, Grype).
 * Understanding of CI/CD workflows (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab, Nexus) and container-based environments (e.g., Kubernetes).

## Description

* Lead and manage the internal AI Labs initiative, defining a lightweight but structured framework for piloting and evaluating tools.
 * Research, trial, and assess AI development tools (e.g., Cursor, Windsurf/Codeium, Qodo, GitHub Copilot, CodeWhisperer) with limited day-to-day support from developers.
 * Translate organizational requirements and feedback into testable use cases and evaluation criteria.
 * Directly use, configure, and analyze AI-assisted tools in real-world scenarios to assess usability, productivity impact, and compliance fit.
 * Collaborate with DevSecOps, security, and engineering stakeholders to ensure alignment with RMF, STIG, FedRAMP, and software delivery standards.
 * Produce clear, defensible recommendations-complete with tradeoffs, rollout plans, and measurable outcomes.
 * Develop a roadmap for rollout and adoption across multiple projects, including training, documentation, and change management support.
 * Monitor emerging trends in AI tooling, with a focus on open-source, on-premise, or FedRAMP-compliant solutions applicable to DoD environments.
 * Creation/management of a Trillion Developer focus group/trail group to test and gather feedback of products
 * Agentic AI research/development


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