AI Token Specialist

At BB6 Defense, we solve problems before they happen, deliver results when it matters most, and thrive in high-stakes environments. We’re building a team of mission-driven professionals who bring precision, agility, and expertise to the fight.

We are seeking an AI Token Specialist to support the U.S. Cyber Command Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer by providing technical expertise in large language models, generative AI, token economics, AI resource management, and enterprise AI operations. In this role, you’ll develop strategies, cost models, requirements, technical documentation, and operational guidance to optimize token usage and inform AI budgeting, licensing, procurement, and infrastructure decisions.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Develop strategies to manage, allocate, monitor, and optimize AI token usage across mission workloads.
• Analyze LLM architectures, tokenization, context windows, input/output pricing, prompt efficiency, and vector embeddings.
• Evaluate AI tools, models, APIs, and platforms based on capability, cost, latency, scalability, and resource requirements.
• Monitor commercial trends related to LLM pricing, token consumption, cloud-based APIs, licensing, and enterprise AI.
• Build cost models and spending forecasts to support AI software, cloud services, API infrastructure, and investment decisions.
• Analyze, write, and validate technical and acquisition requirements.
• Review white papers, technical proposals, vendor submissions, and financial analyses.
• Develop technical documentation, white papers, procedures, policies, and command-level guidance.
• Advise leadership on model selection, prompt engineering, context-window management, token budgeting, and AI resource allocation.
• Brief the CAIO, senior leaders, acquisition personnel, and technical stakeholders on findings and recommendations.

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Team Building, Team Lead/Manager, Economics, Budgeting, Technical Writing, Resource Management, Cost Modeling, Licensing, * Active TS/SCI w/ CI Polygraph required (current under 7 yrs).

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical field with 12+ years of related professional experience. Additional years of experience can be considered in lieu of degree, 16 years with a high school diploma; 10 years with a MS degree in relevant technical field.
• Extensive experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning systems engineering, technical program architecture, LLM operations, AI resource management, requirements analysis, or acquisition support.
• At least 10 years of experience with U.S. Government and Department of War policies, directives, and governance structures related to artificial intelligence, data ethics, emerging technologies, or technology acquisition.
• Experience supporting Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, U.S. Government, or cyber mission organizations.
• Demonstrated knowledge of LLM architectures, generative AI, token mechanics, context windows, token pricing, tokenization, vector embeddings, cloud-based AI APIs, and enterprise AI scaling.
• Experience developing cost models, financial analyses, spending forecasts, market assessments, and investment recommendations.
• Strong technical writing, requirements development, documentation, briefing, and stakeholder-engagement skills.

Compensation: $160,000.00 - $190,000.00 per year

BB6 Defense operates as a high-performance force inside the missions that matter most. We bring world-class expertise, embedded deep within your operation - thinking, planning, and executing with the precision and commitment of a team that has everything on the line. Small in footprint. Unmatched in impact.