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As a trusted partner of the U.S. Department of Defense, MAGS provides innovative, technology-driven solutions to enhance national security. With a global presence and a strong ethical framework, KBR ensures secure, effective, and mission-ready capabilities worldwide.\nJob Summary\nAs an AI Platform Architect, you will play a critical role in designing, building, and sustaining a secure, on-premises AI platform within a classified environment. This unique opportunity places you at the forefront of enabling advanced AI capabilities for software developers, analysts, and program managers supporting mission-critical initiatives.\nIn this role, you will lead the deployment of a classified High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment to create scalable, secure, and resilient AI infrastructure. You will work closely with Huntsville Site Program Management and Technical Management leads in constructing and deploying all necessary infrastructure to host on-premises AI models and DevSecOps resources utilizing a high-performance computing cluster. This includes the architecting, deployment, and sustainment of HPC operations, networking, on-premises cloud platforms, classified data partitioning and segregation, AI model hosting and lifecycle management, and multi-tenant DevSecOps ecosystems. In partnership with Program, Technical, and Information Assurance (IA) stakeholders, you will ensure compliance with security requirements and lead efforts to achieve and maintain Authority to Operate (ATO) accreditation for mission-critical AI capabilities.\nKey Responsibilities\nWork across multiple technology stacks and software tools to build, deploy and maintain on-premises AI multi-tenant hosting.\nWork across multiple technology stacks and software tools to build, deploy and maintain on-premises DevSecOps multi-tenant hosting.\nLead the architecture, deployment, and sustainment of networking infrastructure supporting classified AI and DevSecOps environments.\nUtilize existing and future High Performance Computing Hardware to determine appropriate resource utilization for multi-tenant AI models and DevSecOps infrastructure\nInterface with Program Managers and Technical Experts to implement and maintain appropriate AI data segregation across classified programs.\nInterface with Information Assurance to ensure security compliance to achieve and maintain ATO accreditation.\nServe as the lead classified DevSecOps interface between unclassified software development and classified development.\nServe as the technical authority for classified AI platform architecture, infrastructure modernization, and platform scalability initiatives.\nStay current with software industry best practices, including use of AI in software development, cloud technologies, and evolving security threats to recommend innovative solutions.\nBasic Qualifications:\nU.S. Citizenship is required.\nActive/current Secret Security Clearance is required.\nPossess a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or other STEM related fields (Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, CIS, etc.) with 10+ years of experience or a master’s degree in computer science or related STEM fields with 5+ years of experience.\nExperience with DevSecOps infrastructure and tools\nExperience with on-premises AI infrastructure and tools\nExperience with handling vector data from structured and unstructured sources (Microsoft products, binary files, software development files, databases)\nDeep knowledge about mechanics of building AI platform as a service, agent to agent orchestration, agentic layer integration, AI UX layer and conversational AI models.\nLinux knowledge is a must\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience deploying and scaling LLM inference platforms using vLLM, NVIDIA NIM or similar technologies.\nStrong architecture skills in Distributed Systems, Data Engineering, Cloud Architectures and Platform Engineering.\nExperience in providing clear guidance on designing secure and regulated AI platforms at local laboratory scale.\nExperience designing RMF compliant systems (e.g. RMF, NIST 800-53, NIST AI RMF, ICD 503, DISA STIGs, and DoD Zero Trust requirements)\nDemonstrated experience with NVIDIA GPU architectures (H100, H200, A100, RTX, DGX platforms, etc.) and distributed computing environments\nExperience with GPU resource scheduling and optimization for multi-tenant AI models\nExperience deploying and operating vector databases including OpenSearch, Elasticsearch, or equivalent for data segregation and information flow enforcement.\nExperience implementing MLOps platforms including model lifecycle management, evaluation pipelines, model registries, and continuous AI delivery practices.\nExperience with data governance, metadata systems, semantic layers and knowledge graphs.\nExperience deploying and scaling container orchestration tools\nExperience deploying and scaling security scanning tools like Trivy, SonarQube, Checkmarx.\nExperience with source code management tools like Git, AzureDevOps, GitHub\nExperience with CI/CD Tools\nExperience deploying and scaling Identity & Access Management (IAM) with role-based and attribute-based access for local laboratory scale.\nBelong, Connect and Grow at KBR\nAt KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver - Together.\nKBR is an equal opportunity employer. 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