Journeyman AI Agent Developer

Clearance Level
None
Category
Data Science and Data Engineering
Location
Falls Church, Virginia
Key Skills For Success

Agile SDLC

AI Agent Orchestration

AI Agents

AWS Cloud Computing

REQ#: RQ228759
Public Trust: MBI (T2)
Requisition Type: Regular
Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by delivering solutions that improve citizen services millions depends on.

Job Description

AI AGENT SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Own your opportunity to turn data into measurable outcomes for our customers’ most complex challenges. As an AI Software Engineer . Here, you’ll see the bigger picture on mission initiatives and where your program management career can go at GDIT.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As an AI Agent Software Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our clients.
● Rapidly translating AI/agentic proof-of-concepts and solution designs into working, production-ready capabilities.
● Working under the technical direction of solutions architects and engineering leads, the AI agent software engineer will build, integrate, test, and refine AI agents within an AWS cloud environment supporting a full-stack Java application ecosystem


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

● Translate AI architecture, prototypes, and proof-of-concepts into functional and scalable agentic AI solutions
● Develop AI agents and workflows that interact with enterprise applications, APIs, data sources, knowledge repositories, and other agents

● Integrate AI capabilities into existing full-stack Java applications SDLC
● Develop and maintain APIs, services, orchestration logic, prompts, context-management approaches, and supporting components required for agentic workflows

● Implement retrieval, tool-calling, workflow orchestration, structured outputs, and human-in-the-loop patterns as required by individual use cases
● Leverage AWS cloud and AI services provided by client to develop, deploy, monitor, and scale agentic solutions


WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The AI Software Engineer must have:
● Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
● Experience: 3+ years of related experience
● Technical skills

  • Hands-on experience developing solutions using Generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, or AI-assisted application capabilities.
  • Hands-on experience developing multi-agent or workflow-based AI solutions
  • Strong software development fundamentals delivering enterprise AI agentic solutions
  • Experience with Java and full-stack application development
  • Working knowledge of AWS cloud services and cloud-native development
  • Understanding of prompt design, context management, structured outputs, tool/function calling, and agent workflow concepts


GDIT IS YOUR PLACE
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
● Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
● Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
● Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
● Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
● Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Explore a career in data science and engineering at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your determination for solving complex data challenges.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

3 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $93,500 - $126,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
View information about benefits and our total rewards program.

Our Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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