AI Security & LLM Engineer

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Description of Task to be Performed: 

The AI Security & LLM Engineer will design, secure, and optimize our next-generation generative AI infrastructure. In this role, you will bridge the gap between advanced AI capabilities and rigorous cybersecurity practices. You will build resilient multi-agent systems while actively defending against emerging vulnerabilities like prompt injection, data exfiltration, and model manipulation.

Core Responsibilities:  

• System Architecture: Design and deploy robust multi-agent orchestration frameworks and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines.
• Adversarial Defense: Develop, implement, and maintain advanced input/output guardrails to neutralize prompt injection and adversarial attacks.
• Red Teaming: Conduct continuous LLM red teaming and simulations to identify system vulnerabilities and structural weaknesses.
• Performance Optimization: Manage token usage, reduce latency, and engineer efficient API rate limit management strategies.
• Secure Development: Write clean, secure, and production-grade code to integrate frontier models into enterprise applications.

Primary Languages & Technical Stack

• Rust or Python (at least one required)

Benefits          Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents          100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents          100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance          100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents          401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting          Competitive Pay          Generous paid leave and holiday package          Tuition and training reimbursement          Life and AD&D Insurance About AnaVation  AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.     If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!    AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

• Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents 
• 100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents 
• 100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance 
• 100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents 
• 401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting 
• Competitive Pay 
• Generous paid leave and holiday package 
• Tuition and training reimbursement 
• Life and AD&D Insurance

Required Qualifications:

Clearance: Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph 

Education & Years of Experience: Bachelor’s degree and 8 years of experience related to specific functional area.  

Certifications: Active certifications for both IAT Level II (e.g. CompTIA Security+) and Cyber Security Service Provider (CSSP) Infrastructure Support (e.g. CompTIA Cloud+) by program onboarding date. 

The following individual certifications cover both certification requirements for this program: CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst, CySA+; EC-Council Certified Network Defender (CND); GlAC Global Industrial Cyber Security Professional, GICSP; (ISC)2 System Security Certified Practitioner (SCCP). 

Hands-on experience and knowledge with the following: 

AI Architecture: Proven experience with multi-agent orchestration tools and production-grade RAG pipelines.

AI Security: Deep understanding of OWASP Top 10 for LLMs, prompt injection defense, and guardrail frameworks.

Infrastructure Management: Experience handling token optimization, context window constraints, and API throttling.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Frontier Model Expertise: Hands-on experience deploying commercial frontier models (e.g., ChatGPT, Grok, Claude).
• AI Developer Tools: Experience utilizing advanced AI-assisted development workflows such as Claude Code or Codex.
• Security Testing: Background in traditional penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, or cryptographic concepts.