Agentic AI Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance) in Chantilly, Virginia at Strategic Business Systems

Location: Chantilly, VA (preferred)
Work Type: Onsite / Hybrid
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required
Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required

Strategic Business Systems (SBS) is expanding our AWS Professional Services team to support a high-priority, mission-critical national security program. Weve already begun standing up core infrastructure and are now scaling the team to deliver additional capabilities in a fast-moving, high-visibility environment.

This is a hands-on role where youll work directly with AWS teams and customer stakeholders to design, build, and deploy secure, scalable solutions. The work supports critical national security objectives and spans AI-driven applications, foundational cloud infrastructure, and secure data movement across classification boundaries.

Youll contribute to building AWS environments in classified regions, enabling agent-based AI workflows, and supporting cross-domain data pipelines that move data securely between networks.

If you enjoy building real systems, solving hard problems, and working on efforts that have direct impact, this is a strong fit.

• Design, build, and deploy cloud-native applications in AWS
• Develop agent-based AI workflows for federated data environments
• Build serverless architectures using AWS Lambda, Step Functions, and APIs
• Support the design and implementation of AWS Landing Zones in classified regions, including account structure, IAM, networking, and guardrails
• Implement secure data access patterns across distributed systems
• Design and integrate cross-domain (low-to-high) data pipelines into AWS environments
• Work with CDS/diode technologies to enable secure data transfer across classification boundaries
• Integrate data pipelines with AWS services (S3, OpenSearch, etc.) and enterprise systems
• Participate in architecture discussions and technical decision-making
• Evaluate and improve LLM-driven workflows in operational environments

• Strong development background (Python, Java, or similar)
• Experience building applications in AWS
• Familiarity with serverless architectures (Lambda, Step Functions)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development practices

• Experience or exposure to LLM-based systems (RAG, prompt engineering, context handling)
• Familiarity with agent frameworks (Bedrock Agents, Strands, or similar)
• Understanding of federated data integration patterns

• Experience or exposure to building AWS environments from the ground up
• Understanding of multi-account architectures, IAM, VPC design, and guardrails
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, etc.)
• Exposure to AWS GovCloud or classified regions (preferred)

• Experience or familiarity with Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) or secure data transfer systems
• Understanding of low-to-high data flow constraints and validation requirements
• Exposure to data diode architectures or guard technologies (preferred)

• Working knowledge of OpenSearch or similar platforms
• Basic understanding of SQL, Lucene, or similar query languages

• Experience with ABAC or modern access control models
• Comfortable working in secure, regulated environments

SBS is a trusted AWS partner supporting both federal and commercial customers. Our teams focus on deliverybuilding and operating secure, scalable solutions that matter.

Youll be part of a team that:

• Works directly with AWS on meaningful, mission-driven programs
• Operates in high-impact national security environments
• Builds across AI, cloud infrastructure, and secure data movement
• Values engineers who can execute and deliver

Strategic Business Systems, Inc. is a national IT services provider headquartered in the Washington, DC area. We specialize in infrastructure, cloud, cybersecurity, and mission-critical systems.

SBS is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, gender, gender identification, sex, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, religion, marital status, parental status, citizenship status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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