# Senior AI Engineer Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-engineer-leidos-c2e68d9b Senior AI Engineer at Leidos, an on-site role based in Rockville, Maryland, USA. Pay stated in the posting: $131,300.00 to $237,350.00. Posted on 19 August 2026, read from Leidos' own careers page (Workday), which RealAnalystJobs re-checks daily and removes the role when it closes. The posting says the employer will not sponsor a visa for this role. Leidos has approved H-1B petitions on USCIS record (employer-wide, not a promise for this role). Updated 15 November 2026. ## Key facts - Company: [Leidos](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/leidos) - Location: Rockville, Maryland, USA - Work mode: On-site - Pay stated in the posting: $131,300.00 to $237,350.00 - Posted: Aug 19, 2026 - Employment type: Full time - Source: Leidos' careers page (Workday), re-checked daily Skills: [Python](https://realanalystjobs.com/skills/python), Azure ## Visa sponsorship The posting says the employer will not sponsor a visa for this role. Leidos had H-1B petitions approved for 40 workers in fiscal year 2026 (USCIS). That is history, not a promise for this role. [See the record](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/leidos#h1b-record) ## About this role Are you ready to thrive? Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, let Leidos show how to accelerate your career path. Join Leidos’ all-star team supporting the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Enterprise Digital Modernization Accelerator initiative. This program is at the forefront of deploying enterprise-scale AI, data, and mission platform capabilities across cloud, edge, and classified environments. We are looking for creative, driven, and mission-focused professionals ready to take their career to the next level. As a Senior AI Engineer, you will : • Support the development and operationalization of AI and agentic AI systems in production mission environments. • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of analysts, engineers, and developers to solve complex challenges and deliver innovative, production-ready algorithms and platforms. • Apply cutting-edge techniques in statistical analysis, predictive analytics, entity resolution, graph analytics, explainable AI, and operational analytics. • Contribute to the integration of AI, DevSecOps, data engineering, platform engineering, cybersecurity, and observability in a fast-paced, engineering-centric environment. • Enjoy flexible work arrangements, including remote and on-site work in the National Capital Region (Rockville, MD and/or Alexandria, VA). What You Bring: • Bachelor’s, Master’s, or equivalent graduate degree in a quantitative or analytical field (Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Engineering, Physics, Computational Social Science, etc.). Additional/Relevant experience may be substituted for a degree. • 12+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or quantitative intelligence analysis, developing analytics and AI/ML solutions (4+ years with a Master’s). • Active Top Secret clearance and eligibility for TS/SCI with Polygraph. • Demonstrated experience collaborating with hybrid teams to research, build, and deploy complex, user-friendly analytical platforms. • Track record of creative problem solving, active learning, and mission-focused outcomes. • Experience with the following: • AI/ML production engineering • LLMOps / MLOps • RAG architectures • AI orchestration frameworks • Kubernetes-based AI deployments • OpenAI-compatible APIs • Python development • GPU inference optimization Preferred Qualifications: • Experience supporting military or intelligence community customers. • Familiarity with Azure/C2S, hardware platforms (CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs), and advanced analytical methodologies (social network analysis, supply chain analysis, NLP, classification algorithms, image processing). • Familiarity with the following technologies • LangGraph • Semantic Kernel • vLLM • Ollama • Ray • NVIDIA GPU ecosystems • Vector databases \#ASBA \#NMEC-Leidos If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: June 25, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. Description from Leidos' public careers feed, reproduced so you can read the role here. Apply on the company's own site; Real Analyst Jobs never submits anything for you. ## How to apply Open [this role on Real Analyst Jobs](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-ai-engineer-leidos-c2e68d9b) and use Apply now there to reach the employer's application. The listing is re-checked against Leidos' careers page daily and removed when it closes. ## Leidos 22 open analyst roles on Real Analyst Jobs. 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