CareerPlan

Context Engineer

Washington, DCFull-time$64k2026-10-15 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Orchestrates AI-driven solutions by translating user stories into agent prompts, designing subagent architectures, and managing AI build pipelines to ensure mission-aligned results for US federal clients.

Role type

Senior IC Context Engineer (AI Orchestration)

Builds

AI agent systems, prompt libraries, RAG knowledge bases, and compliant AI pipelines for federal missions

Domain

US Federal Government / AI Engineering & Orchestration

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

LLM prompting, agent orchestration frameworks (LangGraph, Claude, Codex), AI build pipeline management, CI/CD integration, RAG knowledge base creation, security compliance (ATO), structured data analysis

Preferred skills

Multimodal prompting, text-embedding models, rapid prototyping, agile/scrum methodologies

Technologies

LangGraph, Claude, Codex, CI/CD tools, version control systems

Responsibilities

Translate user stories into AFS-compliant agent prompts; Design subagent architecture and define agent-to-subagent contracts; Build routing and escalation logic for AI systems; Configure and operate AI build pipelines; Maintain prompt library with version control and quality scoring; Create and manage RAG knowledge bases; Integrate security validations and automated ATO evidence generation; Document practices and train team members

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC