Clarity Innovations is a trusted national security partner, dedicated to safeguarding our nation’s interests and delivering innovative solutions that empower the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD) to transform data into actionable intelligence, ensuring mission success in an evolving world.
Our mission-first software and data engineering platform modernizes data operations, utilizing advanced workflows, CI/CD, and secure DevSecOps practices. We focus on challenges in Information Warfare, Cyber Operations, Operational Security, and Data Structuring, enabling end-to-end solutions that drive operational impact.
We are committed to delivering cutting-edge tools and capabilities that address the most complex national security challenges, empowering our partners to stay ahead of emerging threats and ensuring the success of their critical missions. At Clarity, we are people-focused and set on being a destination employer for top talent, offering an environment where innovation thrives, careers grow, and individuals are valued. Join us as we continue to lead innovation and tackle the most pressing challenges in national security.
The AI/ML Architect will serve as the team's senior technical authority for the architecture, design, and integration of AI/ML capabilities supporting DAG mission threads. The Architect will establish a scalable, reusable AI architecture encompassing models, agents, retrieval systems, orchestration, data interfaces, evaluation, guardrails, observability, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
The Architect will determine where NGA enterprise capabilities should be leveraged and identify architectural gaps where additional capabilities are required. The role will establish reusable AI patterns and technical standards that enable the team to continuously deliver new mission-thread capabilities without creating unnecessary point solutions or proprietary dependencies.
Technical Skills:
- AI/ML architecture
- Generative AI architecture
- Large Language Models
- Agentic AI and multi-agent architectures
- RAG architectures
- Vector databases and semantic search
- Model serving and inference
- AI/ML lifecycle architecture
- LLM evaluation and benchmarking
- AI guardrails and safety
- Human-in-the-loop architectures
- MLOps/LLMOps
- Python
- REST APIs and microservices
- Docker/Kubernetes
- Cloud and hybrid architectures
- Event-driven architectures
- AI observability
- COTS/FOSS technology evaluation
- Secure AI architecture
- Enterprise system integration
Salary Range: $156,000 - $351,000
Skills Required
- AI/ML architecture experience or expertise
- Generative AI architecture knowledge
- Large language model experience
- Agentic AI and multi-agent architecture experience
- Retrieval-augmented generation architecture experience
- Vector database and semantic search experience
- Model serving and inference experience
- AI/ML lifecycle architecture experience
- LLM evaluation and benchmarking experience
- AI guardrails and safety experience
- Human-in-the-loop architecture experience
- MLOps and LLMOps experience
- Python proficiency
- REST API and microservices experience
- Docker and Kubernetes experience
- Cloud and hybrid architecture experience
- Event-driven architecture experience
- AI observability experience
- COTS/FOSS technology evaluation experience
- Secure AI architecture experience
- Enterprise system integration experience
Clarity Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered strong, with multiple references to “good” or “excellent” compensation. Salary snapshots for engineering and platform roles depict robust pay across multiple seniority levels.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage alongside mental‑health support and wellness programs. The breadth of core offerings indicates comprehensive health support for individuals and families.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off provisions cover company holidays, PTO, and defined leaves such as parental, bereavement, and jury duty. This range of leave types supports common personal and family needs.
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What We Do
Clarity Innovations designs, develops, and deploys force-enhancing software that links human ingenuity to powerful computing and makes our country and our world a better, safer place. Our principles of servant leadership, mutual respect, and technological excellence enable us to thrive on the challenges of the digital frontline. Clarity is focused on helping the Government redefine its relationship with technology by encouraging the use of DevSecOps and Agile methodologies, small-teams constructs, and process automation. To create an atmosphere that embraces the challenges inherent in progress, we honor creativity and curiosity, supporting exploration and growth with modern tech stacks and methodologies. We are as much a family as we are a team, collectively engineering technology that improves the lives and work of the people who use it. We empower our people with the tools, training, and vision they need to outperform the competition.
