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title: 'Application / Agentic AI Engineer at NextGen Federal Systems'
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# Application / Agentic AI Engineer at NextGen Federal Systems

- **Company:** NextGen Federal Systems
- **Location:** Aberdeen, MD
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-05-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/nextgenfed/335cfd8f-003b-4051-ba96-bce990df5e80

## Job description

NextGen is seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled Application/Agentic AI Engineer to support the integration, and deployment of modern AI-enabled applications and agentic AI capabilities in support of mission objectives using ReadiChat.

ReadiChat is a mission-focused, agentic AI platform designed to help organizations build, deploy, govern, and scale specialized AI agents for operational workflows. It combines AI agents, workflow orchestration, grounded knowledge, testing frameworks, and enterprise controls into a single collaborative workspace.

The selected candidate will work across software engineering, AI/ML integration, workflow orchestration, and operational problem-solving to develop intelligent systems that improve decision-making, automation, and user interaction in complex environments.  This role requires a blend of software engineering expertise, AI integration experience, systems thinking, and the ability to collaborate directly with operational users, engineers, and program stakeholders to translate mission requirements into scalable AI-enabled solutions.

## Responsibilities

- Partner with customer SMEs and operational stakeholders to translate mission workflows and operational requirements into agentic AI solutions, including intelligent agents, workflow specialists, guardrails, tools, and validation frameworks.
- Design, develop, and maintain agent definitions and configurations, including objectives, behavioral instructions, input/output contracts, safety policies, operational constraints, and tool utilization rules.
- Develop workflow-specific AI specialists and reusable agent patterns to support operational and enterprise use cases while maintaining clear functional boundaries and scalable architectures.
- Build and maintain comprehensive AI testing and evaluation suites, including gold-standard input/output validation, adversarial testing, guardrail validation, scope-boundary testing, tool-use validation, regression testing, and multi-turn conversational testing.
- Analyze failed, degraded, or stale agent test results to identify performance gaps, tune agent behavior, improve reliability, and document updates across agent versions and releases.
- Integrate AI agents, orchestration workflows, APIs, and supporting services into existing application and operational environments using modern software engineering and DevSecOps practices.
- Support the deployment, sustainment, troubleshooting, and optimization of AI-enabled applications and agentic workflows across cloud, edge, and hybrid environments.
- Train and mentor customer agent creators on Agent Builder workflows, publishing processes, testing methodologies, maintenance procedures, and operational best practices.
- Develop reusable templates, workflow examples, implementation guides, and best-practice documentation to enable scalable and consistent customer development of agentic AI solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and product teams to ensure AI-enabled capabilities align with mission objectives, security requirements, and operational constraints.
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts for AI-enabled applications, orchestration frameworks, testing methodologies, and software delivery pipelines.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related technical discipline.
- 3+ years of experience in software engineering, application development, or AI/ML integration.
- Experience developing applications using Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, or similar modern programming languages.
- Experience integrating APIs, microservices, and data services into enterprise or operational applications.
- Familiarity with Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, AI orchestration frameworks, or agentic AI concepts.
- Experience with cloud-native technologies and containerized environments such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Understanding software development lifecycle (SDLC), DevSecOps, and CI/CD methodologies.
- Experience with Git-based version control and collaborative development workflows.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Active Security Clearance is required

Desired Qualifications

- Experience with AI orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar technologies.
- Familiarity with AI model deployment, inference optimization, and scalable AI architecture.
- Experience supporting government, defense, intelligence, or mission-focused environments.
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud AI services.
- Familiarity with cybersecurity best practices and secure software development.
- Experience developing operational workflows using AI agents, automation pipelines, or decision-support systems.

About NextGen: NextGen Federal Systems is an innovative technology and professional services provider specializing in advanced software solutions and comprehensive mission and business support services. We work in close collaboration with our customers to truly understand their business and mission goals. Our approach is to design, build, implement, and manage solutions that measurably improve our client’s organizational performance. We have established and foster a corporate culture where we: Treat employees with fairness and respect regardless of their position, sexual identity, race, or tenure. Communicate the importance of our mission and our employees’ contributions to it, ensuring they understand how their job role contributes to the greater good. Openly promote and communicate our ideas for change and adaptability. Strive to achieve results as an organization. Hold employees accountable to their commitments and provide incentives that encourage positive and productive behaviors. Value the talents and contributions of our employees as the key factor for our success. Create an environment where people can engage at all levels. Encourage people to take risks and allow them to make mistakes.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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## About NextGen Federal Systems

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: NextGen Federal Systems is a mission-focused IT solutions and services provider delivering modern software engineering, AI/ML, digital engineering, and complex mission support to defense, intelligence, and federal customers.
- **Entity Type**: Private (no funding rounds disclosed; organic/steady growth)
- **Headquarters**: Morgantown, West Virginia, United States (with offices in Aberdeen, MD; Dayton, OH; O’Fallon, IL; and additional locations in Beavercreek, OH, Belcamp, MD, Parker, CO, Springfield, VA, Fort Meade, MD, and Washington, DC areas)  
- **Founded**: 2011  
- **Founders**: Jay Reddy (Founder & CEO); Chetan Desai serves as COO ([nextgenfed.com/leadership](https://www.nextgenfed.com/leadership/))

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Defense, Intelligence, Federal IT services, Software Engineering, AI/ML, Digital Engineering, Modeling & Simulation
- **Target customers**: B2G — U.S. Department of Defense, intelligence agencies, federal civilian agencies, and commercial companies
- **Mission**: "NextGen is committed to enabling mission success and driving innovation that shapes the future of national security and beyond" ([LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/nextgenfed))

## Products & Services
- **Federal Mission AI Platform**: Secure, governable agent-publishing environment built for operational domains, including "Weather Wingman Agents" and other mission-specific AI agents.
- **ReadiChat**: Secure AI platform for mission-specific agents — an "AI-assisted agent factory" enabling custom workflows, mission-ready agents, and domain-specific capabilities such as electronic warfare agents.
- **Weather Analyst®**: Weather forecasting and analysis tool that delivers user-tailored advisories, platform/sensor impact rules, and decision support for mitigating or exploiting weather conditions.
- **StratusML®**: A machine learning platform with a hardened, modular codebase, reproducible results, secure ML prototyping, low-code/no-code workflows, and Govcloud accreditation.
- **Digital Arsenal**: Secure DevSecOps (DSO) platform with ATO for AWS GovCloud, code security scans, automated testing, Platform as Code (PaC) compliance (cATO-compliant), and tenant onboarding.
- **SADIE™**: Constructive and high-fidelity simulation platform that automates simulation execution and supports Digital Mission Engineering (DME) threat analysis.
- **Professional Services**: Modern software engineering, AI/ML, digital engineering, complex mission support, CI/CD automation, cloud-native development, continuous testing, human-centered design, and secure system development ([nextgenfed.com](https://www.nextgenfed.com/))

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Estimated annual revenue of **$36.6M** and **183 employees** (down 1.9% YoY, -5 people) based on LinkedIn company data ([LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/nextgenfed))
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: No external investors disclosed. Key customers span DoD, Intelligence, and Federal markets. Certifications include ISO 9001 and CMMI-DEV/CMMI-SVC Level 3.
- **Growth Signals**: Recognized by the INC 5000 as one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S. in **nine of the last ten years**; steady expansion of office locations and job openings across Maryland, Ohio, Illinois, West Virginia, Virginia, Colorado, and Washington, DC ([nextgenfed.com](https://www.nextgenfed.com/))

## Competitive Advantages
- **Dual model of services and product development**: Combines government services contracts with proprietary, saleable platforms — rare among smaller federal contractors.
- **Secure AI/ML platforms built for the mission environment**: Govcloud-accredited products like StratusML and Digital Arsenal address strict federal security and compliance requirements.
- **Deep domain specialization**: Focus on defense, intelligence, electronic warfare, weather, and digital mission engineering creates high barriers to entry.
- **Mature engineering processes**: CMMI-DEV Level 3, CMMI-SVC Level 3, and ISO 9001 certification signal disciplined delivery.
- **Employee-centric culture**: High ratings (4.3/5 on LinkedIn from 65 reviews) and testimonials emphasize collaboration, trust, transparency, and a people-first approach that supports retention and recruiting ([LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/nextgenfed))

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling AI/agentic AI for federal missions**: Hiring "Application/Agentic AI Engineer" and "Edge AI/Model Optimization Engineer" roles indicates a push toward on-device and agent-driven AI solutions.
- **Expanding DevSecOps and cloud-native infrastructure**: Digital Arsenal and DevSecOps roles point to continued investment in secure software delivery pipelines.
- **Enhancing digital engineering and simulation**: SADIE and modeling & simulation hires align with DoD’s shift toward digital mission engineering and simulation-based testing.
- **Supporting multi-location growth**: Open positions span multiple states, suggesting geographic expansion of delivery and client-facing teams ([jobs.lever.co/nextgenfed](https://jobs.lever.co/nextgenfed))

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Employees describe a "collaborative, people-first culture" with approachable, transparent leadership and a "close-knit, respectful environment" even as the company grows.
- **Work style**: Teams are distributed and flexible. Employees report the ability to "manage their work while continuing to learn and grow" and a "shared commitment to delivering great outcomes for customers."
- **Engineering experience**: A "technology-focused environment where your ideas are welcomed, your development is encouraged, and everyone is working toward the same goals." Knowledge-sharing sessions, technical learning, and cross-team collaboration are common.
- **Perks and engagement**: Team lunches, HR check-ins, technical knowledge-sharing sessions, and opportunities to take initiative.
- **Reviews**: LinkedIn employer rating of **4.3/5** with sub-scores: Work-Life 4.3, Compensation 3.9, Culture 4.3, Career 4.0 ([nextgenfed.com/careers](https://www.nextgenfed.com/careers/)) ([LinkedIn](https://linkedin.com/company/nextgenfed))

## Sources
1. [NextGen Federal Systems — Main website](https://www.nextgenfed.com/)
2. [NextGen Federal Systems — Careers](https://www.nextgenfed.com/careers/)
3. [NextGen Federal Systems — Lever job board](https://jobs.lever.co/nextgenfed)
4. [NextGen Federal Systems — Leadership](https://www.nextgenfed.com/leadership/)
5. [NextGen Federal Systems — LinkedIn company page](https://linkedin.com/company/nextgenfed)

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