About this role
Public sector organizations need dedicated technical guidance to integrate advanced language models into complex, secure technology stacks without compromising safety or reliability. Anthropic addresses this challenge by hiring an Applied AI Architect to support a national security mission program. In this capacity, the technical advisor helps customers understand Claude and coordinates implementation across evaluation, architecture, and deployment phases.
The professional works primarily on-site within secure government facilities to guide integration and troubleshoot mission-specific use cases. Daily efforts involve partnering closely with internal sales, product, and engineering divisions to translate customer feedback into actionable insights. Strong candidates possess active security clearances, intelligence community backgrounds, and hands-on domain expertise in areas such as cyber operations, cryptography, or intelligence analysis.
What you will do
- Act as the primary technical advisor for national security mission programs through every phase from initial discovery to deployment.
- Assist clients in building solutions utilizing Claude Code, the Claude API, and Claude for Enterprise.
- Develop evaluation frameworks to assess the performance of Claude on specific mission use cases.
- Direct technical architecture decisions and integration efforts into existing customer infrastructure.
- Facilitate internal coordination across sales, product, and engineering departments to ensure client success.
- Author and present technical materials ranging from detailed engineering briefs to executive summaries.
- Execute duties primarily on-site within secure government facilities alongside client engineering teams.
What you need
- Hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
- Bring prior work experience within US intelligence community agencies as a government civilian or cleared contractor.
- Demonstrate a background in technical, customer-facing roles such as solutions architecture or sales engineering.
- Communicate complex technical concepts effectively to diverse audiences from engineers to executive stakeholders.
- Possess hands-on expertise in domains like cyber operations, cryptography, intelligence analysis, or classified system accreditation.
Nice to have
- 5+ years in Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, Technical Account Manager or equivalent roles
- Familiarity with common LLM frameworks and tools
- Background in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or data science
- Experience designing scalable cloud architectures and integrating with enterprise systems
- Experience deploying and operating software in air-gapped or classified environments
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Optional equity donation matching
- Generous vacation and parental leave
- Flexible working hours
Skills and tech stack
Questions candidates ask
What is the compensation range for this role?
The annual salary range for this position is $240,000 to $315,000 USD.
What are the location and on-site expectations?
The role is based in Washington, DC, and requires working primarily on-site with the customer's engineering and mission teams in secure government facilities. Additionally, the company expects all staff to be in an office at least 25% of the time, though some roles may require more on-site time.
What security clearance is required to apply?
Applicants must hold an active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph, alongside prior experience within US intelligence community agencies.
Does Anthropic offer visa sponsorship for this position?
Anthropic does sponsor visas and retains an immigration lawyer to assist candidates if an offer is made, though they cannot successfully sponsor visas for every candidate.