Applied AI Architect, Public Sector

About Anthropic

Anthropic builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems intended to be safe and beneficial.

About the Role

Serve as an Applied AI Solutions Architect supporting a dedicated national security mission program. Act as the customer's trusted technical advisor, helping them understand Claude and integrate and deploy it into their technology stack. Combine technical and cyber domain expertise with customer-facing skills to design LLM solutions for complex mission challenges while maintaining safety and reliability. Work primarily on-site in secure government facilities in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities

• Advise one or more national security mission programs from technical discovery and evaluation through deployment and adoption.
• Support customers building with Claude Code, the Claude API, and Claude for Enterprise.
• Develop evaluation frameworks for mission-specific Claude use cases.
• Guide technical architecture and integration with the customer's existing stack.
• Coordinate with Sales, Product, and Engineering to support customer success.
• Create and deliver technical content, from engineering deep dives to executive briefings.
• Work with customer engineering and mission teams in secure facilities while maintaining coordination and feedback with Anthropic's Applied AI and Engineering teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• Prior experience within US intelligence community agencies as a government civilian or cleared contractor.
• Experience in technical customer-facing roles such as solutions architecture or sales engineering.
• Exceptional ability to communicate technical concepts to stakeholders ranging from engineers to executives.
• Hands-on expertise in at least one of these domains: offensive or defensive cyber operations, including vulnerability research, reverse engineering, and ICS/OT security; cryptography and cryptanalysis; intelligence analysis and ISR, including all-source, SIGINT, and GEOINT; mission and weapons systems, including command and control, space, electronic warfare, and autonomy; CBRN and nonproliferation; or accreditation of classified systems, including RMF, ATO, and cross-domain solutions.
• Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Relevant subject knowledge may be demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
• Required years of experience correlate with the position's internal job level; no fixed minimum is specified.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years as a Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, Technical Account Manager, or equivalent.
• Familiarity with common LLM frameworks and tools.
• Background in artificial intelligence, machine learning, or data science.
• Experience designing scalable cloud architectures and integrating enterprise systems.
• Experience deploying and operating software in air-gapped or classified environments.

Compensation and Benefits

• Annual compensation range: $240,000–$315,000 USD.
• For sales roles, published ranges represent on-target earnings, including annual base salary and target sales commissions or bonuses.
• Benefits include optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave, flexible working hours, and collaborative office space.

Logistics and Application Guidance

• This role is primarily on-site. Anthropic's general policy expects staff in an office at least 25% of the time, with some roles requiring more attendance.
• Visa sponsorship is offered, but cannot be guaranteed for every role or candidate. Anthropic makes reasonable efforts to obtain visas for candidates receiving offers and retains an immigration lawyer.
• Candidates are encouraged to apply even if they do not meet every listed qualification.
• Anthropic references a candidate AI-usage policy for its application process.
• Anthropic recruiters use @anthropic.com email addresses; vetted recruiting agencies identify themselves as acting on Anthropic's behalf. Legitimate recruiters never request money, fees, or banking information before the first day. Verify uncertain communications through anthropic.com/careers.