Anthropic
Applied AI Architect, Public Sector
$240K–$315K
Washington, DC +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Location
- Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- Minimum years correlate with internal job level; preferred experience is 5+ years in specified or equivalent roles.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience; relevant field demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa sponsorship is available, but not for every role or candidate; the company will make reasonable efforts to obtain a visa for an offer recipient.
About the job
Serve as a technical advisor to national security customers, architecting and deploying Claude-based solutions for mission needs in secure environments.
What you'll do
- Guide customers from technical discovery and evaluation through deployment and adoption, including integration with their existing technology stack.
- Support customer development with Claude Code, the Claude API, and Claude for Enterprise; help build mission-specific evaluation frameworks.
- Coordinate with Sales, Product, and Engineering, and deliver technical briefings and content to customer stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
- Prior experience in US intelligence community agencies as a government civilian or cleared contractor.
- Experience in a technical customer-facing role, such as solutions architecture or sales engineering.
- Hands-on expertise in at least one listed domain, including cyber operations, cryptography, intelligence analysis, mission systems, CBRN, or classified-system accreditation.
Nice to have
- 5+ years in Solutions Architect, Sales Engineer, Technical Account Manager, or equivalent roles.
- Familiarity with LLM frameworks and tools; AI/ML/data science background; scalable cloud and enterprise integration; or air-gapped/classified software operations.
Pay
$240,000 — $315,000 USD (annual salary; base salary or total pay not specified)
Tools
Claude, Claude Code, Claude API, Claude for Enterprise
AI focus
Apply and deploy Claude for national security mission use cases, including evaluating its performance and integrating it into customer systems.
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative