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This role serves as a hands-on technical authority designing, coding, and scaling resilient AWS infrastructure and modern Agentic AI systems.\nYou will oversee large-scale projects, drive innovation, and collaborate with executive leadership to align technical solutions with business goals. You will lead the work of teams of Engineers working across departments within the organization.\nYour work in guiding projects and teams helps assure that our solutions offer a high level of technical excellence with integrated, scalable, secure, well designed and automated modern engineering practices.\nWe create modern, efficient solutions for our customers using appropriate platforms. We do have some infrastructure in mainframe and mid-tier applications. You may be working in any of these areas, and we offer training to help hone your skills where needed.\nResponsibilities\nLeads the design and development of software applications and systems, ensuring architecture and product approvals are obtained and functional and non-functional requirements are addressed\nLeads technical execution for autonomous AI agent integrations, LLM workflows, and multi-agent systems using frameworks such as LangChain, AutoGen, or CrewAI\nBuilds and champions production-grade CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices using tools such as Terraform or CloudFormation on AWS\nMentors senior engineers, conducts comprehensive code reviews, upholds code quality standards, guides technical team execution, and resolves complex architectural bottlenecks\nDevelops and implements high-quality, scalable, secure, and performant code using approved architectural patterns, coding standards, and enterprise engineering practices\nResolves complex technical issues through advanced troubleshooting, diagnosis, debugging, dependency analysis, and cross-team collaboration\nCollaborates with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to define project scope, requirements, priorities, and timelines\nEnsures software solutions comply with applicable healthcare industry standards, security expectations, regulatory requirements, and internal governance practices\nWorks as part of an Agile team, participates in Agile ceremonies, remains accountable for sprint deliverables, and supports disciplined SDLC execution\nDrives continuous improvement, innovation, emerging technology adoption, regular upskilling, and knowledge sharing across the engineering organization\nParticipates in talent acquisition and performance management activities, including interviewing, candidate evaluation, goal setting, associate development, performance feedback, and review input\nProvides technical direction across teams, influencing engineering standards, platform strategy, and architectural decisions without direct people-management authority\nQualifications\nRequired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:\nExpert knowledge of cloud and DevOps engineering, including deep AWS expertise, infrastructure automation, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code practices\nProven ability to deploy Agentic AI models, autonomous AI agent integrations, LLM workflows, or multi-agent systems into production environments\nExtensive experience with software engineering methodologies, Agile delivery practices, SDLC governance, and modern engineering best practices\nAdvanced full-stack development proficiency across user interface, middle tier, backend, APIs, integrations, and related technologies\nStrong knowledge of modern software architecture, design patterns, scalability, resiliency, security, performance optimization, and non-functional requirements\nAdvanced knowledge of infrastructure technologies, including networking, compute platforms, storage, databases, middleware, systems management, and security practices\nDemonstrated ability to lead large-scale technical initiatives, estimate complex work, manage milestones, and guide technical teams through successful delivery\nStrong leadership, mentoring, coaching, communication, and strategic planning skills, including the ability to influence senior engineers and cross-functional stakeholders\nExceptional problem-solving, analytical thinking, troubleshooting, debugging, and attention to detail in complex distributed systems environments\nAbility to embrace emergent solutioning, iterative delivery, innovation, continuous improvement, and evolving technology trends, including AI-enabled engineering practices\nDemonstrated responsiveness to internal and external customers, with the ability to balance technical excellence, business priorities, and stakeholder needs\nPreferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:\nWe are a product company with legacy systems in use. Knowledge of mainframe and/or mid-tier applications programming (COBOL, ALC, DB2) and file utilities is preferred\nExperience:\n8 years of experience in software engineering\n2 years of leadership experience, including leading teams and projects\nExperience working with a complicated matrix of stakeholders\nProven track record of deploying Agentic AI models into production environments\nExperience working with Public Clouds (AWS, GCP, or Azure)\nRequired Training, Certification and Education:\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience\nPreferred Training, Certification and Education:\nMaster’s degree in a related technical field\nWorking Conditions:\nNo travel required\nRemote/Home Office\nMust be able to use equipment at workstation for up to 8 hours daily\nBenefits Overview\nAt NASCO, we trust our workforce to be fully remote, working from their home. This benefit offers significant, personalized outcomes for each associate including work/life balance, savings on commuting, work clothing, and increased time to spend on personal activities.\nOur full benefit package is designed to support the physical, mental, and financial health of our associates. We offer:\nPhysical and Mental Health Benefits\nChoice of Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans\nTelehealthcare - for Medical and Behavioral visits\nGenerous PTO with buy/sell options\n9 Company holidays, a floating day off, and a day off for volunteering\nEmployee Assistance Program\nWellness program - earn insurance discounts or credit towards health-related items\nFinancial Health Benefits\n401K Plan with employer matching contributions\nCompany-funded spending/reimbursement accounts to help with out-of-pocket medical expenses\nBonus and Recognition programs\nTuition Assistance\nConsultation with financial planner\nBasic Life & AD&D Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance provided, and Supplemental Term Life Insurance is available\nGroup Discount programs - mobile, technology services, etc., to help you save money\nOther Benefits\nE-Learning - Comprehensive and current library of e-learning and performance support assets, available on demand and at no cost\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other grounds, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, protected veteran status or status as an individual with a disability. Must have legal authority to work in the US.\nWe will not accept applicants that use AI when answering the screening questions. 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