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Reporting to the Vice President, Apps, Data & AI, this role partners across IT to deliver secure, reusable, and cost-effective AI capabilities that support the S:US mission.\nKEY RESPONSIBILITIES:\nAI Engineering & Platform Development\nBuild and improve the AI development environment including GitHub, VS Code, GitHub Copilot, Azure, agents, and approved integrations.\nDesign reusable patterns for agent workflows, multi-agent coordination, MCP integrations, testing, and review.\nEvaluate emerging AI development tools and recommend those that fit S:US’s Microsoft-first environment.\nIntegrate AI solutions with enterprise platforms and APIs so workflows operate reliably from end to end.\nQuality, Security & Responsible AI\nBuild testing and evaluation practices for AI-generated output, including automated checks and human review for higher-risk changes.\nApply responsible AI, privacy, and security requirements to agent workflows and AI tools.\nProtect PHI and other sensitive client, employee, and business data through appropriate access, masking, redaction, and approval controls.\nPartner with IT Operations & Security to manage prompt injection, permissions, third-party tools, secrets, and software supply chain risks.\nDevSecOps, Monitoring & Cost Management\nBuild and strengthen CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, and Azure.\nEmbed automated testing, security scanning, and quality checks into the software delivery process.\nMonitor agent performance, reliability, latency, token usage, and cost.\nUse performance and cost data to improve models, workflows, and platform decisions.\nCollaboration & Enablement\nPartner with Applications, Data, Analytics, IT Infrastructure & Security, and PMO to apply shared AI standards and improve delivery.\nCreate practical playbooks, training, and office hours that help teams use AI engineering tools effectively.\nTranslate emerging AI capabilities into clear recommendations, standards, and practices that teams can adopt.\nQualifications\nREQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS\nFive or more years of professional software engineering experience in cloud-based environments.\nHands-on experience building agentic AI solutions, including agent workflows, prompt design, and tool or API integrations.\nStrong knowledge of Microsoft Azure and experience with GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps.\nExperience building secure CI/CD pipelines with automated testing, security scanning, and quality checks.\nExperience evaluating AI output and applying responsible AI, privacy, and security controls.\nStrong full-stack engineering, API integration, automated testing, version control, and code review skills.\nWorking knowledge of observability and monitoring tooling (Azure Monitor, Application Insights) and delivery/issue-tracking platforms (e.g., Jira).\nExcellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to turn emerging AI capabilities into practical solutions.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nExperience with LLMOps or agent observability tooling, including tracing, token spend monitoring, and model routing/fallback, in a production setting.\nExperience in a regulated enterprise technology environment, including direct exposure to PHI-handling or HIPAA compliance requirements.\nFamiliarity with Jira or similar modern agile delivery tooling used to plan, track, and orchestrate engineering work.\nExperience standing up an AI or platform engineering capability from the ground up, ideally as an early or founding technical hire.\nCompany Overview\nS:US IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER\nJoin a team of employees who care about the wellbeing of others. We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement. From health and wellness resources to generous PTO, professional development, and more, explore all that we offer on our Benefits Page and see how S:US invests in you.\nWe believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement.\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information and including all other statuses protected by Federal, State and Local laws. S:US is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities, including allowance of the use of services animals. 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