GenAI and Agentic AI Engineer

DescriptionKforce has a client that is seeking a GenAI and Agentic AI Engineer in Tampa, FL.Responsibilities:* Design, develop, test, and optimize prompts for LLMs to ensure high-quality, reliable outputs across business use cases* Implement advanced prompt engineering techniques* Develop AI solutions using programming, AI playgrounds, and foundational generative AI algorithms* Design, build, and deploy Agentic AI solutions following established development lifecycle processes* Conduct A/B testing of prompts and automation workflows; analyze performance, deviations, and degradation patterns* Stay current on advancements in LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, and Agentic AI best practices* Technical documentation, reusable assets, and libraries to support AI development and adoption* Partner with MLOps and cross-functional teams to establish monitoring, observability, and model performance frameworks* Implement explainability capabilities utilizing Model Context Protocols (MCP), SHAP* Identify and address model drift, bias, ethical concerns, and performance degradation* Recommend and support AI governance, acceptable use, and ethics standards in collaboration with Legal and Compliance teams* Develop safety guardrails, filters, and controls to prevent harmful, biased, or inaccurate AI outputs* Ensure data quality, integrity, and responsible use across GenAI, Agentic AI, NLP, and related solutions* Design and implement AI solutions that comply with security standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies* Promote responsible AI practices that prioritize transparency, security, privacy, and compliance* Collaborate with product managers, architects, engineers, data scientists, analysts, IT teams, and business stakeholders to deliver AI solutions aligned to business* Translate business requirements into scalable AI capabilities* Provide technical leadership* Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend innovationsRequirements* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Linguistics, or a related field* 7+ years of experience in Generative AI, Agentic AI, NLP, LLMs, RAG, Data Science, Data Governance, or related disciplines* Deep understanding of Agentic AI architectures, development lifecycles, multi-agent collaboration, and automation workflows* Advanced programming skills in Python, with experience using AI/ML frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Keras* Experience designing, developing, and optimizing Generative AI solutions, including LLM-powered applications, RAG frameworks, and prompt engineering techniques* Experience with AI platforms and tools including Azure AI Foundry, Azure ML Studio, Databricks AI, Snowflake Cortex AI, Dataiku, and related ecosystems* Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes* Experience mapping business processes and workflows to AI-enabled automation solutions* Experience with reporting and visualization tools* Strong knowledge of NLP, transformer-based models (GPT and related architectures), text generation, sentiment analysis, parsing, and language understanding* Working knowledge of cloud platforms with experience deploying and managing AI solutions in cloud environments* Knowledge of AI design patterns such as Tool Use, Reflection, Planning, and agent orchestration frameworks including CrewAI* Knowledge of data governance, data security, privacy, compliance, and responsible AI practices* Strong understanding of data management practices including data preparation, cleansing, labeling, augmentation, synthetic data generation, and model training support* Familiarity with explainability, monitoring, and model optimization concepts for production AI systems* Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with RJob TypeContractCompensation65 - $75