Lead AI Engineer

Job Title: Lead AI Engineer

Job Code: OH 808940

Client: State of Ohio – JFS Location: Remote (Ohio) Duration: Long-term Contract Interview: Microsoft Teams

Position Overview

The State of Ohio is seeking an experienced Lead AI Engineer to lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise AI and Generative AI solutions across Google Cloud, AWS, and Microsoft ecosystems. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in conversational AI, Agentic AI, NLP, LLMs, AI APIs, and cloud-native AI services while mentoring development teams and driving enterprise AI initiatives.

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master's preferred)

6+ years of IT experience with 4+ years in AI Conversational Agents and Generative AI

2+ years of experience developing:

Google Conversational Agents

CX Agent Studio

Dialogflow CX

Google CCAI Services

2+ years of experience building Enterprise Looker Dashboards for AI agent monitoring

2+ years of experience with AWS AI services:

AWS Bedrock

AWS Transcribe

AWS Comprehend

AWS Lambda

AWS Step Functions

Strong experience with:

Microsoft Foundry

Azure AI Search

Azure AI Language Services

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Power Platform

Experience designing and deploying:

Conversational AI

Agentic AI

Virtual Assistants

NLP & LLM-based solutions

Strong programming skills in:

Python

C#

.NET

JavaScript

Experience developing APIs and integrating enterprise systems

Experience training, deploying, and monitoring AI models

Strong communication, leadership, and technical mentoring skills

Preferred Skills

Google Cloud AI Certifications

AWS AI Certifications

Microsoft AI / Azure Certifications

SharePoint Online and Microsoft Power Platform experience

Experience leading AI Proof of Concepts (POCs)

Enterprise AI governance and security experience

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop enterprise Agentic AI and Conversational AI solutions

Build AI applications integrating Google, AWS, and Microsoft AI services

Develop secure APIs and AI integrations

Design conversational flows and virtual assistants

Train, deploy, and optimize AI models

Create AI monitoring dashboards using Looker

Mentor AI engineers and conduct design/code reviews

Lead AI proof-of-concept initiatives using emerging technologies

Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, and cross-functional teams

Ensure AI solutions comply with security, governance, and privacy standards

Primary Skills

Generative AI, Agentic AI, Conversational AI, Google Dialogflow CX, CX Agent Studio, Google CCAI, AWS Bedrock, AWS Transcribe, AWS Comprehend, AWS Lambda, AWS Step Functions, Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI Search, Azure AI Language Services, Microsoft Copilot Studio, Looker Dashboards, NLP, LLMs, Python, C#, .NET, JavaScript, REST APIs, AI Model Deployment, Enterprise AI, Google Cloud, AWS, Azure

This is a remote position.