Sr Agentic AI Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

About Client:
The client provides information technology (IT) services, including business outsourcing, infrastructure technology, and application services. The application service offered by the company includes application development, maintenance, and support. The markets served by the company are financial services and insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, government, transportation, communications, and consumer and retail industries.

Rate Range: $65-$70/Hr

Job Description:
Must-Have:

• Strong experience in RAG pipelines, embeddings, vector DBs, LLM orchestration, and prompting techniques.
• Hands-on expertise in AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, Bedrock, S3, OpenSearch, IAM, VPC, Secrets Manager).
• Ability to design end-to-end AI architecture and build PoCs before committing solutions to customers.
• Deep understanding of AI guardrails (toxicity, hallucination control), data privacy, and cloud security patterns.
• Proven ability to lead from the front, mentor teams, and own delivery under tight timelines and high visibility.
• Strong customer communication skills ability to explain architecture, trade-offs, and risks clearly.
• Experience handling model evaluation, observability, performance tuning, and cost optimization in production AI systems.
• Expertise in API design, microservices integration, and event-driven architectures for AI systems.

Good-to-Have:

• Experience with Agentic AI frameworks (LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, etc.).
• Exposure to marketing domain use cases (campaign optimization, personalization, analytics, insights).
• Familiarity with multi-agent orchestration, tool usage (MCP), and human-in-loop workflows.

Technical Fit

• Can clearly explain a RAG architecture (data ingestion embedding retrieval generation)
• Has built or deployed production AI/LLM solutions (not just POCs)
• Understands agent lifecycle, orchestration, and tool integrations
• Demonstrates AWS architecture security (IAM roles, network isolation, secrets)
• Knows prompt engineering evaluation guardrails implementation

Architect & Leadership Fit

• Has led architecture/design discussions with customers
• Can drive PoC production transition independently
• Shows ownership mindset (decision-making without dependency)
• Can mentor/coach developers and review designs/code

Communication & Behavioral Fit

• Explains complex AI topics in simple, structured way
• Asks insightful, strategic questions
• Demonstrates ability to handle ambiguity and pressure

About ApTask:
ApTask is a leading global provider of workforce solutions and talent acquisition services, dedicated to shaping the future of work. As an African American-owned and Veteran-owned company, ApTask offers a comprehensive suite of services, including staffing and recruitment solutions, managed services, IT consulting, and project management. With a focus on excellence, collaboration, and innovation, ApTask provides unparalleled opportunities for professional growth and development. As a member of the ApTask team, you will have the chance to connect businesses with top-tier professionals, optimize workforce performance, and drive success across diverse industries. Join us at ApTask and be part of our mission to empower organizations to thrive while fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

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