nexus IT group

Lead AI Solutions Engineer 0626

nexus IT group  •  Remote  •  13 hours ago
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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Solution Design & Engineering

  • Lead the design, development, testing, and implementation of AI-powered applications, integrations, accelerators, and reusable solution components
  • Translate business requirements and technical challenges into scalable solution architectures and working software
  • Build solutions that support:
    • Intelligent automation
    • Knowledge management and retrieval
    • Document processing
    • Decision support
    • Workflow optimization
    • Classification and triage
    • Productivity enhancement
  • Create reusable patterns, frameworks, and implementation approaches that accelerate future AI initiatives
  • Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for performance, scalability, security, and maintainability

Generative AI & Intelligent Systems Development

  • Design and implement solutions leveraging modern AI technologies, including:
    • Large language models (LLMs)
    • Foundation models
    • Retrieval-based architectures
    • Semantic search
    • Knowledge retrieval systems
    • AI orchestration frameworks
  • Build intelligent workflows that integrate AI capabilities with enterprise systems and business processes
  • Develop approaches for:
    • Prompt engineering
    • Context management
    • Workflow orchestration
    • Tool integration
    • Human oversight and review
    • Monitoring and evaluation
  • Establish methods for measuring solution quality, effectiveness, performance, cost efficiency, and business impact
  • Contribute reusable patterns and best practices that support broader AI adoption across the organization

AI-Powered Engineering & Automation

  • Develop solutions that improve:
    • Software development productivity
    • Code quality
    • Testing and quality assurance
    • Documentation generation
    • Release readiness
    • Technical knowledge sharing
  • Build automation that streamlines engineering and operational workflows
  • Partner with infrastructure and operations teams to implement AI-enabled capabilities for:
    • Monitoring and observability
    • Incident analysis
    • Root cause investigation
    • Operational automation
    • Service management
    • Knowledge management
  • Create reusable templates, integrations, scripts, and implementation guides that help teams adopt AI-enabled workflows

Integration, Security & Production Readiness

  • Integrate AI capabilities with enterprise applications, APIs, data platforms, cloud services, collaboration tools, and workflow systems
  • Apply secure software engineering practices throughout the solution lifecycle
  • Collaborate with security, architecture, data, and governance teams to ensure solutions meet organizational standards
  • Establish appropriate controls for:
    • Data protection
    • Identity and access management
    • Monitoring and logging
    • Testing and validation
    • Operational support
  • Prepare solutions for production through performance testing, observability, documentation, deployment planning, and operational readiness reviews
  • Proactively identify technical risks, dependencies, scalability concerns, and support requirements

Technical Leadership & Enablement

  • Provide technical leadership for high-priority AI initiatives and complex engineering efforts
  • Mentor engineers on architecture, coding standards, AI solution design, testing, and production readiness
  • Participate in architecture reviews, design sessions, code reviews, and technical decision-making
  • Develop technical documentation, implementation guides, reusable examples, and best practices
  • Help establish engineering standards and promote adoption of modern AI development techniques
  • Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

Experience

  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering, cloud engineering, platform development, integration engineering, automation, data engineering, or related technical disciplines
  • 5+ years of experience working with AI, machine learning, intelligent automation, advanced analytics, or emerging technologies
  • Demonstrated experience designing and delivering production-grade applications, integrations, automation frameworks, or enterprise platforms
  • Experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring engineering teams preferred

Technical Skills

  • Strong hands-on experience with:
    • Generative AI technologies
    • Large language models (LLMs)
    • Prompt engineering
    • Retrieval-based AI architectures
    • Semantic search technologies
    • AI workflow orchestration
    • Knowledge retrieval systems
  • Experience building intelligent applications that integrate with enterprise systems and workflows
  • Strong software engineering background with experience in:
    • APIs and integration frameworks
    • Microservices architecture
    • Cloud platforms
    • CI/CD pipelines
    • DevSecOps practices
    • Test automation
    • Monitoring and observability
    • Security and identity management
  • Proficiency in one or more modern programming languages such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, C#, or similar technologies

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience implementing enterprise AI platforms and AI-powered productivity solutions
  • Experience supporting highly regulated or security-conscious environments
  • Experience building reusable engineering frameworks, accelerators, or developer productivity tools
  • Familiarity with emerging AI orchestration, agent frameworks, and enterprise AI integration patterns

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field required
  • Advanced degree preferred

Leadership Characteristics

  • Hands-on technical leader who enjoys building and solving complex engineering challenges
  • Strong problem solver with a practical, execution-focused mindset
  • Results-oriented professional with strong ownership and accountability
  • Collaborative partner who works effectively across engineering, operations, architecture, data, security, and business teams
  • Excellent communicator capable of explaining technical concepts, tradeoffs, and recommendations to diverse audiences
  • Continuous learner who embraces emerging technologies and helps elevate the capabilities of those around them
nexus IT group

About nexus IT group

nexus IT group is a leading IT staffing agency and direct placement firm. Since 2010, nexus IT group was founded on a simple idea: job searches should simple, fun, and educational. Today, more than 1000+ customers in every large city in the United States use nexus IT group to transform the way they attract, engage, and delight tech candidates. nexus IT group is headquartered in Overland Park, KS and has been recognized for our culture and one of the fastest growing companies. Learn more at www.nexusITgroup.com and lets start finding you quality IT candidates.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Overland Park, KS
Year Founded
2010
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