GenAI and Agentic AI Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Kforce 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 innovations

REQUIREMENTS:
* 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 R

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

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