AI Engineer

Philadelphia, PA, US • Posted 13 days ago • Updated 9 hours ago
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Job Details

Skills

  • Financial Services
  • Orchestration
  • Workflow
  • SAFE
  • Quality Assurance
  • UI
  • API QA
  • Automated Testing
  • Dynamic Testing
  • IDS
  • Auditing
  • Managed Services
  • Computer Science
  • Data Science
  • Software Engineering
  • Business Process
  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • Microsoft Certified Professional
  • Servers
  • Authentication
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • API
  • Amazon S3
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Google Cloud
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Robotic Process Automation
  • Continuous Integration
  • Continuous Delivery
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Mapping
  • Prototyping
  • Cloud Computing
  • Machine Learning (ML)
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Adobe AIR
  • Management
  • Collaboration
  • MEAN Stack
  • Customer Service
  • Training And Development
  • SAP BASIS

Summary

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an AI Engineer for a contract assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in Philadelphia, PA.

Responsibilities :
  • MCP Server Platform (30%)
    • Deploy, configure, and manage MCP servers (tools/providers, resource access, authentication/secrets, observability).
    • Integrate MCP with internal services and APIs while ensuring compliance with GovCloud security standards.
  • Conversational AI (10%)
    • Build Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using GovCloud-compatible services (e.g., OpenSearch Service) for grounded responses.
  • Agentic AI & Orchestration (20%)
    • Develop agentic workflows for task decomposition, planning, tool use, and multi-agent coordination.
    • Implement AWS Bedrock guardrails, fallback strategies, and audit trails for safe execution.
  • Quality Engineering & Testability (10%)
    • Extend modern test frameworks (e.g., Playwright) to automate UI and API testing using GenAI capabilities.
    • Integrate MCP tools and agentic AI into test automation for dynamic test generation, intelligent validation, and adaptive error handling.
    • Ensure structured logging, correlation IDs, and compliance-ready audit records for all test executions.
  • GovCloud Architecture (20%)
    • Map prototypes to AWS GovCloud managed services (API Gateway, Lambda, S3, OpenSearch, CloudWatch, KMS).
    • Deliver solutions fully compatible with AWS GovCloud to maintain zero egress.
  • Security & Compliance (10%)
    • Apply least-privilege IAM, KMS-backed secrets, and token scoping for MCP tools.
Required Skills:
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, Machine Learning, or related field OR equivalent professional experience
  • 3+ years in AI/ML or software engineering
  • 1 year setting up and operating MCP servers
  • 1 year developing and deploying bots to optimize business processes
  • Strong Python skills; familiarity with AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  • MCP architecture expertise (providers/tools, resource servers, authentication/secrets)
  • Hands-on experience with GenAI and agentic AI systems
  • RAG implementation
  • AWS operations (API Gateway, Lambda, S3, OpenSearch, CloudWatch, KMS) or equivalent experience in Azure/Google Cloud
  • Robotic Process Automation (RPA) development experience
  • CI/CD pipelines with containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
  • Structured logging and compliance-driven design
Preferred Skills:
  • Experience mapping prototypes to cloud architectures
  • Familiarity with OpenSearch Serverless in GovCloud
  • Certifications: AWS ML Specialty, AWS Security Specialty
  • Prior work in air-gapped environments with zero public egress
  • Ability to design and implement LLM-based bots with robust dialog management and context handling
  • Hands-on UiPath development experience
  • Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration across internal and external stakeholders
#LI-SY1

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

SGA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Religion, National Origin, Disability, Veteran Status, Age, Marital Status, Pregnancy, Genetic Information, or Other Legally Protected Status. We are committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, and our services, programs, and activities. Please visit our company to request an accommodation or assistance regarding our policy.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: sgainc
  • Position Id: 26-00459
  • Posted 13 days ago

Company Info

About Software Guidance & Assistance

Founded in 1981, SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider with a national footprint and headquartered in the shadow of Wall Street. We’re a certified women-owned business. We provide contingent staffing, direct placement, and professional and managed services to transform businesses and evolve careers. We’re small enough to tailor our services to each client and big enough to deliver for some of the world’s largest employers. Our professionals are experts in areas such as IT, finance, accounting, risk, and clinical.

SGA provides contingent staffing, direct placement, and professional and managed services nationwide for Fortune 500 companies, mid-size businesses and select startups.

Our core skillsets include all areas of technology – business & data analysis, cyber & network security, database administration, development & architecture, infrastructure, program & project management, quality assurance & testing. We also deliver talent across professional business functions such as finance, accounting, risk, and clinical.

Our Professional & Managed Services team delivers IT projects through onshore, offshore and hybrid delivery models. We develop software products, modernize applications, add features, and integrate and maintain systems. Our scope covers, among others, complex application suites, data management and visualizations, machine learning and mobile applications.

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