Role : Senior AI & Application Development Lead
Location : Irvine, CA
Duration : 1 Year
Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior AI & Application Development Lead with 15+ years of IT experience and strong expertise in AI-led software engineering, application development, and managed services. This is a hands-on technical leadership role requiring someone who can both prototype and implement AI solutions while helping shape a broader AI strategy for Application Development and Managed Services (AD/AMS) offerings.
The ideal candidate will have strong experience with SDLC.ai practices, GitHub Copilot, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, enterprise AI solutions, AWS, and modern AI tools.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead hands-on engineering initiatives to accelerate application development using SDLC.ai and AI-augmented software engineering practices.
- Architect and implement GitHub-based development workflows, including GitHub Copilot, GitHub Actions, repositories, automation, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Identify, evaluate, and drive adoption of AI-powered tools and solutions to modernize AMS support offerings.
- Champion AI-led transformation initiatives across the broader Application Development and Managed Services portfolio.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into existing software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes.
- Build and deploy enterprise-grade AI solutions that address business and operational requirements.
- Provide technical leadership while remaining actively hands-on with development, prototyping, and implementation.
- Help define and execute an AI strategy for application development and managed services.
- Promote engineering best practices around automation, AI-assisted development, DevOps, and continuous delivery.
Required Skills & Experience
- 15+ years of IT/software engineering experience, with significant hands-on development experience.
- Proven expertise in SDLC.ai practices and AI-augmented software engineering.
- Strong hands-on experience with GitHub, including:
- GitHub Copilot
- GitHub Actions
- Git repositories
- CI/CD workflows
- Development automation
- Demonstrated experience building and deploying enterprise AI solutions.
- Experience leading Application Development (AD) and/or Application Management Services (AMS) engagements.
- Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with modern AI tools and technologies.
- Experience with AWS cloud services.
- Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, DevOps, automation, and modern application engineering practices.
- Ability to translate AI capabilities into practical enterprise solutions.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and technical leadership skills.
Preferred Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is a senior, hands-on technologist and AI engineering leader who is comfortable operating in two capacities:
- As an individual contributor, rapidly prototyping and developing AI-powered solutions.
- As a technical leader, defining AI adoption strategies and driving transformation across AD/AMS organizations.
The candidate should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, experimenting with emerging AI technologies, and converting successful prototypes into scalable enterprise solutions.
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