AI Foundry Engineer (Gov't Tech)

AI Foundry Engineer (US- Remote)

What to expect when you join Sikich

Team members at Sikich have a lot in common while also being part of a rich and varied group of contributors, creating a distinct and thriving culture. Chief among our commonalities is a desire for growth and a shared unity of purpose in our professional lives. We believe that through diverse perspectives, challenging the status quo and rewarding action, we accelerate innovation and drive growth – for our clients, for ourselves and for our communities.

The professional services landscape continues to evolve. For Sikich, this means we have an opportunity to further cement our leadership position in this industry and continue to grow our organization in increasingly exciting ways. This growth is meaningful for every team member at our company because larger companies simply see more interesting client opportunities and can attract impressively talented individuals like you. Through a dedicated focus on key business priorities and intentionally creating a rewarding employee experience, Sikich has developed into a highly regarded provider of professional services and a sought-after employer of choice.

Do you want to work with other skilled and agile practitioners who thrive on challenge and growth? We believe everyone has untapped potential. That’s why we lead with vision and act fast, pairing deep expertise with practical solutions. Our teams cut through complexity and deliver real impact. It’s our hope that you find more than just a job. At Sikich, you’ll find optimism, clear insights and genuine warmth, without egos.

Are you ready to grow with us?

Position summary

Sikich is seeking a highly skilled AI Foundry Engineer to support our government client.

What will you do in this role?

• Understand and translate business requirements and problem statements into a set of prompts that direct AI foundry platforms and ecosystems to generate full stack, AI and agent-based systems
• Assess the generated systems code to discover design gaps and inefficiencies, standard and coding style issues. Identify and implement fixes in the design and code as necessary
• Test, verify, and deploy the end-to-end system / application

What do you need to succeed in this role?

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a government issued Public Trust
• 20+ years of overall software, distributed systems, and cloud native system development experience
• Coding standards (Google JavaScript / JSON style guide, PEP 8 style guide)
• Design patterns (GOF, Others)
• Architecture frameworks
• 2-3+ years of developing and integrating AI, Gen AI, and agentic AI algorithms, models, frameworks, and prompt engineering
• Knowledge about emerging standards for AI agent ecosystem
• SME / Power user for at least one Gen AI system (Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, CoPilot)
• Prompt engineering - translating business / user requirements into prompts
• 5-7+ years of in-depth, hands-on experience with one or more web application frameworks and programming languages
• Angular, React, Python, NodeJS, Rust
• Minimum of 5 years in-depth, hands-on experience with one or more cloud tech stacks, including virtual network architecture, design, implementation and management
• AWS / Google (preferred)
• AZURE / Oracle
• Minimum of one-year in-depth, hands-on experience with one or more QA frameworks and test automation platforms
• Experience in testing AI and LLM’s using tools to evaluate accuracy, bias, and reliability of AI tools and systems
• Hands-on experience in using tools such as Brainstrust and Galileo

In compliance with this state’s pay transparency laws, the base compensation range (25%-50%-75%) for this role is $165,000- $180,000- $195,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on several factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Compensation ranges for roles in our Government Services pillar are determined by contract with the specific government agency Sikich is servicing.

In addition, specific skills/experience required are as follows:

• Servant Leader – You are hyper focused on engaging employees, fostering their development, and building a positive culture.
• Solutions Focused – You see opportunities in every business problem and can develop, articulate, and implement solutions.
• Collaboration – You are a relationship builder across all levels of the organiz…