"Client Service Provider- Lead Artificial Intelligence Developer"

Client Service Provider- Lead Artificial Intelligence Developer

Company: Auburn University Montgomery

Job Location:

Category: Software Engineer/Programmer

Type: Full-Time

Vacancy Number: S-01254

Special Instructions to Applicants

Auburn University at Montgomery reserves the right once interviewing has begun to stop accepting applications.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee development task allocation, sprint planning, and delivery tracking using Agile practices.
• Oversee production support, performance monitoring, incident response, and version control for deployed AI solutions.
• Serve as the primary technical development liaison between the AI team, business owners, clinicians, and external partners; translate functional requirements into technical specifications and provide status updates to senior leadership.
• Mentor junior developers and interns; create documentation and both in person and recorded training sessions for agency users.
• Define and execute a development roadmap that aligns Medicaid business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Assist with the development of the Agency's AI solution architecture, coding standards, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Assist the AI Director and AI Ops Lead in the evaluation of emerging AI tools.
• Design, finetune, and deploy LLMs using Transformers, vLLM, and related libraries; ensure models meet performance, accuracy, and bias mitigation standards.
• Build and maintain Docker based inference services, orchestrating scalable deployments across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Integrate Open WebUI to provide user-friendly, self-serve interfaces for model interaction and use.
• Integrate Elasticsearch for searchable logging, analytics, and semantic retrieval of model outputs and metadata.
• Write efficient SQL queries and integrate model outputs with existing data stores and decision support systems.
• Conduct comprehensive testing including unit, integration, functional, security, and user acceptance testing for all AI applications and LLM services.
• Collaborate with the Information Security Office (ISO) to review code for security vulnerabilities, remediate findings, and maintain compliance with NIST, HIPAA, and related standards.
• Assist with the development of proof-of-concept initiatives exploring emerging LLM techniques (e.g., instruction tuning, retrieval augmented generation) and recommend adoption pathways.
• Perform additional AI-related tasks as directed by the Director of AI, and/or the Chief Information Officer (CIO)

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced proficiency in Python and AI libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikitlearn, Pandas, NumPy).
• Hands on experience with LLM frameworks: Transformers, vLLM, and model context protocol (MCP).
• Strong skills in Docker containerization and deployment of inference services.
• Proficiency in SQL and familiarity with relational database systems for data retrieval and storage.
• Experience integrating Open WebUI for interactive model access.
• Experience integrating Elasticsearch for logging, monitoring, and semantic search of model outputs.
• Understanding of prompt engineering, finetuning, quantization, and bias mitigation for LLMs.

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum three (3) years of professional software development experience, with at least 1 year focused on AI/ML system design, development, and delivery.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to lead or coordinate a team of developers (formal management experience not required; proven coaching and oversight skills essential).
• Experience in a regulated government or healthcare environment is a plus.

This posting will remain open until closed: Yes

About the University/College

Located in Alabama's vibrant state capital, Auburn University at Montgomery is a fast-growing university on the rise. Don't just take our word for it: The Princeton Review rates us as one of the best colleges in the Southeast, while U.S. News & World Report recently ranked us No. 22 among regional universities in the South for the quality of undergraduate teaching and 38th among all public institutions in the region.

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