AI Engineer - Agentic and Genertative AI
Role summary
Akkodis is seeking an AI Engineer specializing in Agentic and Generative AI for a contract role in Morristown, NJ. The position requires leading the end-to-end operations of advanced AI solutions, with a focus on LLM engineering for reliable and optimized performance. Responsibilities include managing AI systems, providing production support, designing prompts and policies, collaborating on datasets, implementing RAG workflows, and building integrated AI workflows. The role demands 8-10 years of engineering experience, including at least 2 years in production-grade AI/ML or agent-based applications, with specific expertise in LLM frameworks and experience in regulated Financial Services environments.
Akkodis is seeking an
AI Engineer - Agentic and Genertative AI
for a
Contract
with a client in
Morristown, NJ.
You will lead the end‑to‑end operations of advanced agentic and generative AI solutions, applying strong LLM engineering expertise to ensure reliable, optimized, and well‑governed AI agent performance.
Rate Range:
$60/hour to $64/hour; The rate may be negotiable based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors.
AI Engineer - Agentic and Genertative AI job responsibilities include:
- Manage day‑to‑day operations of agentic and generative AI systems, including maintaining LLM/chatbot agents, refining routing patterns, and driving model retraining cycles.
- Provide L2/L3 production support with ML Engineering—triaging incidents, performing root‑cause analysis, and deploying fixes within established MLOps guardrails.
- Design and optimize prompts, agent policies, safety filters, and tool integrations while building robust evaluation frameworks (A/B tests, regression suites, HITL reviews).
- Collaborate with Data Engineering to source, curate, and govern training/evaluation datasets and operationalize data pipelines across SharePoint, Snowflake, and DataRobot.
- Implement and enhance RAG workflows, vector‑store integrations, and orchestration logic using frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, or LlamaIndex.
- Build end‑to‑end generative and agentic AI workflows integrated with upstream APIs and downstream channels (web, mobile, voice/contact center), ensuring reliability and regulatory compliance.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related technical field.
- 8–10 years overall engineering experience with 2+ years focused on building production‑grade AI/ML or agent‑based applications.
- Proven hands‑on expertise with LLM frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph/LlamaIndex), RAG architectures, vector stores, and state‑management techniques.
- Demonstrated experience supporting and delivering AI solutions in regulated Financial Services environments, including incident triage, risk‑aware design, and compliance‑aligned workflows.
If you are interested in this role, then please click APPLY NOW. For other opportunities available at Akkodis, or any questions, feel free to contact me at
Ritesh.Kumar@
akkodisgroup.com.
Pay Details:
$60.00 to $64.00 per hour
Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
Military connected talent encouraged to apply
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Requirements
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
- The California Fair Chance Act
- Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
- Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
Massachusetts Candidates Only:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.