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KBR, Inc. · 4 hours ago

AI Engineer – Agentic AI Solutions for Automated Decision Making

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

KBR, Inc. is a company dedicated to improving the world responsibly and safely by supporting science that informs decision makers. They are seeking a highly experienced AI Engineer to develop an agentic AI solution aimed at automating decision making against data lakes, collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and optimize AI-driven workflows.

ConsultingCyber SecurityInformation TechnologyProject ManagementSoftware EngineeringTraining

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Agentic AI Development: Architect and implement agent-based AI systems to manage complex, multi-step permitting workflows

Prompt Engineering & Orchestration: Design, test, and refine prompts and system instructions for LLMs to ensure accuracy and reliability

Integration & Automation: Build backend services and APIs to integrate AI components with federal systems and cloud infrastructure

Model Evaluation & Compliance: Develop evaluation frameworks to monitor LLM performance, ensuring outputs meet regulatory standards

Scalable Architecture: Design solutions that are secure, cost-effective, and optimized for AWS cloud environments

Continuous Improvement: Iterate based on metrics, user feedback, and compliance audits to enhance system performance

Qualification

PythonAWS cloud architectureGenerative AILLMsPrompt engineeringGeospatial data integrationNLPCI/CD pipelinesCommunication skills

Required

10+ years of experience in software engineering or solution architecture

5+ years of hands-on experience with Python in production environments

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Strong expertise in AWS cloud architecture and cost optimization strategies

Familiarity with LLMs, Generative AI, and agentic AI frameworks – with emphasis on Claude and Bedrock

Experience with prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, and vector databases

Familiarity with Geospatial data integration with ESRI products

Knowledge of federal compliance requirements and secure system design

Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a distributed, remote team

Three years of continuous U.S. residency for government security credential

Ability to obtain and maintain a national agency check and background investigation for government facility access

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Preferred

Experience with workflow automation and orchestration tools such as salesforce

Background in NLP, knowledge graphs, and structured output validation

Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and evaluation tooling for AI systems

Benefits

401K with match

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life insurance

AD&D

Flexible spending

Disability

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Company

KBR, Inc.

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At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that are helping governments and companies around the world take on the great challenges of our time.

Founded in 1919

Houston, Texas, USA

10001+ employees