AI Engineer III

Our Deloitte Human Capital team transforms technology platforms, drives innovation, and helps make a significant impact on our clients' success. We are hiring an AI Engineer to build and operate the data, features, and GenAI foundations that power Human Capital AI products and analytics. You will work with an AI Data Engineer (data ingestion, curation, governance, platform foundations) and a Lead AI Solutions Architect (end-to-end solution architecture, integration patterns, non-functional requirements), partnering closely with product, data science/ML, security, and platform engineering to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable AI solutions.

This role is hands-on and delivery-oriented: you will ship production pipelines and services that support model training, real-time inference, and LLM applications using Claude-, GPT/Codex-, and Gemini-class models, and more implemented with strong governance, observability, and cost/performance discipline.

Recruiting for this role ends on 10/30/2026.

As an AI Engineer III on the HC Forward team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and running the trusted, governed data, feature, and retrieval layer used by AI/ML and GenAI solutions. You will deliver reproducible datasets and features, operationalize quality and lineage, and enable secure consumption patterns for both predictive ML and LLM-based experiences.

• Partner with the Lead AI Solutions Architect and AI Data Engineer to translate Human Capital product needs into secure, scalable technical designs and delivered solutions (APIs, services, pipelines, containers/serverless) meeting availability, performance, and security expectations.

• Build and operationalize LLM-enabled capabilities (e.g., copilots, HR knowledge assistants, summarization, policy Q&A) using Claude/GPT(Codex)/Gemini, including secure endpoints, tool/function calling, and reusable prompt/context patterns.

• Implement LLM application patterns including RAG, document ingestion/chunking, embeddings, vector/hybrid search, and retrieval/evaluation telemetry.

• Deliver governed datasets and feature engineering/serving for ML training and real-time inference (online/offline consistency, caching, latency SLOs, backfills).

• Implement safety, privacy, and access controls (PII handling, prompt-injection defenses, content filtering, policy-based access) with security and risk stakeholders.

• Establish data/model reliability and cost-performance discipline (data quality, schema evolution, lineage/metadata, monitoring; right-sizing, query tuning, LLM token/cost telemetry), and contribute to MLOps/LLMOps and production operations (versioning, reproducibility, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, incident response); support design reviews, deployment readiness, and runbooks.

A successful candidate would possess these skills:

• Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team

• Effective written and verbal communication skills

• Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product

• Ability to build and sustain professional relationships

• Ability to lead projects or work streams

• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

• Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor

• Ability to meet deadlines

• Ability to provide clear guidance to others

HC Forward is a dedicated innovation partner accelerating the future of Human Capital by building market-aligned products, platforms, and services that apply AI, data, and engineering to modernize HR experiences and outcomes.

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Data Science)

• 4+ years building and delivering large language model (LLM) and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) solutions with Claude/GPT(Codex)/Gemini-class models, including prompt/context design, tool/function calling, evaluation, and production integration

• 4+ years implementing retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)/retrieval, including document processing, embeddings, vector/hybrid search, and enterprise governance controls

• 4+ years of modern data and AI engineering, including data modeling, batch/streaming pipelines, structured/unstructured processing, feature engineering/serving fundamentals, and production real-time inference services, including application programming interface (API) design, latency/performance, and reliability patterns

• 4+ years leading platform/integration engineering across enterprise systems, including…