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TERM LIMITED POSITION: This position is term-limited with an anticipated end date of approximately three (3) years from the date of hire, with a strong probability for a 2-year extension. This position is eligible for State employee benefits and may be extended as the situation warrants.

A wide salary range is posted for this position and any job offer is based upon a salary analysis to comply with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act. The salary analysis considers relevant experience, education, certifications, and state seniority as compared to others doing substantially similar work. While most salary offers are made within the posted range, occasionally an offer is made below or above the posted range based upon this salary analysis.

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The AI Infrastructure Senior Delivery Engineer will build the technical infrastructure we need to operationalize responsible AI. This is primarily a hands‑on technical role and, if vendor teams are brought on to assist some builds, is also expected to provide technical leadership. The AI Infrastructure Senior Delivery Engineer will build, test, and scale a portfolio of tools including:

• Automated user access provisioning pipeline for enterprise AI tools
• A Responsible AI Layer (RAIL) that integrates with LLM-enabled applications for automated testing and monitoring
• A self-service tool to streamline pre‑procurement risk reviews of AI products
• An open source stack for inference
• A curated set of skills to embed OIT standards in code generated with AI tools

The AI Infrastructure Senior Delivery Engineer will also work closely with OIT’s Engineering Practice Lead to create and maintain shared technical resources that practitioners can use without starting from scratch, such as skills for AI code tools and model architectures for common AI use cases. They will also work closely with OIT’s cloud and platform teams (AWS, GCP, Snowflake) to leverage existing shared platforms and diffuse AI implementation expertise across OIT’s technical teams.

• Translate vision and strategy into sustainable initiatives that produce measurable improvements in the State’s maturity regarding responsible AI deployments.
• Design and build enterprise AI infrastructure that accelerates the ability for agency pods and OIT internal teams to pilot, test, and deploy AI-enabled products.
• Diffuse best practices for embedding AI functionality into products across OIT’s engineering workforce, including vendors.
• Provide technical assistance to colleagues exploring how to effectively leverage AI within their functions.

• Minimum of five (5) years of senior‑level experience in software engineering, infrastructure development, or platform engineering, including experience with cloud‑native technologies.
• At least one year of experience working consistently with generative AI models.

• Additional appropriate education will substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis, but cannot completely substitute for these qualifications.
• Training or Certification related to the work assigned to the position…