Senior AI modernization engineer

Job#: 3046437

Job Description:

Senior AI modernization engineer

Location: Jersey City, NJ/ Charlotte NC/ Jacksonville FL (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 months

Role Overview

We are seeking an AI engineer to design and build AI-powered accelerators, agents, and automation frameworks that modernize enterprise legacy applications and streamline software delivery. This role is at the intersection of AI, software engineering, and architecture, focusing on transforming technologies like .NET Frameworks, Mainframe, Datastage, and TIBCO into Java, containers, and cloud-native architectures. The position involves developing RAG solutions, fine-tuning prompts and agent behavior, optimizing tokens, and implementing guardrails and evaluation frameworks for AI systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build AI-powered accelerators, agents, and automation frameworks.
• Modernize enterprise legacy applications and streamline software delivery.
• Transform technologies such as .NET Frameworks, Mainframe, Datastage, and TIBCO into Java, containers, and cloud-native architectures.
• Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions.
• Fine-tune prompts and agent behavior for optimal performance.
• Implement guardrails and evaluation frameworks for AI systems.
• Work with modern programming languages like Python or Java.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in modern programming languages like Python or Java.
• 1+ year of hands-on experience building Gen AI or Agentic AI solutions.
• Experience with databases such as DB2, SQL server, and Oracle.
• Experience developing AI-powered applications using LLMs, RAG, and agents.
• A strong understanding of CI/CD, container, and cloud-native development.

Technical Skills:

• Primary: Agentic AI and Gen AI (LLMs, RAG, MCP, AI orchestration frameworks), Python, Java, container and cloud-native development.
• Secondary: .Net, TIBCO, Kubernetes/Openshift, Sybase, Oracle.
• Tertiary: ETL and data engineering (Datastage, Databricks), AI governance and security.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in modernizing legacy platforms such as .Net frameworks, TIBCO, and Mainframe (COBOL/CICS).
• Hands-on experience with .Net or Java for enterprise modernization.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

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Employee Type:

Contract

Location:

Jersey City, NJ, US

Job Type:

Date Posted:

August 14, 2026

Pay Range:

$70 - $73 per hour

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