Senior AI Platform & Services Engineer

Position Title: Senior AI Platform & Services Engineer

Location: Montgomery, AL

Clearance Requirements: None

Pay Rate: $35.56/hr

Position Description:

Join the State of Alabama's Office of Information Technology as a Senior AI Platform & Services Engineer. In this hands-on, critical role, you will engineer, administer, and optimize enterprise AI platforms supporting OpenAI/ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini. You'll define technical patterns, establish operational standards, and implement security and governance controls to ensure reliable, secure AI services across the organization. Lead complex troubleshooting, mentor engineering team members, and collaborate across cybersecurity, cloud, and data teams to advance AI capabilities in a regulated government environment. If you're passionate about cutting-edge AI technology and enterprise platform engineering, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact.

Key Responsibilities:

• Engineer, administer, and enhance enterprise AI platforms and supporting services.
• Provide technical leadership across OpenAI/ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and related AI ecosystems.
• Design APIs, connectors, AI agents, orchestration solutions, and enterprise integrations for scalable AI applications.
• Develop platform standards for environments, access controls, onboarding, deployments, and lifecycle management.
• Implement security best practices including SSO, RBAC, privileged access, secrets management, and least privilege principles.
• Translate security, privacy, compliance, and governance requirements into effective technical controls.
• Evaluate AI data flows, model interactions, and integrations for potential risks and dependencies.
• Establish monitoring, logging, alerting, and cost management strategies for AI services.
• Lead troubleshooting efforts for platform, API, authentication, data access, and performance issues.
• Explore, test, and support new AI platforms, models, and features, including integration and release planning.
• Document architecture, configuration standards, operational procedures, and incident escalation paths.
• Develop automation solutions to improve system reliability, observability, and governance.
• Mentor and guide AI platform engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams including cybersecurity, cloud, and legal.

Top Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4-7+ years in cloud engineering, systems engineering, DevOps, enterprise application administration, or security engineering.
• 2+ years of direct experience with AI, Generative AI, or enterprise AI platforms preferred.
• Proven expertise in enterprise cloud/SaaS platforms, integrations, APIs, and IAM solutions.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across applications, cloud services, and data access layers.
• Ability to translate architecture and compliance requirements into effective technical controls.
• Hands-on experience in platform administration and troubleshooting of complex enterprise systems.

Preferred Skills & Technologies:

• Experience with OpenAI/ChatGPT APIs, Microsoft AI tools, or Google Cloud AI services.
• Knowledge of AI agents, RAG, knowledge integrations, tool calling, or API orchestration.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, automation, and infrastructure as code.
• Expertise with IAM solutions such as Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth/OIDC, SAML, RBAC, and secrets management.
• Understanding of AI governance, security, privacy, DLP, logging, and compliance protocols.
• Familiarity with ITSM processes in large, regulated environments.

About Seneca Resources:

At Seneca Resources, we are more than just a staffing and consulting firm; we are a trusted career partner. With offices across the U.S. and clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to government organizations, we provide opportunities that help professionals grow their careers while making an impact.

When you work with Seneca, you're choosing a company that invests in your success, celebrates your achievements, and connects you to meaningful work with leading organizations nationwide. We take the time to understand your goals and match you with roles that align with your skills and career path. Our consultants and contractors enjoy competitive pay, comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, 401(k) retirement plans, and the support of a dedicated team who will advocate for you every step of the way.

Seneca Resources is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.