AI Automation Engineer

ManpowerGroup; Bethesda (MD); Remote; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

Dental Plan

Vision Plan

Health Savings Account

Health Flexible Spending Account

Dependent Care Flexible Spending Plan

Supplemental Life Insurance

Short/Long Term Disability Insurance

Business Travel Insurance

401(k) with Match

Weekly Pay

Job summary

ManpowerGroup, on behalf of AI & Digital Enablement, is seeking an AI Automation Engineer to join a team supporting enterprise stakeholders, AI Business Liaisons, developers, infrastructure and security teams. You will prototype quickly while delivering secure, production-ready AI solutions.

The role emphasizes building AI-enabled services, implementing RAG architectures, and ensuring observability and governance throughout the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
• Professional experience in software development with strong proficiency in Python and API‑driven application development.
• Experience developing integrations and applications using C#, .NET, or comparable enterprise development frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience designing, building, and deploying AI‑enabled or automation solutions, including strong understanding of generative AI, prompt engineering, context engineering, and RAG.
• Understanding of cloud security principles, authentication, identity management, access controls, and secure data handling practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, develop, integrate, and deploy AI-enabled and automation solutions for defined business needs.
• Build intelligent applications using LLMs, RAG, AI agents, and workflow automation.
• Develop and integrate enterprise‑grade AI services and secure APIs across applications and systems.
• Implement RAG architectures with document ingestion, embedding, and vector search optimization.
• Evaluate and optimize AI solutions for accuracy, reliability, performance, security, and governance.

Skills

Python

API development

AI concepts

Workflow automation

LLMs & RAG

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/SE/Data Science

Tools

C#

.NET

Job description

Our client, AI & Digital Enablement is seeking a AI Automation Engineer to join their team. As a AI Automation Engineer, you will be part of the AI and Digital Enablement team supporting enterprise stakeholders, AI Business Liaisons, application developers, infrastructure teams, and security professionals. The ideal candidate will have strong software engineering fundamentals, hands‑on experience with generative AI and workflow automation, and the drive to prototype quickly while delivering secure, production‑ready solutions.

Job Title:

AI Automation Engineer

Location:

Remote in Maryland, Virginia, or Washington, DC

Pay Range:

$130-145k depending on years of experience

What's the Job?

• Design, prototype, develop, integrate, and deploy AI-enabled and automation solutions that address defined business and operational needs.
• Build intelligent applications using Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, and workflow automation to improve decision‑making and user experiences.
• Develop and integrate enterprise‑grade AI services and secure APIs across applications, APIs, databases, Microsoft 365, and business systems.
• Implement RAG architectures, including document ingestion pipelines, chunking/embedding strategies, retrieval workflows, and vector search optimization.
• Evaluate and continuously optimize AI solutions for accuracy, reliability, performance, security, and business impact while adding observability and governance throughout the lifecycle.

What's Needed?

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related field.
• Professional experience in software development with strong proficiency in Python and API‑driven application development.
• Experience developing integrations and applications using C#, .NET, or comparable enterprise development frameworks.
• Demonstrated experience designing, building, and deploying AI‑enabled or automation solutions, including strong understanding of generative AI, prompt engineering, context engineering, and RAG.
• Understanding of cloud security principles, authentication, identity management, access controls, and secure data handling practices.

What's in it for me?

• Work on applied AI engineering that focuses on selecting, configuring, integrating, evaluating, and optimizing existing AI technologies for real business value.
• Collaborate across business, engineering, infrastructure, and security teams to move solutions from prototype to production deployment.
• Build practical, scalable AI and automation capabilities using enterprise platforms and approved AI services.
• Strengthen your expertise in RAG, vector search, AI evaluation, observability, and governance best practices.
• Contribute to measurable improvements in efficiency, decision support, and operational workflows through intelligent automation.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account
• Health Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Insurance
• 401(k), Plus Match
• Weekly Pay

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast‑changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands—Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells—creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

ManpowerGroup is committed to providing equal employment opportunities in a professional, high quality work environment. It is the policy of ManpowerGroup and all of its subsidiaries to recruit, train, promote, transfer, pay and take all employment actions without regard to an employee's race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.