AI Engineer - Guardrails and Observability

NCSL International; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking an experienced engineer to run GenAI operations, deploying and supporting third-party applications in an on-premises OpenShift platform. You will monitor guardrails, observability, and model evaluation workflows across enterprise AI apps such as LLMs and RAG-based systems.

The role requires deep Python development, production OpenShift/Kubernetes experience, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, mentor engineers, and deliver scalable AI governance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS/DS/MIS or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong Python development experience with ML/data libraries.
• Hands-on OpenShift/Kubernetes in production.
• Experience deploying LLM/RAG-based applications.
• Understanding of AI risks, agent behavior, and governance frameworks.
• Experience integrating third-party platforms and supporting vendor applications.
• Experience with OpenAI APIs, LangChain, and GenAI development frameworks.
• Knowledge of inference performance optimization and scalability.
• Experience implementing AI guardrails, observability, and model evaluation processes.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, deploy, and operate vendor applications in an on-premises OpenShift environment.
• Build and maintain APIs connecting guardrail and observability platforms to enterprise GenAI applications.
• Monitor application performance, safety, latency, throughput, and guardrail metrics.
• Implement and maintain model-based evaluation workflows, including annotation and calibration processes.
• Utilize orchestration frameworks such as LangChain for guardrail checks, prompt management, and scoring workflows.
• Build observability dashboards and alerting solutions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Contribute to emerging AI evaluation and guardrail strategies for agentic workflows.
• Lead and mentor engineers while driving cross-functional initiatives and engineering best practices.

Skills

Python development

OpenShift/Kubernetes

LangChain

AI governance

Agile

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/DS/MIS or equivalent

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

LangChain

Galileo

LangSmith

OpenAI APIs

Splunk

Job description

Job Description

At Bank of America, we are guided by a common purpose to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection. We do this by driving Responsible Growth and delivering for our clients, teammates, communities and shareholders every day.

Being a Great Place to Work and providing a culture of caring is core to how we drive Responsible Growth. We are intentional about fostering an inclusive workplace where every teammate has the opportunity to succeed, build a career and contribute to our shared success. This includes attracting and developing exceptional talent, recognizing and rewarding performance, and supporting our teammates' physical, emotional, and financial wellness through affordable, competitive and flexible benefits.

We value the unique perspectives individuals bring from all backgrounds and career paths - whether shaped by military service, community college education, or a wide range of work and life experiences. These journeys foster resilience, leadership and innovation, strengthening our workforce and positively impact the communities we serve.

Bank of America is committed to an in-office culture that supports collaboration, engagement, and career development. Our approach includes clear in-office expectations, while providing an appropriate level of flexibility based on role-specific responsibilities and business needs.

At Bank of America, you can build a successful career with opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact. Join us!

Job Description

This role centers on engineering and operating third-party applications end to end within an on-premises OpenShift platform. The position supports GenAI operations, including guardrails and observability for LLM and RAG-based applications across the enterprise. The engineer will deploy and support vendor platforms such as Galileo and LangSmith, monitor AI application quality and safety, maintain model evaluation workflows, and provide operational support in a fast-paced environment.

The domain is GenAI operations: the applications you run provide guardrails and observability for LLM- and RAG-powered systems across the enterprise. You will work with these vendor tools to monitor application quality, safety, and performance-tracking metrics such as attribution, grounding, prompt-injection detection, tone, bias, and PII handling-and surface them through dashboards and alerting. Where the platform uses model-based evaluation (LLMs-as-Judges and specialized/small language models), you will help operationalize, calibrate, and maintain those workflows.

Because the AI landscape changes quickly, the ideal engineer learns new tools and environments fast, brings a pragmatic build-and-operate mindset, and can lead cross-functional work to move initiatives forward.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, deploy, and operate vendor applications in an on-premises OpenShift environment.
• Build and maintain APIs and integrations connecting vendor guardrail and observability platforms to enterprise GenAI applications.
• Monitor application performance, safety, latency, throughput, and guardrail metrics.
• Implement and maintain model-based evaluation workflows, including annotation and calibration processes.
• Utilize orchestration frameworks such as LangChain for guardrail checks, prompt management, and scoring workflows.
• Build observability dashboards and alerting solutions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and optimize performance, scalability, and resilience.
• Contribute to emerging AI evaluation and guardrail strategies for agentic workflows.
• Lead and mentor engineers while driving cross-functional initiatives and engineering best practices.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, MIS, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience building and scaling production applications.
• Strong Python development experience, including common ML and data libraries.
• Hands-on experience with OpenShift or Kubernetes in production environments.
• Experience deploying and supporting LLM or RAG-based applications.
• Understanding of AI risks, agent behavior, and governance frameworks.
• Experience integrating third-party platforms and supporting vendor applications.
• Experience with OpenAI APIs, LangChain, and GenAI development frameworks.
• Knowledge of inference performance optimization and scalability.
• Experience implementing AI guardrails, observability, and model evaluation processes.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and influence stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience delivering technology solutions within large, regulated enterprise environments, preferably financial services.
• Experience with annotation pipelines, feedback loops, fine-tuning, and alignment techniques.
• Familiarity with prompt lifecycle management and versioning.
• Experience with Galileo, LangSmith, Splunk, or similar observability platforms.
• Familiarity with LlamaIndex, Haystack, or other GenAI frameworks.
• Experience with evaluation and guardrails for agentic AI workflows.
• Self-directed, collaborative working style across engineering teams.

Skills:

• Application Development
• Automation
• Influence
• Solution Design
• Technical Strategy Development
• Architecture
• Business Acumen
• DevOps Practices
• Result Orientation
• Solution Delivery Process
• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Data Management
• Risk Management
• Test Engineering

Shift:

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week:

40