AI Solutions Developer

Fairfield University; Fairfield (CT); Hybrid; USD 80.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Fairfield University seeks an AI Solutions Developer to design, build, test, and support modern software solutions using AI, web, and cloud technologies for faculty, staff, and students. You will create AI-enabled applications, integrate third-party tools, and modernize legacy systems, collaborating with analysts, DBAs, and security teams to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

The role shapes the university’s AI capabilities, evaluating platforms like Microsoft Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, and

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3-5 years of hands-on software development experience, including building cloud-native and AI-enabled applications.
• Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, or similar languages.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs and microservices.
• Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience deploying and operating services on AWS and/or Azure.
• Understanding of secure-by-design practices, including identity management, access controls, and handling of sensitive data.
• Experience integrating with an enterprise ERP or student information system through APIs or integration tools; Workday experience strongly preferred.

Aufgaben

• Develop AI-powered assistants, chat capabilities, and agents that help faculty, staff, and students complete daily tasks.
• Build and maintain the infrastructure and pipelines needed to support real-time AI interactions in production.
• Prototype new AI-enabled features, evaluate their performance against defined criteria, and refine them based on user feedback.
• Design, build, and integrate AI-enabled applications, APIs, microservices, and automation workflows across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Extend the functionality of Workday and integrate third-party tools with the broader university ecosystem.
• Maintain and modernize existing custom applications, including legacy Java and .NET systems.
• Evaluate emerging AI models, cloud services, and automation tools through proof-of-concept work, and share recommendations with the team.
• Establish reusable patterns and standards for agents, applications, and integrations to support scalability, security and long-term maintainability.
• Gather, refine, and validate technical and functional requirements in partnership with university stakeholders through the ITS PMO intake process.
• Create development estimates and schedules that support predictable, on-time delivery.
• Troubleshoot and debug applications, maintain code quality, and keep documentation current.
• Participate in design and code reviews, including review of AI-generated code, to maintain consistent development standards.
• Provide day-to-day peer support and collaborate across development, infrastructure, and security teams to resolve complex issues.
• Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to improve development productivity, testing and debugging.
• Deploy and operate services on AWS and/or Azure, including environment management, reliability, and observability.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using cloud provider tooling.
• Apply security, privacy, and governance practices to AI systems, including authentication, access controls, and handling of sensitive data.
• Provide operational support for critical applications, including monitoring, incident response, and performance tuning.

Kenntnisse

Python

JavaScript

TypeScript

Java

REST APIs

CI/CD

AWS/Azure

Security by design

Workday integration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Jobbeschreibung

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuituniversity with a 200-acre campus located along the scenicshoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprisedof approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate studentspursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts andSciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School ofEngineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and HealthStudies, and School of Education and Human Development. As anexpression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfieldembraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouragingcritical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fosteringethical and religious values.

Job Description:

Department:

Information Technology Services, EnterpriseSystems

Reports To:

Chief Technology Officer (or designated Enterprise Systems Director upon hire)

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Employment Type:

Full-Time

Location:

On-Premise, Hybrid, Fully Remote - all considered

Position Summary

The AI Solutions Developer designs, builds, tests, and supportsmodern software solutions that use AI, web, and cloud technologiesto meet the needs of faculty, staff, and students. This includesbuilding AI-enabled applications, assistants and agents;integrating third-party tools with the University's ecosystem; andmaintaining or modernizing existing custom applications. The roleworks closely with analysts, developers, database administrators,and infrastructure and security staff to solve institutionalbusiness and academic challenges and is expected to deliver anexceptional level of customer service, communicate status clearly,and work effectively both independently and as part of ateam.

The AI Solutions Developer will help shape the University’s AIcapabilities by evaluating, configuring, integrating, and extendingenterprise AI platforms and cloud AI services such as MicrosoftCopilot, Claude, ChatGPT, Boodlebox, and Workday. Whereinstitutional needs exceed the capabilities of commercialplatforms, the role will design agent-based architectures,retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions, and custom AIworkflows. This position will help establish the University’s AIarchitecture, guide the adoption of emerging technologies, anddeliver secure, scalable solutions that improve the experience offaculty, staff and student’s user experience and create operationalefficiencies.

The University takes a platform-agnostic approach to AI and selectsthe tool best suited to each need. Because Workday is theUniversity's system of record for ERP and SIS and supports themajority of institutional transactions, the role will prioritizeautomation and AI solutions that integrate with Workday, associateddata lakes and will extend into Workday's native development andagent platforms (such as Workday Extend) as the University adoptsthem.

Key Responsibilities

AI Agent and Chat Development

• Develop AI-powered assistants, chat capabilities, and agentsthat help faculty, staff, and students complete daily tasks
• Build and maintain the infrastructure and pipelines needed tosupport real-time AI interactions in production
• Prototype new AI-enabled features, evaluate their performanceagainst defined criteria, and refine them based on userfeedback

Application and Integration Development

• Design, build, and integrate AI-enabled applications, APIs,microservices, and automation workflows across cloud and on-premiseenvironments
• Extend the functionality of Workday and integrate third-partytools with the broader university ecosystem
• Maintain and modernize existing custom applications, includinglegacy Java and .NET systems
• Evaluate emerging AI models, cloud services, and automationtools through proof-of-concept work, and share recommendations withthe team
• Establish reusable patterns and standards for agents,applications, and integrations to support scalability, security andlong-term maintainability

Delivery, Quality, and Collaboration

• Gather, refine, and validate technical and functionalrequirements in partnership with university stakeholders throughthe ITS PMO intake process
• Create development estimates and schedules that supportpredictable, on-time delivery
• Troubleshoot and debug applications, maintain code quality, andkeep documentation current
• Participate in design and code reviews, including review ofAI-generated code, to maintain consistent developmentstandards
• Provide day-to-day peer support and collaborate acrossdevelopment, infrastructure, and security teams to resolve complexissues
• Use AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code, GitHubCopilot, Cursor) to improve development productivity, testing anddebugging

Cloud, Security, and Operations

• Deploy and operate services on AWS and/or Azure, includingenvironment management, reliability, and observability
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using cloud provider tooling(AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Apply security, privacy, and governance practices to AIsystems, including authentication, access controls, and handling ofsensitive data
• Provide operational support for critical applications,including monitoring, incident response, and performancetuning

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology,or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 3-5 years of hands-on software development experience,including building cloud-native and AI-enabled applications
• Proficiency in Python and/or JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, orsimilar languages
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs andmicroservices
• Experience with Git-based version control and CI/CDpipelines
• Experience deploying and operating services on AWS and/orAzure
• Understanding of secure-by-design practices, including identitymanagement, access controls, and handling of sensitive data
• Experience integrating with an enterprise ERP or studentinformation system through APIs or integration tools; Workdayexperience strongly preferred

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with LLM APIs, prompt engineering, and AI agent orchat development
• Familiarity with agent orchestration patterns and tools such asLangChain, LangGraph, or MCP-based integrations
• Experience with vector databases, semantic retrieval, orreal-time data pipelines
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or equivalent containerorchestration
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform, Azure DevOps, or AWSBedrock
• Experience with legacy Java or .NET applications
• Experience with tools used across Fairfield's environment,suchas Workday, Freshservice, BoodleBox, Snowflake, Tableau, orQualtrics
• Experience working across hybrid Windows and Linuxenvironments

The expected wage range for this position is$80,000-$120,000.

Category:

ITS - Admin

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities asrequired by supervisor and as departmental/University needsindicate.

*Disclaimer

The above information indicates the general nature and level ofwork performed by employees within this classification. It is notdesigned to contain and should not be interpreted as acomprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities,activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employeesassigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities maychange and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or withoutnotice.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactorybackground check.

Fairfield University provides equal employment opportunities to allemployees and applicants for employment and prohibitsdiscrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race,color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status,genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, genderidentity or expression, or any other characteristic protected byfederal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms andconditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement,promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves ofabsence, compensation and training.

Eligible employees may receive health, dental, retirement, paidtime off, tuition benefits, and other benefits according toinstitutional policy.