Forward Deployment Agentic Engineer

Guidehouse; North Olmsted (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Parental Leave

401(k) Retirement Plan

Transit and Parking

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced Forward Deployment Agentic Engineer in the United States to design and implement agentic AI solutions using Claude, APIs, and modern development practices.

You will translate business needs into technical designs, build reliable agent workflows, and integrate with enterprise systems while maintaining security clearances and production readiness. This role requires 4+ years in software/data engineering and 2+ years in GenAI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, data science or related field.
• 4+ years of software/data/analytics engineering experience.
• 2+ years building GenAI, LLM or agentic solutions.
• Experience with Claude API, Claude for Enterprise or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into practical technical designs and prototyping.
• Build and maintain agentic workflows with tools, outputs and human review.
• Develop reliable integrations with internal/external systems via APIs.
• Ensure solution patterns balance usability, performance and safety.

Skills

GenAI/LLM experience

Claude API

APIs & integration

Software engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field

Tools

Claude API

Job description

## Forward Deployment Agentic EngineerApply: US - TX, San Antonio: US - OH, Beavercreek: US - TX, Houston: US - NC, Charlotte: US - AL, Huntsville: Full time: Posted Yesterday: 43369**Job Family:**Business Systems Analysis**Travel Required:**Up to 10%**Clearance Required:**Ability to Obtain Public Trust**What You Will Do:****Solution Delivery*** Build and support agentic AI solutions using Claude, API integrations, and modern application development practices.* Translate business and workflow needs into practical technical designs and working prototypes including Custom Skills.* Develop reliable agent workflows that use tools, structured outputs, retrieval, and human review where appropriate.* Contribute to the design of solution patterns that balance usability, performance, maintainability, and safety.**Engineering and Integration*** Build and maintain integrations with internal and external systems through APIs, services, and data pipelines.* Support read-oriented and low-risk workflow integrations with common business systems and internal applications.* Work with relational databases and related data storage patterns to support application state, retrieval, and auditability. **What You Will Need:*** Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS \"PUBLIC TRUST\"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred* Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience* Four (4) or more years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, analytics engineering, or a related technical role* TWO (2) years of recent, hands-on experience building GenAI, LLM, or agentic solutions* Experience with Claude API, Claude for Enterprise, Claude Code, tool use, or similar LLM platforms* Experience building and integrating applications through APIs, services, or workflow automation **What Would Be Nice To Have:*** Anthropic Academy coursework or certificates in areas such as AI Fluency, API development, Model Context Protocol, Claude Code, or related Claude platform topics* Experience building reliable, maintainable, and well-documented code* Anthropic partner training or certification experience, or equivalent Claude-focused credentialing* Working knowledge of relational databases and basic data modeling concepts* Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud* Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, or vector search* Familiarity with agentic workflow patterns, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop designs* Exposure to evaluation practices for AI systems, including testing, validation, and quality review* Familiarity with logging, monitoring, and observability for application services* Experience supporting internal platforms, client implementations, or enterprise software delivery* Strong interest in building practical AI solutions that are useful, trusted, and easy to maintainThe annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00-$116,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.**What We Offer:**Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.Benefits include:* Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance* Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays* Parental Leave* 401(k) Retirement Plan* Group Term Life and Travel Assistance* Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance* Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts* Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits* Short-Term & Long-Term Disability* Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities* Employee Referral Program* Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach* Care.com annual membership* Employee Assistance Program* Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)* Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus