Forward Deployment Engineer

TEKsystems; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Pre-tax and Roth post-tax provisions

Life Insurance

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave

Job summary

TEKsystems is seeking a Forward Deployment Engineer / AI Engineer in New York, NY for a contract role focused on enterprise AI transformation. You will design and deliver AI-powered applications, build production-grade agents, and collaborate with business stakeholders to translate needs into scalable solutions.

Hybrid work with strong emphasis on delivering measurable business value. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with LLMs, agent architectures, MCPs, and programming in

Qualifications

• Strong application development / software engineering experience.
• Experience building AI agents from scratch in production environments.
• Deep understanding of LLMs, agent architectures, prompt engineering, and context engineering.
• Experience with agent orchestration, MCP (Model Context Protocol), Skills, Harnesses, Tools, or similar frameworks.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into scalable technical solutions.
• Strong product mindset with experience working directly with business stakeholders.
• Python and/or Golang development experience.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for AI-driven transformation.
• Translate vague or ambiguous business requirements into scalable technical architectures.
• Design, build, and deploy AI-powered applications and agentic workflows.
• Develop production-grade AI solutions leveraging LLMs, agents, MCPs, skills, tools, and modern AI frameworks.
• Rapidly prototype new AI use cases and validate business value.
• Present demos and communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Collaborate with product, program, and engineering teams to drive adoption of AI solutions.
• Evaluate multiple technical approaches and determine the most effective implementation strategy.
• Support enterprise-wide AI initiatives focused on automation, efficiency, and operational improvement.
• Establish and promote best practices for AI implementation and delivery.

Skills

Strong application development /软件工程

Job description

Title: Forward Deployment Engineer / AI Engineer

Overview:

Our client is building a newly formed, executive-sponsored AI Transformation organization focused on delivering enterprise-scale AI solutions across the business. This team operates at the intersection of business, product, and engineering, partnering directly with stakeholders to identify high-impact opportunities and rapidly bring AI-powered solutions into production. This is not a research role and it is not a platform engineering role. The ideal candidate

will work directly with business partners to solve real-world problems using modern AI technologies, helping drive enterprise AI adoption through measurable

business outcomes.

Top Skills (Must Haves):

• Strong application development / software engineering experience
• Experience building AI agents from scratch in production environments
• Deep understanding of LLMs, agent architectures, prompt engineering, and context engineering
• Experience with agent orchestration, MCP (Model Context Protocol), Skills, Harnesses, Tools, or similar frameworks
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into scalable technical solutions
• Strong product mindset with experience working directly with business stakeholders
• Python and/or Golang development experience
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

What You'll Be Doing:

• Partner directly with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for AI-driven transformation
• Translate vague or ambiguous business requirements into scalable technical architectures
• Design, build, and deploy AI-powered applications and agentic workflows
• Develop production-grade AI solutions leveraging LLMs, agents, MCPs, skills, tools, and modern AI frameworks
• Rapidly prototype new AI use cases and validate business value
• Present demos and communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
• Collaborate with product, program, and engineering teams to drive adoption of AI solutions
• Evaluate multiple technical approaches and determine the most effective implementation strategy
• Support enterprise-wide AI initiatives focused on automation, efficiency, and operational improvement
• Establish and promote best practices for AI implementation and delivery

Nice to Have / Additional Notes:

• Experience building multi-agent systems
• Experience with RAG architectures and vector databases
• Experience with AI-powered workflow automation
• Experience building coding agents or developer productivity tools
• Experience delivering customer-facing AI products
• Cloud experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Experience in enterprise-scale or highly regulated environments
• background in DevOps, Platform Engineering, or Software Engineering
• Experience working in consultative or customer-facing engineering roles

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of New York, NY.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $80.00 - $85.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your jobclassification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may besubject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefitsavailable for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of New York, NY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in New York,NY.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.