Generative AI Engineer

SIMARN Solutions; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SIMARN Solutions seeks a hands-on AI Automation Engineer to build secure, self-service automations for executive reporting and governance workflows. You will develop Claude Skills, Plugins, and MCP integrations to streamline vendor cost reconciliation, headcount documentation, and recurring business processes.

The role involves automating data extraction across Workday, ServiceNow, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Excel reports, with RBAC and data governance considerations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with strong Python and/or Node.js/TypeScript proficiency.
• Hands-on experience with Claude Code, Claude Skills, or equivalent agentic coding tools such as OpenAI Codex or Cursor.
• Familiarity with skill/plugin packaging, including SKILL.md definitions, front matter, and tool scoping.
• Working knowledge of MCP server development, deployment, and registration, including OAuth/SSO authentication patterns.
• Experience integrating enterprise SaaS APIs and data sources such as Workday, ServiceNow, Microsoft 365/SharePoint, Atlassian, or Slack.
• Strong Excel automation skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and reconciliation logic.
• Proficiency in SQL, data analysis, and Python-based workflow automation.
• Understanding of enterprise AI governance, PII handling, data classification, and RBAC.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain AI skills and plugins for vendor/SOW cost analysis, org-change summaries, monthly reporting pre-reads, leadership presentations, AI-adoption reporting, and job description generation.
• Automate data extraction, transformation, and reconciliation across Workday, ServiceNow SPM, SharePoint/Microsoft 365, and Excel-based expense and SOW reports.
• Develop, deploy, and register lightweight MCP servers connecting Claude/Claude Code with enterprise systems, including Slack, Jira, and Confluence.
• Package and publish skills/plugins through an internal registry, meeting metadata, taxonomy, and CI compliance-validation requirements.
• Implement data-quality checks and reconciliation controls against source-of-truth totals.
• Apply role-based access controls and data-handling guardrails to protect confidential financial, organizational, and workforce information.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate recurring and ad hoc requests into reliable automation.
• Maintain documentation covering purpose, inputs, outputs, data sources, and ownership; provide ongoing production support.

Skills

Python

Node/TypeScript

Claude Skills

MCP server

SQL

Excel automation

RBAC

Data governance

Tools

Claude Code

OpenAI Codex

Cursor

OAuth/SSO

Workday

ServiceNow

SharePoint/365

Slack

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Location: San Jose, CA — Hybrid, 3 days onsite per week

Employment Type: W2 only

Eligibility: U.S. Citizens and Green Card holders only

About the Role

We are seeking a hands-on AI Automation Engineer to build secure, repeatable, self-service automations for a Strategy, Portfolio and Governance office. You will develop Claude Skills, Plugins, and lightweight MCP integrations to streamline executive reporting, vendor cost reconciliation, headcount documentation, and recurring business workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain AI skills and plugins for vendor/SOW cost analysis, org-change summaries, monthly reporting pre-reads, leadership presentations, AI-adoption reporting, and job description generation.
• Automate data extraction, transformation, and reconciliation across Workday, ServiceNow SPM, SharePoint/Microsoft 365, and Excel-based expense and SOW reports.
• Develop, deploy, and register lightweight MCP servers connecting Claude/Claude Code with enterprise systems, including Slack, Jira, and Confluence.
• Package and publish skills/plugins through an internal registry, meeting metadata, taxonomy, and CI compliance-validation requirements.
• Implement data-quality checks and reconciliation controls against source-of-truth totals.
• Apply role-based access controls and data-handling guardrails to protect confidential financial, organizational, and workforce information.
• Partner with business stakeholders to translate recurring and ad hoc requests into reliable automation.
• Maintain documentation covering purpose, inputs, outputs, data sources, and ownership; provide ongoing production support.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with strong Python and/or Node.js/TypeScript proficiency.
• Hands-on experience with Claude Code, Claude Skills, or equivalent agentic coding tools such as OpenAI Codex or Cursor.
• Familiarity with skill/plugin packaging, including SKILL.md definitions, front matter, and tool scoping.
• Working knowledge of MCP server development, deployment, and registration, including OAuth/SSO authentication patterns.
• Experience integrating enterprise SaaS APIs and data sources such as Workday, ServiceNow, Microsoft 365/SharePoint, Atlassian, or Slack.
• Strong Excel automation skills, including formulas, pivot tables, and reconciliation logic.
• Proficiency in SQL, data analysis, and Python-based workflow automation.
• Understanding of enterprise AI governance, PII handling, data classification, and RBAC.
• Strong written communication, analytical thinking, and discretion when handling confidential information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with financial/budget analysis, vendor reconciliation, or contingent-workforce/SOW reporting.
• Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or Looker.
• Experience supporting internal AI platforms, skills/plugin registries, or certification pipelines.
• Relevant Python, SQL, or data analytics certifications.