Lead AI SDLC Coach & Guardrails Architect

Falcon Smart IT (FalconSmartIT); Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Falcon Smart IT (FalconSmartIT) seeks a Principal AI Driven SDLC Coach to serve as the senior technical authority for end-to-end coaching and governance of AI-driven SDLC.

You will design robust guardrails and deliver structured hands-on coaching spanning every SDLC phase, standardizing secure, production-grade AI-augmented workflows while mitigating LLM hallucinations, debt, and vulnerabilities across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Software engineering experience with end-to-end SDLC delivery
• Proven expertise in requirements gathering, security design and implementation
• Experience planning code reviews, testing and CI/CD design for production systems

Responsibilities

• Lead formal training, 1:1 coaching, workshops, and live code clinics across the AI-powered SDLC
• Security analysis and threat modelling for design-phase risk and OWASP checks
• Code review governance with AI-assisted auditing and gate checks
• Unit and integration testing with AI-generated test cases and mocks
• CI/CD AI integration, including pre-commit gates and deployment automation
• Develop enterprise-grade harnesses enforcing guardrails at all SDLC stages

Skills

SDLC coaching

Security design

Code review

CI/CD design

Technical writing

Tools

OWASP

Job description

Falcon Smart IT (FalconSmartIT) seeks a Principal AI Driven SDLC Coach to serve as the senior technical authority for end-to-end coaching and governance of AI-driven SDLC.

You will design robust guardrails and deliver structured hands-on coaching spanning every SDLC phase, standardizing secure, production-grade AI-augmented workflows while mitigating LLM hallucinations, debt, and vulnerabilities across the lifecycle.