Principal Dev Engineer

Information Technology; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 121,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

HCSC is seeking a senior AI Engineering Delivery professional to assist the delivery lead in executing the Intelligent Delivery Platform project. You will help ensure end-to-end delivery aligns with business needs and drive performance metrics to deliver value.

The role requires extensive experience in application development, architecture, and AI/Large Language Models, with strong communication and leadership abilities. Location is Chicago, IL, and compensation reflects senior-level expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in MIS, CS, Data & Analytics, Programming, Engineering or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of relevant technical experience in application development with the listed technologies.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with ability to present to varied audiences.
• Strategic and analytical thinking with creative problem solving.
• Experience with architecture assessments and solution architecture.
• Portfolio management and technology lifecycle management expertise.
• Ability to adapt quickly in a changing environment and drive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assist delivery lead with AI Engineering and end-to-end delivery of the Intelligent Delivery Platform project.
• Ensure project performance metrics are met to deliver business value.
• Provide technical insight to troubleshoot delivery issues.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Strategic thinking

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Architecture assessments

Solution architecture

Portfolio management

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor degree in MIS, CS, Data & Analytics, Engineering

Tools

J2EE

SQL

JSON

PCF

Azure

AWS

REST APIs

Microservices

Mulesoft

Salesforce

Tableau

DB2

Oracle

MongoDB

Job description

At HCSC, our employees are the cornerstone of our business and the foundation to our success. We empower employees with curated development plans that foster growth and promote rewarding, fulfilling careers.

Join HCSC and be part of a purpose-driven company that will invest in your professional development.

This position is responsible for assisting delivery lead with AI Engineering and end-to-end delivery of the Intelligent Delivery Platform project to ensure successful execution and alignment with business needs; ensuring project performance metrics are met to deliver key business value; providing technical insight to assist with troubleshooting of delivery issues.

Required Job Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in MIS, Computer Science, Data and Analytics, Programming, Engineering, OR a related discipline with an advanced degree preferred, or its experiential equivalent.
• 12+ years or relevant technical experience in application development utilizing any combination of J2EE, SQL, JSON, PCF, Azure, AWS, REST APIs, microservices, Mulesoft, Salesforce, Tableau, DB2, Oracle, Mongo DB, or relevant technologies.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and leadership skills
• Strong written and verbal communications skills with ability to quickly develop impactful presentations, translating technical information to audiences ranging from entry-level technologists to C-Suite executives.
• Strong business and Engineering acumen.
• Strategic minded thinking with critical thinking skills, strong analytical skills and creative problem-solving ability.
• Experienced in conducting Architecture Assessments.
• Significant experience with Solution Architecture and software engineering constructs.
• Application Portfolio Management, Technology Lifecycle Management, Project Portfolio Management expertise.
• Ability to quickly learn in a rapidly changing environment and make an impact.
• Proactive mindset and ability to drive outcomes to completion while negotiating with various matrixed stakeholders

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Experience in AI Observability Frameworks and Framework Operationalization.
• Experience in creation of knowledge graph database (neo4J)
• Experience in working with Small Language Models or custom Models
• Independently delivering or leading the delivery of AI Engineering solutions for multiple complex analytics or data science projects and products.
• Experience in Python-based Data Science frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, LangFuse).
• Experience in AI Model evaluation and deployment.
• Experience in data curation, prep, training, and fine-tuning of Models.
• Experience in AI evaluation frameworks
• Experience in prompt engineering
• Experience in working with multiple AI Models
• Experience in working with multiple RAG architectures
• Experience in working with multi-Agent orchestration

Compensation: $121,200.00 - $225,200.00

Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location

HCSC Employment Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employment employer dedicated to providing a welcoming environment where the unique differences of our employees are respected and valued. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

To learn more about available benefits, please click https://careers.hcsc.com/totalrewards