Remote GenAI Delivery Engineer for Education & SLED

Nelnet; Bismarck (ND); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental & Vision

HSA & FSA

401K & student loan repayment

Life Insurance

Wellness program

Employee stock purchase program

Tuition reimbursement

PTO & leave

Job summary

Nelnet is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge the GenAI delivery team with higher education and SLED institutions. Translate client requirements into a scoped delivery backlog for Gemini Enterprise Platform, collaborating with an Engagement Manager to align technical work with contracts.

The role emphasizes technical discovery, backlog management, risk surfacing, and domain expertise in education.

Qualifications

• Experience scoping and delivering GenAI/agentic AI solutions for enterprise or institutional clients.
• Familiar with Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and Google Cloud stack; certification preferred.
• Ability to translate ambiguous client requirements into a structured backlog.
• Knowledge of higher education or SLED data governance and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery and scope deliverable use cases on Gemini Enterprise Platform.
• Build and maintain delivery backlog with clear sequencing for engineers.
• Identify and surface compliance and risk early in design.
• Provide domain advisory on education or SLED environments.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, engagement manager, and GTM teams.

Skills

GenAI delivery experience

Client-facing

Backlog scoping

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education/SLED domain knowledge

Regulatory/compliance awareness

Google Cloud familiarity

Paired delivery model

Tools

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Job description

Nelnet is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to bridge the GenAI delivery team with higher education and SLED institutions. Translate client requirements into a scoped delivery backlog for Gemini Enterprise Platform, collaborating with an Engagement Manager to align technical work with contracts.

The role emphasizes technical discovery, backlog management, risk surfacing, and domain expertise in education.