Senior Agentic AI Engineer/Developer

Aimlroles; United States; Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Centene in the United States seeks a senior software engineer to design, build, secure, and operate governed agentic AI capabilities that reduce repetitive security work and create reusable automation patterns for Security Defense Technologies. The role combines software engineering, AI-agent development, application security, platform integration, and production operations discipline.

The position emphasizes secure SDLC practices, telemetry, and cross-functional collaboration, with a focus on

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience building production software, security automation, platform engineering, or AI-enabled systems.
• Direct experience with agentic AI is strongly preferred, but demonstrated depth in software engineering plus applied AI/LLM development may substitute.
• Experience with AWS, Bedrocks, and Databrisks preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop agentic workflows, AI-assisted applications, tool integrations, retrieval patterns, and deterministic automation for security use cases.
• Define agent boundaries, identity, permissions, approved tools, human approval points, auditability, rollback, and emergency-stop behavior.
• Build reusable services and components using Python, APIs, Git-based CI/CD, containers, and enterprise automation platforms.
• Apply secure SDLC practices, including threat modeling, code and dependency scanning, testing, peer review, and production-readiness validation.
• Implement telemetry for agent decisions, tool calls, failures, quality, security events, and operational health.

Skills

Senior software engineering

Security automation

Platform engineering

AI-enabled systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative or business field

Tools

AWS

Bedrocks

Databrisks

Job description

Position Purpose:

Design, build, secure, and operate governed agentic AI capabilities that reduce repetitive security engineering work and create reusable automation patterns for Security Defense Technologies. The role combines software engineering, AI-agent development, application security, platform integration, and production operational discipline.

Key Details:

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J -1, OPT, or CPT.

• Develop agentic workflows, AI-assisted applications, tool integrations, retrieval patterns, and deterministic automation for security use cases.
• Define agent boundaries, identity, permissions, approved tools, human approval points, auditability, rollback, and emergency-stop behavior.
• Build reusable services and components using Python, APIs, Git-based CI/CD, containers, and enterprise automation platforms.
• Apply secure SDLC practices, including threat modeling, code and dependency scanning, testing, peer review, and production-readiness validation.
• Implement telemetry for agent decisions, tool calls, failures, quality, security events, and operational health.
• Partner with security engineering, architecture, governance, platform, and operations teams to move validated prototypes into supported capabilities.
• Document architecture, controls, runbooks, test evidence, ownership, and support models.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience:

A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and Requires 4 – 6 years of related experience.

Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills:

• Senior-level experience building production software, security automation, platform engineering, or AI-enabled systems.
• Direct experience with agentic AI is strongly preferred, but demonstrated depth in software engineering plus applied AI/LLM development may substitute.
• Experience with AWS, Bedrocks, and Databrisks preferred.

Soft Skills:

• Intermediate - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Intermediate - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Intermediate - Ability to work independently.
• Intermediate - Demonstrated analytical skills.
• Intermediate - Demonstrated project management skills.
• Intermediate - Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Intermediate - Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills.

Pay Range: $87,000.00 - $161,300.00 per year

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives — and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You’ll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It’s work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Centene offers a comprehensive benefits package including: competitive pay, health insurance, 401K and stock purchase plans, tuition reimbursement, paid time off plus holidays, and a flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules. Actual pay will be adjusted based on an individual’s skills, experience, education, and other job-related factors permitted by law, including full-time or part-time status. Total compensation may also include additional forms of incentives. Benefits may be subject to program eligibility.

Centene is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity, and values the ways in which we are different. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered in accordance with the LA County Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act