Universities of Wisconsin is a premier public higher education system headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, serving more than 164,000 students across 13 campuses
AI Innovation Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
10 days ago
Salary
$90K - $135K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
AI Innovation Engineer
Universities of Wisconsin
Role Description The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) is an exciting and dynamic work environment grounded in organizational principles that include family and personal life/work balance; an inclusive, respectful, and supportive work environment; professional development opportunities; innovation; and alignment with the campus's teaching, learning, and research missions. DoIT provides core IT infrastructure services to the university, develops and implements services for the university and in some cases, for the Universities of Wisconsin, plays a major role in managing the state-wide higher education network and regional networks. The Integrated Business Solutions team, within the Division of Information Technology, is looking for a highly skilled AI Innovation Engineer who will collaborate with stakeholders and colleagues across UW-Madison campus and university partners to drive administrative AI and Automation processes to improve operation efficiency. The candidate should enjoy working independently on an agile team to design, develop and implement custom applications and work on AI initiatives. They should also have experience in using Large Language Models (LLMs) and AI agents. This position will be expected to collaborate with cross functional teams and IT colleagues to deliver quality solutions. Responsibilities include: - Developing cloud-based workflow and interactive AI solutions. - Testing and validating AI agents to ensure accuracy and reliability. - Assisting in the management of a cloud-based application platform including utilization, observability and security functions. - Understanding of data strategy, cybersecurity and risk practices. - Using AI coding tools to build features more rapidly while making sure the code is secure, reliable, and fits our platform. This position is eligible for any of the following: 100% remote work; partial remote work; or fully on-site. Remote work requires an approved flexible work arrangement (FWA), which is reviewed and approved annually. An FWA requires successful candidates to possess their own high-speed internet and phone to perform the work on a university provided computer. Per University policy, transportation between home and assigned work location is not payable/reimbursable and will be at the expense of the employee. Key Job Responsibilities: - Leads sub-functional team for application development or enhancement. - Prepares program documentation and training requirements. - Develops, prepares, or modifies technical specifications for complex projects, system integrations, and upgrades. - Designs and implements test plans, and prepares systems test data. - Conducts analysis for the evaluation and selection of vendor software solutions and packages. - Reviews application design specifications, codes new applications, and makes enhancements to existing applications. - Assist in the adoption of agentic AI solutions. - Maintains cloud hosted infrastructure and integrations. - Reviews application modules for quality assurance and checks compliance with application architecture standards. - Trains and provides technical guidance to lower level staff. - Conducts systems analysis, reviews and interprets system requirements, and develops detailed system design specifications for system integration and upgrades. - Contributes to the development of data structure and systems performance strategies. Qualifications - Software development experience (preferred 5 years) including AI engineering (preferred 1 year). - Advanced programming experience in JavaScript/TypeScript or Python (preferred 2 years). - Proven experience designing and implementing agentic AI Workflows and applications. - Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, Github Copilot or Gemini Code Assist). - Experience with managing applications in public cloud platforms (AWS or GCP). - Demonstrated experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or OpenTofu. Preferred Qualifications - Strong understanding of clustering algorithms. - Experience with DevOps practices and building CI/CD pipelines. - Experience in higher education or large enterprise environments. - Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration at scale. Education - Bachelor's Degree Preferred Minimum. How to Apply Click on the "Apply” button to start the application process. You will be prompted to upload the following documents: - Resume - Letter of Qualifications Applicants should attach a letter of qualifications and resume detailing their training and experience relating to the required and preferred qualifications referenced above. The application reviewers will be relying on written application materials to determine which qualified applicants will advance in the recruitment process. Please note that successful applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship, on or before the effective date of appointment. University sponsorship is not available for this position. Contact Information DoIT Human Resources, doit-hr@doit.wisc.edu , 608-263-1790 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information. Institutional Statement on Diversity Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence by acknowledging skills and expertise from all backgrounds and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
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