AI Engineer

Company Description

The Vertex Companies, LLC (VERTEX) is a global $150M professional services firm that offers integrated forensic consulting, expert witness services, construction project advisory, and compliance and regulatory consulting to a myriad of markets and industries. Our brand purpose is to better outcomes for our clients, colleagues, and communities. Join us if you are looking for a career that offers you a chance to love what you do, continuously learn, and take pride in your work.

Job Description

Vertex is looking for a hands-on AI Engineer who wants to be part of a team to design and build an enterprise-grade AI platform from scratch, integrating enterprise systems, solving real problems, and delivering measurable outcomes. You’ll work directly with the CTO to define, architect, and deploy AI solutions that transform how the business operates, from intelligent automation to agentic workflows. This is not a maintenance role, it is a ground-up build opportunity. If you’re excited about real-world AI use cases (not just experiments), this is your opportunity.

Core Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable AI solutions tailored to real business problems, not prototypes that sit on the shelf.
• Evaluate and architect build vs. buy vs. hybrid AI strategies across platforms like OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Claude, Glean, Microsoft Copilot, Box AI, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, Databricks, Hugging Face, and more.
• Build the enterprise AI architecture, including data pipelines, orchestration layers, and model integration.
• Build RAG-based systems, intelligent agents, automation and multi-step AI workflows.
• Design and implement MCP server integrations to unify enterprise data sources.
• Develop orchestration layers to coordinate LLMs, APIs, tools, and workflows.
• Implement semantic search, vector indexing, and knowledge retrieval systems.
• Automate business processes using AI-driven decisioning and workflows.
• Connect AI systems with platforms like Salesforce, Workday, ERP systems, Egnyte, Box, and other enterprise systems.
• Build robust API integrations and data pipelines to enable real-time AI use cases.
• Ensure seamless data accessibility across structured and unstructured sources.
• Integrate enterprise systems via API and MCP to unify data sets for AI applications, ensuring seamless connectivity and data accessibility across platforms.
• Evaluate model performance, accuracy, and hallucination risks.
• Build testing frameworks, benchmarks, and validation pipelines.
• Continuously improve output based on real user feedback and usage patterns.
• Work with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) to deploy scalable AI solutions.
• Ensure AI systems comply with SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA and Company security policies.
• Translate business problems into AI-driven solutions with measurable ROI.
• Deliver improvements in efficiency, automation, and decision-making.
• Rapidly prototype, iterate, and productionize solutions that scale.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelor's degree and 12 years of related experience or a Master's degree and 8 years of related experience.
• 4+ years of experience in AI engineering.
• 8+ years of overall experience in software engineering, architecture, data engineering and machine learning.

Knowledge & Skills

• Hands-on experience with:
  • Python
  • LLMs (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Claude, Gemeni, etc.)
  • Vector databases
  • Cloud platforms (Azure preferred; AWS or GCP acceptable)
  • Prompt Engineering
  • RAG, MCP, Indexing and integrations
• Experience building AI solutions from ground up in self-hosted, custom LLMs, hybrid or off he shelfs solutions.
• Preferred experience in:
  • Enterprise AI implementations
  • Document processing and knowledge systems
  • Data pipelines and ETL
  • MLOps / AI platform engineering
  • Familiarity with Salesforce, Workday, or ERP integrations

Additional Information

At VERTEX, we invest in top talent with a highly competitive total compensation package designed to reward performance and support long-term success. Total compensation includes a base salary and a performance-based discretionary bonus program. Our comprehensive benefits package offers multiple healthcare and dental plan options, as well as company-paid Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability coverage—ensuring peace of mind for you and your family.

We offer a 401(k) plan with immediate matching and full vesting, empowering employees to build financial security from day one. Additional benefits include Flexible Spending Accounts, a robust Employee Assistance Program, and a suite of exclusive perks that enhance everyday life.

At The Vertex Companies, our salary ranges are intentionally designed to support meaningful career growth over time. These ranges allow employees to develop, expand their impact, and increase their earnings as they progress within their job level. A new hire’s starting compensation is determined by their experience, geographical location, scope of the role at the time of hire, and Company affordability. Our ranges are structured to reward growth and performance, ensuring there is room for advancement and long-term opportunity.

The salary ranges for this role are as follows:

• $109,000 - $299,000 USD annually (Geographical Tier AA - Sample Locations: NY Metro, San Franscisco, San Jose, Seattle)
• $101,000 - $276,000 USD annually (Geographical Tier A - Sample Locations: Irvine CA, Middlesex NJ, Tacoma WA, Boston, Alexandria)
• $92,000 - $253,000 USD annually (Geographical Tier B - Sample Locations - Baltimore, Chicago, Anchorage, Portland)
• $84,000 - $230,000 USD annually (Geographical Tier C - Sample Locations - Atlanta, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Miami)
• $80,000 - $219,000 USD annually (Geographical Tier D - Sample Locations - Mississippi, Mobile AL, Bowling Green KY, Tulsa)

Time away matters—so we provide a generous paid time off program, including vacation, sick time, and paid holidays (with prorated options for eligible part-time employees).

At VERTEX, growth never stops. Our signature “Lifetime of Learning” program offers tuition reimbursement and personalized support for employees pursuing advanced education—helping you sharpen your skills and accelerate your career.

Notice to Third Party Agencies

Please note that The Vertex Companies employs a fully staffed recruiting team. We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Recruitment Agreement, VERTEX will not consider or agree to payment of any referral compensation or recruiter fee. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement, VERTEX explicitly reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of VERTEX.

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