GenAI Data Automation Engineer

Job ID
132524
Job Type
Contract
Industry
Manufacturing
Pay Rate
$50 - $52.80 an hour
Location
Work from home

Talascend is currently seeking a GenAI Data Automation Engineer for a remote, contract opportunity with our client.

Overview

The role involves designing and implementing innovative, AI-driven automation solutions across AWS and Azure hybrid environments, building intelligent, scalable data pipelines and automations that integrate cloud services, enterprise tools, and Generative AI to support mission-critical analytics, reporting, and customer engagement platforms.

Shift

Remote with quarterly travel for 2 days to DC. Standard work hours in either Eastern or Central Time.

Clearance
Ability to obtain a Public Trust Security Clearance
US Citizen

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain data pipelines in AWS using S3, RDS/SQL Server, Glue, Lambda, EMR, DynamoDB, and Step Functions.
  • Develop ETL/ELT processes to move data from multiple data systems including DynamoDB to SQL Server (AWS) and between AWS and Azure SQL systems.
  • Integrate AWS Connect, Nice inContact CRM data into the enterprise data pipeline for analytics and operational reporting.
  • Engineer and enhance ingestion pipelines with Apache Spark, Flume, Kafka for real-time and batch processing into Apache Solr and AWS Open Search platforms.
  • Leverage Generative AI services and frameworks to create automated processes for vector generation and embedding from unstructured data to support Generative AI models.
  • Automate data quality checks, metadata tagging, and lineage tracking.
  • Enhance ingestion/ETL with LLM-assisted transformation and anomaly detection.
  • Build conversational BI interfaces that allow natural language access to Solr and SQL data.
  • Develop AI-powered copilots for pipeline monitoring and automated troubleshooting.
  • Implement SQL Server stored procedures, indexing, query optimization, profiling, and execution plan tuning to maximize performance.
  • Apply CI/CD best practices using GitHub, Jenkins, or Azure DevOps for both data pipelines and GenAI model integration.
  • Ensure security and compliance through IAM, KMS encryption, VPC isolation, RBAC, and firewalls.
  • Support Agile DevOps processes with sprint-based delivery of pipeline and AI-enabled features.

Qualifications

  • US Citizenship and ability to obtain Public Trust clearance.
  • BS in Computer Science or related field with 2+ years of data engineering, automation experiences.
  • Hands-on experience with LLM, Generative AI frameworks using AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI or open source platform.
  • Hands-on experience with SQL, SSIS, Python, Spark, Bash, Power shell, AWS/Azure CLIs.
  • Experience with AWS services like S3, RDS/SQL Server, Glue, Lambda, EMR, DynamoDB.
  • Familiarity with Apache Flume, Kafka, Solr for large-scale data ingestion and search.
  • Experience with integrating REST API calls in data pipelines and workflows.
  • Familiarity with JIRA, GitHub / Azure DevOps / Jenkins for SDLC and CI/CD automation.
  • Strong troubleshooting and performance optimization skills in SQL, Spark or other data engineering solutions.
  • Experience operationalizing Generative AI (GenAI Ops) pipelines, including model deployment, monitoring, retraining, and lifecycle management for LLMs and AI-enabled data workflows.
  • Good communication and presentation skills.

We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only those qualified individuals who closely meet the qualifications of the position will be contacted. The details of the position are only a summary, other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Background Check and Drug Screen may be required.

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Pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Talascend also offers a variety of benefits including: health and disability insurance, 401(k), EAP, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, plan requirements, schedule type, and client work site mandates.

Talascend is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.

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