Forward Deployment Agentic Engineer at Guidehouse in San Antonio, TX

Job description

Job Family : Business Systems Analysis Travel Required : Up to 10% Clearance Required : Ability to Obtain Public Trust What You Will Do : Solution Delivery Build and support agentic AI solutions using Claude, API integrations, and modern application development practices. Translate business and workflow needs into practical technical designs and working prototypes including Custom Skills. Develop reliable agent workflows that use tools, structured outputs, retrieval, and human review where appropriate. Contribute to the design of solution patterns that balance usability, performance, maintainability, and safety. Engineering and Integration Build and maintain integrations with internal and external systems through APIs, services, and data pipelines. Support read-oriented and low-risk workflow integrations with common business systems and internal applications. Work with relational databases and related data storage patterns to support application state, retrieval, and auditability. What You Will Need : Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience Four (4) or more years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, analytics engineering, or a related technical role TWO (2) years of recent, hands-on experience building GenAI, LLM, or agentic solutions Experience with Claude API, Claude for Enterprise, Claude Code, tool use, or similar LLM platforms Experience building and integrating applications through APIs, services, or workflow automation What Would Be Nice To Have : Anthropic Academy coursework or certificates in areas such as AI Fluency, API development, Model Context Protocol, Claude Code, or related Claude platform topics Experience building reliable, maintainable, and well-documented code Anthropic partner training or certification experience, or equivalent Claude-focused credentialing ​Working knowledge of relational databases and basic data modeling concepts Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), embeddings, or vector search Familiarity with agentic workflow patterns, orchestration, and human-in-the-loop designs Exposure to evaluation practices for AI systems, including testing, validation, and quality review Familiarity with logging, monitoring, and observability for application services Experience supporting internal platforms, client implementations, or enterprise software delivery Strong interest in building practical AI solutions that are useful, trusted, and easy to maintain The annual salary range for this position is $70,000.00-$116,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. What We Offer: Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace. Benefits include: Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays Parental Leave 401(k) Retirement Plan Group Term Life and Travel Assistance Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits Short-Term & Long-Term Disability Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities Employee Referral Program Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach Care.com annual membership Employee Assistance Program Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospi