Forward Deployment Agentic Engineer

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, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.) • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus About Guidehouse