AI Data Engineer, State Auditor Appointed

The incumbent will provide assistance and advanced knowledge in both developing and maintaining cloud infrastructure that enables large-scale document processing with cloud native and customized machine learning models. The incumbent will work with full-stack developers to integrate a mix of unstructured financial documents (PDFs, Word Documents, CSVs/Excel workbooks, and images) into a cohesive AI processing pipeline and database. The incumbent will also develop a variety of customized agents and optimized prompts that are applied through the processing pipeline.

• Maintains the successful operation of production AI pipelines and databases
• Writing code in various software programming languages to interact with databases and information systems.
• Communicating information and ideas clearly and concisely, in writing, reading, and understanding information presented in writing.
• Works independently to execute projects or investigations as assigned.
• Other tasks as assigned.
• Establishing and maintaining effective work relationships with employees, representatives of governments, and the public.

• Python - 4 years minimum 
  1. Flask and microservice architecture - at least one year
  2. Experience with GCP AI Client libraries (such as VertexAI, DocAI, etc.) - at least one year
• Linux OS and CLI -  Know how to use CLIs and develop in Linux OS environments (ssh/remote).
• SQL – 4 years (Google SQL and Big Query Preferred)
• Docker – 1 year. 
• Continuous Integration/ Continuous Deployment - GitHub + Google Cloud Build Preferred. 
• LLM Engine Serving - vLLM,  LM Studio, Ollama, llama.cpp,  llamastack etc.
• Experience evaluating model transformers and whether there are safe tensors. 
• Experience building, storing, and interfacing with vector embeddings stored in RAG Vector databases
• Strong understanding of Cloud computing, storage, and database fundamentals. Google Cloud Platform preferred. 
• This position requires a four-year college degree or equivalent experience in computing, computer science, statistics, mathematics, or a related field. 

Working Location: Hybrid. This position offers primarily remote work opportunities, with occasional office attendance required for staff meetings or presentations to key stakeholders.

Start Date: As soon as possible

The Office of the State Auditor participates in E-Verify.

The Office of the State Auditor is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring is done without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Office of the State Auditor provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. For accommodation information or if you need an accommodation to complete the application process, please contact Mandy Teerlink at 801-538-1363. 

The Office of the Utah State Auditor is required to participate in E-Verify. Applicants must be able to successfully pass the required background check. This is an at-will (career service exempt) position. Incumbents placed in this title are appointed, non-classified, exempt from 67-19-12, and are required to be placed in a position schedule of AC (Employees in Offices of Elected Officials).