AI/ML Security Engineer

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions and services that help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. By taking a three-tiered, holistic approach for evaluating security posture and ecosystems, GuidePoint enables some of the nation’s top organizations, such as Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources and integrate best-fit solutions that mitigate risk.

General Description

GuidePoint Security is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to join our AI and Agentic Enablement practice. This is a mid-level engineering role for practitioners with hands-on experience designing and deploying agentic systems. The role spans harness development within existing agentic platforms, internal tooling for NE regional teams, and structured enablement programs that build lasting agentic capability across the organization.

Working independently across the full delivery lifecycle, this engineer leads harness design and deployment, owns internal tooling initiatives, and drives the enablement programs that transfer agentic operating capability to regional teams.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Design, build, and deploy agentic harnesses and LLM-integrated workflows from prototype through production within existing platforms

Define and own performance benchmarks to evaluate reliability, accuracy, and continuous improvement of agentic pipelines

Evaluate and recommend emerging AI tools, models, and platforms for adoption

Identify, develop, and maintain AI-powered automations and tools that improve efficiency across service delivery, operations, and sales functions throughout the Northeast region

Lead workflow assessments to identify opportunities for agentic automation and design repeatable, scalable delivery frameworks

Own documentation, testing, and iteration on productized AI components and proof-of-concept builds for internal and client audiences

Design and deliver enablement programs that build regional teams' capability to independently operate, maintain, and extend agentic harnesses

Develop training materials and lead workshops that build agentic AI literacy across functional teams, including handoff documentation and runbooks

Other duties as assigned

Required Experience: 

S. degree in computer science or relevant field and 3 years of experience or M.S degree

3+ years of software development or AI/ML engineering experience

Demonstrated ability to design, author, and deploy agentic harnesses within existing agentic platforms

Working knowledge of Python and at least one additional language relevant to agentic development

Working understanding of large language models, prompt engineering, and API-based AI integration

Ability to independently scope, build, and ship agentic solutions at a mid-level engineering standard, ensuring secure development practices throughout

Demonstrated ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences

Preferred Experience: 

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud), particularly AI/ML services

Experience with vector databases, orchestration layers, or workflow automation platforms

Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns or tool-use/function-calling with LLMs

Experience designing and applying evaluation frameworks and benchmarks for AI systems

Experience designing and facilitating technical enablement programs for mixed audiences

Travel Requirements:

Up to 10% travel

Physical Requirements:

Sedentary work

Substantial movement of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers for a minimum of 8 hours a day

Required to have close visual acuity to view computer terminal and/or extensive reading for a minimum of 8 hours a day

We use Greenhouse Software as our applicant tracking system and Zoom Scheduler for HR screen request scheduling. At times, your email may block our communication with you. Please be sure to check your SPAM folder so that you don't miss updates on your application.

Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value added reseller that focuses exclusively on Information Security. Since its inception in 2011, GuidePoint has grown to over 1,200 employees, established strategic partnerships with leading security vendors, and serves as a trusted advisor to more than 6,200 customers.

Firmly-defined core values drive all aspects of the business, which have been paramount to the company’s success and establishment of an enjoyable workplace atmosphere. At GuidePoint, your colleagues are knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced and will seek to collaborate and provide mentorship and guidance at every opportunity.  

This is a unique and rare opportunity to grow your career along with one of the fastest growing companies in the nation.

Some added perks….

Remote workforce primarily (U.S. based only, some travel may be required for certain positions, working on-site may be required for Federal positions)

Group Medical Insurance options: Zero Deductible PPO Plan (GuidePoint pays 90% of the premium for employees and 70% for family plans (spouse/children/family) or High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (GuidePoint pays 100% of the employees premiums and 75% for family plans (spouse/children/family). If you choose the High Deductible / HSA plan, GPS will contribute in 4 equal quarterly installments: ($850 per EE annually / $1750 per family annually (includes spouse/children/family options)

Group Dental Insurance: GuidePoint pays 100% of the premium for employees and 75% of family plans

12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program

Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance

Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months at open enrollment

Pet Benefit Option