Associate Applied AI Engineer

Associate Applied AI Engineer

Company: GuidePoint Security

About Us:

GuidePoint Security provides trusted cybersecurity expertise, solutions, and services to help organizations make better decisions and minimize risk. Our holistic approach to evaluating security posture enables top organizations, including Fortune 500 companies and U.S. government agencies, to identify threats, optimize resources, and integrate best-fit solutions.

General Description:

GuidePoint Security is seeking an Associate Applied AI Engineer to join our growing AI and Agentic Enablement practice. This is a junior-level engineering role focused on building AI and agentic systems to enhance internal operations and support the development of AI-powered client offerings. You will collaborate with senior engineers and practice leads on the design, development, and deployment of agentic workflows and AI tooling, spanning internal automation, client-adjacent solution development, cross-team enablement, and experimentation with emerging AI technologies.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the authoring and deployment of agentic harnesses within existing agentic platforms.
• Assist in prototyping and iterating on agentic harnesses and LLM-integrated workflows.
• Define and implement benchmarks to evaluate the performance, reliability, and accuracy of agentic pipelines and workflows.
• Research and evaluate emerging AI tools, models, and platforms, and share relevant findings with the team.
• Support the identification and development of AI-powered automations to improve efficiency across service delivery, operations, and sales functions.
• Participate in workflow assessments to understand current processes and identify automation opportunities.
• Contribute to internal tools, integrations, and AI-assisted workflows used across the Northeast region.
• Serve as a hands-on resource for regional teams, building their capability to independently operate and maintain agentic harnesses.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience:

• High school diploma and 1 year of relevant experience.
• Working knowledge of Python and the ability to author, configure, and iterate on agentic harnesses.
• Foundational understanding of large language models, prompt engineering, and API-based AI integration.
• Ability to read, write, and debug code independently at a junior level.
• Demonstrated ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated engagement with agentic AI systems and automation through coursework, projects, or self-directed learning.

Preferred Experience:

• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud), particularly AI/ML services.
• Experience with tools such as vector databases, orchestration layers, or workflow automation platforms.
• Familiarity with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns or tool-use/function-calling with LLMs.
• Experience designing or applying evaluation frameworks and benchmarks for AI systems.
• Experience facilitating training, workshops, or technical enablement sessions.
• Background or coursework in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience working in a professional services or consulting environment.

Travel Requirements: Up to 10% travel.

Physical Requirements: Sedentary work; substantial movement of wrists, hands, and/or fingers for a minimum of 8 hours a day; required to have close visual acuity to view computer terminals and/or extensive reading for a minimum of 8 hours a day.

Why GuidePoint?

GuidePoint Security is a rapidly growing, profitable, privately-held value-added reseller focused exclusively on Information Security. Since 2011, we have grown to over 1,200 employees and serve over 6,200 customers. Our firm-defined core values drive our success and foster an enjoyable workplace atmosphere, with knowledgeable, skilled, and experienced colleagues who seek to collaborate and mentor.

Perks:

• Primarily remote workforce (U.S. based only).
• Group Medical Insurance options (GuidePoint pays a significant portion of premiums).
• Group Dental Insurance (GuidePoint pays 100% of employee premiums).
• 12 corporate holidays and a Flexible Time Off (FTO) program.
• Healthy mobile phone and home internet allowance.
• Eligibility for retirement plan after 2 months.
• Pet Benefit Option.