Guidehouse

Forward Deployment Agentic Engineer

Guidehouse • $70K — $116K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 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

Responsibilities

  • Build and support AI solutions using Claude, API integrations, and modern development practices
  • Translate business needs into technical designs and prototypes including Custom Skills
  • Develop reliable agent workflows with appropriate tools and human review
  • Contribute to design of solution patterns for usability, performance, and safety
  • Build and maintain integrations with internal and external systems
  • Support read-oriented workflows with common business systems
  • Work with relational databases for application state and auditability

Benefits

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

  • Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is a management consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. The firm provides consulting services to clients in the public and commercial sectors, with a focus on energy, financial services, healthcare, national security, and aerospace and defense. Guidehouse was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from PwC. The firm has over 7,000 employees and operates in more than 50 locations worldwide.
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Founded
2018

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