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Senior AI Programmer Analyst
University of New EnglandUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 2 Jun 2026
💰 $102,000/yr($95,000/yr – $102,000/yr)
About the role
Position Information
Position Type
Professional Staff
Faculty Track
Position Title
Senior AI Programmer Analyst
Employment Status
Full Time
Months
12
Campus
Portland, ME
Description
The Senior AI Programmer Analyst is an individual contributor responsible for the design, development, deployment, and ongoing optimization of artificial intelligence and machine learning solutions that advance the university’s academic, administrative, and research missions. Reporting to the Director of Data, Intelligence, and Automation or designated ITS leadership, this role serves as a subject matter expert in applied AI and works in close collaboration with ITS teams, academic departments, and institutional stakeholders to deliver responsible, scalable, and impactful AI capabilities. The Senior AI Programmer Analyst applies deep technical expertise to solve complex problems, leads the development of AI standards and best practices, and ensures all solutions align with institutional policy, data governance requirements, and ethical AI principles
About the University of New England
UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.
UNE is Maine’s largest private university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study-abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible online offerings. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to positively impact a world full of challenges. We are the state’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s only medical and dental colleges, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs, and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.
Benefits Overview
UNE offers a generous comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The package includes varied health and dental plans; a retirement plan that includes up to an 8% match; extensive paid leave including holidays, vacation, sick and personal time; and educational benefits. Please visit the Human Resources Benefits site (https://www.une.edu/hr/benefits) for additional information regarding UNE’s fantastic benefits package.
Responsibilities
UNE offers a generous comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The package includes varied health and dental plans; a retirement plan that includes up to an 8% match; extensive paid leave including holidays, vacation, sick and personal time; and educational benefits. Please visit the Human Resources Benefits site (https://www.une.edu/hr/benefits) for additional information regarding UNE’s fantastic benefits package.
AI Development & Implementation
- Design, build, test, and deploy AI/ML models, pipelines, and applications
- Develop solutions using large language models (LLMs), generative AI, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
- Write clean, maintainable code (primarily in Python) following best practices
- Evaluate and implement AI tools, frameworks, and platforms (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Hugging Face, LangChain)
- Build and maintain data pipelines to support model training and deployment
Enterprise Integration & Collaboration
- Integrate AI solutions with enterprise systems (ERP, SIS, CRM, LMS, etc.) using APIs and modern architectures
- Collaborate with technical teams to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and high-performing
- Support data quality efforts and develop monitoring tools to track model performance
AI Governance & Responsible Use
- Apply responsible AI principles, including fairness, transparency, and data privacy
- Conduct model evaluations, bias assessments, and risk analyses
- Ensure compliance with institutional policies and regulations (e.g., FERPA, HIPAA)
- Contribute to AI governance frameworks and documentation
Technical Leadership & Engagement
- Serve as a technical resource and mentor for AI-related work
- Lead knowledge-sharing activities and promote AI literacy across the organization
- Partner with stakeholders to define use cases and translate technical concepts into clear solutions
- Participate in projects, working groups, and AI strategy initiatives
- Other duties as assigned
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, information technology, or a closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education and professional experience.
- Minimum of three to five years of progressively responsible experience in enterprise systems administration, configuration, development, or support in a complex multi-system environment.
- Demonstrated experience with at least one major enterprise student information and/or ERP platform (for example, Ellucian Ban
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