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IT Software Engineers
University of UtahSalt Lake City, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Jul 2026
💰 $125,000/yr($100,000/yr – $125,000/yr)
About the role
Details
Open Date
07/22/2026
Requisition Number
PRN45702B
Job Title
IT Software Engineers
Working Title
AI Platform Engineer III
Career Progression Track
P00
Track Level
P3 - Career
FLSA Code
Computer Employee
Patient Sensitive Job Code?
No
Standard Hours per Week
40
Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time
Shift
Day
Work Schedule Summary
M-F 8-5
VP Area
President
Department
00428 - UIT - Network & Comm. Srvs
Location
Campus
City
Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment
External Posting
Pay Rate Range
$100,000-125,000
Close Date
08/15/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
AI Platform Engineer III
The AI Platform Engineer III is responsible for designing, developing, implementing, governing, and supporting enterprise artificial intelligence solutions across the University. This position serves as a technical leader for generative AI platforms, AI-powered applications, custom agents, workflow automation, and enterprise AI adoption.
The successful candidate will possess demonstrated experience administering enterprise AI platforms, developing custom AI agents and GPTs, implementing agentic workflows, applying advanced prompt engineering techniques, and building AI-powered business solutions that improve productivity, automate business processes, support financial reporting and analysis, and enhance decision-making.
This position works closely with university leadership, researchers, business units, developers, security teams, and technology partners to identify, develop, and operationalize high-value AI use cases. Responsibilities include AI platform administration, AI solution architecture, agent development, AI governance, enterprise integrations, and business process automation.
This is not an entry-level AI position. Candidates must demonstrate prior hands-on experience working with enterprise AI platforms, large language models, agentic frameworks, custom AI agents, and AI solution development. The selected candidate will be expected to contribute immediately as an experienced AI practitioner.
About UIT: University Information Technology (UIT), the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, reports to the U’s Chief Information Officer and is responsible for many of the U’s shared IT services including the wired and wireless network; Campus Information Services (CIS) portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; digital learning technologies; information security; software licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.
About the University of Utah: Located in Salt Lake City, the U is the flagship institution of the State of Utah’s system of higher education, home to arts and museum venues and a member of the BIG-12 Conference. Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are a short distance from campus, and opportunities to pursue activities from biking to hiking to fishing abound. Salt Lake City is home to the Utah Symphony and Opera, Ballet West, professional sports teams, and a wide range of other cultural and recreational activities.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will possess demonstrated experience administering enterprise AI platforms, developing custom AI agents and GPTs, implementing agentic workflows, applying advanced prompt engineering techniques, and building AI-powered business solutions that improve productivity, automate business processes, support financial reporting and analysis, and enhance decision-making.
This position works closely with university leadership, researchers, business units, developers, security teams, and technology partners to identify, develop, and operationalize high-value AI use cases. Responsibilities include AI platform administration, AI solution architecture, agent development, AI governance, enterprise integrations, and business process automation.
This is not an entry-level AI position. Candidates must demonstrate prior hands-on experience working with enterprise AI platforms, large language models, agentic frameworks, custom AI agents, and AI solution development. The selected candidate will be expected to contribute immediately as an experienced AI practitioner.
About UIT: University Information Technology (UIT), the central IT service provider for the University of Utah, reports to the U’s Chief Information Officer and is responsible for many of the U’s shared IT services including the wired and wireless network; Campus Information Services (CIS) portal; UMail, telephone, and online collaboration; digital learning technologies; information security; software licensing; and a host of other IT systems and services.
About the University of Utah: Located in Salt Lake City, the U is the flagship institution of the State of Utah’s system of higher education, home to arts and museum venues and a member of the BIG-12 Conference. Skiing and snowboarding opportunities are a short distance from campus, and opportunities to pursue activities from biking to hiking to fishing abound. Salt Lake City is home to the Utah Symphony and Opera, Ballet West, professional sports teams, and a wide range of other cultural and recreational activities.
AI Platform Engineer III
- Design, develop, deploy, and support enterprise AI solutions that improve productivity, automate business processes, and deliver measurable business value.
- Build and maintain custom AI agents, GPTs, copilots, and agentic workflows that support academic, administrative, operational, research, and financial use cases.
- Administer and optimize enterprise AI platforms including OpenAI ChatGPT Enterprise, Anthropic Claude Enterprise, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, NotebookLM, AWS Bedrock, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric, and future University-approved AI services
- .Develop AI-powered solutions for financial reporting, business intelligence, executive reporting, operational analytics, forecasting, workflow automation, and decision support.
- Design and implement advanced AI architectures utilizing Model Context Protocol (MCP), retrieva
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