Senior AI Platform Engineer

C2 Labs is seeking a Senior AI Platform Engineer to help build and operate the next generation of AI-enabled compliance solutions. This role serves as a foundational member of the AI & Innovation team and will support the development of AI agents, compliance automation, workflow orchestration, and platform integrations that power our advisory services. The ideal candidate combines cloud engineering, DevOps, automation, API integration, and AI platform experience., * Deploy and manage AI platforms supporting enterprise copilots, AI agents, and digital workers.

• Implement and maintain Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) infrastructure.

• Deploy and manage vector databases and enterprise knowledge systems.

• Develop and maintain integrations with RegScale APIs and other enterprise platforms.

• Integrate AI services with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Azure AI Services, OpenAI, Anthropic, and related technologies.

• Develop automation workflows using Power Automate and API-first architectures.

• Design and maintain cloud-native infrastructure supporting AI and automation workloads.

• Manage Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code.

• Implement secure deployment pipelines for regulated environments.

• Support development of compliance automation workflows for evidence collection, POA&M management, and continuous monitoring.

• Monitor AI platform performance, observability, logging, and operational health.

• Experience deploying and supporting AI applications in production environments.

• Experience with LLM APIs including OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic, or AWS Bedrock.

• Experience with agent frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or AutoGen.

• Understanding of RAG architectures, vector databases, and semantic retrieval.

• Strong Python development skills.

• Experience developing and integrating REST APIs.

• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, and cloud-native architectures.

• Experience integrating SaaS platforms and enterprise systems.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Strongly Preferred

• Experience with FedRAMP, RMF, NIST 800-53, NIST 800-171, CMMC, or related compliance frameworks.

• Experience with RegScale, ServiceNow GRC, Archer, eMASS, Xacta, or similar GRC platforms.

• Experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI, Power Platform, and Power Automate.

• Experience supporting government or regulated industry customers.

• Familiarity with continuous monitoring, compliance automation, and cybersecurity operations.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

• 5+ years of DevOps, Platform Engineering, Software Engineering, or Solution Engineering experience.

• 2+ years supporting AI, automation, or machine learning platforms in production environments.

• U.S. Citizenship preferred. Ability to obtain and maintain government suitability requirements as needed.

C2 Labs [www.c2labs.com] partners with clients on their IT transformation journey via data-driven IT strategic planning, application rationalization and redevelopment, and innovative research and development of new industry standards and technologies. C2 Labs provides specialized products and services that allow our clients to innovate with speed and scale seamlessly while maintaining a robust and effective security posture. C2 has a unique approach to client success enablement that is empowered by ART (Application Rationalization and Transformation) and SCIENCE (Strategic Client Interview and Engineering to assess, design, and implement Cloud Ecosystems) to couple creative new approaches/technologies with proven methodologies that deliver rapid results. Must Live in the Knoxville, Tennessee metro area. Organizational Alignment This position reports to the Senior Manager, AI & Innovation and is part of C2 Labs' AI & Innovation organization. The AI & Innovation team is responsible for developing AI-enabled compliance solutions, digital workers, enterprise copilots, and compliance automation capabilities. This role is focused on product and platform engineering rather than traditional IT operations and will work closely with AI architects, compliance subject matter experts, product managers, and customer delivery teams.