Senior Agentic AI Engineer

Centene Corporation

. Design, build, secure, and operate governed agentic AI capabilities for Security Defense Technologies .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $87,000 - $161,300 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and building agentic AI capabilities, with a strong focus on security automation, software engineering, and compliance with secure SDLC practices. Proficient in developing AI-assisted applications and integrating tools while ensuring operational health and governance.

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Agentic AI DevelopmentPython ProgrammingSecurity AutomationAWS ExperienceProject Management

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringAI-Enabled SystemsDeterministic Security AutomationThreat ModelingCode ScanningCI/CDContainerizationTelemetry ImplementationData AnalysisProduction-Readiness Validation

Soft Skills

Analytical SkillsDecision-MakingIndependent WorkProblem IdentificationJudgment

Tools & Technologies

APIsGitEnterprise Automation PlatformsBedrocksDatabrisks

Industry Keywords

Governed AI CapabilitiesSecurity Defense TechnologiesAuditabilityHuman Approval PointsOperational Health

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSPythonSDLC

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, secure, and operate governed agentic AI capabilities for Security Defense Technologies
Develop agentic workflows, AI-assisted applications, tool integrations, retrieval patterns, and deterministic security automation
Define agent boundaries, identity, permissions, approved tools, human approval points, auditability, rollback, and emergency-stop behavior
Build reusable services and components using Python, APIs, Git-based CI/CD, containers, and enterprise automation platforms
Apply secure SDLC practices, including threat modeling, code and dependency scanning, testing, peer review, and production-readiness validation
Implement telemetry for agent decisions, tool calls, failures, quality, security events, and operational health
Partner with security engineering, architecture, governance, platform, and operations teams to move validated prototypes into supported capabilities
Document architecture, controls, runbooks, test evidence, ownership, and support models
Perform other duties as assigned
Comply with all policies and standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future
Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science), or equivalent experience acquired through applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill
Requires 4–6 years of related experience
Senior-level experience building production software, security automation, platform engineering, or AI-enabled systems
Direct experience with agentic AI is strongly preferred, or demonstrated depth in software engineering plus applied AI/LLM development
Experience with AWS, Bedrocks, and Databrisks preferred
Intermediate analytical, project management, judgment, decision-making, accuracy, independent-work, and problem-identification skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive pay
Health insurance
401K
Stock purchase plans
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off plus holidays
Flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules
Additional forms of incentives may be included in total compensation