AI Agent & Automation Developer

Cherry Bekaert is ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the country and is recognized as a Great Place to Work. They are seeking a talented AI Agent & Automation Developer to design, implement, and deploy intelligent agents that operate autonomously within digital environments, driving innovation and operational excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement AI agents using LLMs, planning algorithms, and decision-making frameworks
• Develop agent architectures that support autonomy, interactivity, and task completion
• Integrate agents into applications, APIs, or workflows (e.g., chatbots, automation tools)
• Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and product teams to iterate on agent capabilities
• Optimize agent behavior through feedback loops, reinforcement learning, or user interaction
• Engineer and manage context for agents to ensure they access the right information at the right time. This includes applying methods such as:
• Prompt Engineering – injecting information directly into prompts
• Fine-tuning – training models on additional data to embed knowledge (where applicable)
• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) – embedding documents into vector databases and retrieving semantically relevant information
• Tool Use – leveraging sub-agents or deterministic models to locate and add relevant context
• Hybrid Approaches – combining two or more methods to maximize reliability and relevance
• Monitor performance, conduct evaluations, and implement safety and guardrail mechanisms
• Maintain thorough documentation of agent logic, design decisions, and dependencies
• Stay up to date with industry developments and advancements in AI, machine learning, and agent-based technologies
• Collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams to integrate AI agents with Microsoft-specific platforms such as Copilot Studio, Azure AI, and Semantic Kernel SDK
• Build and deploy enterprise-grade Copilots using Microsoft’s orchestration tools, enabling seamless interaction across Microsoft 365, Dynamics, and custom business applications