Java AI Engineer (HBITS-08-15066) – Albany, NY (In-person Interview)

Hi,

We are currently hiring for the Java AI Engineer role (Job ID: HBITS-08-15066) with one of our clients in Schenectady, NY. As a prime vendor to New York State, we support their HBITS (Hourly-Based IT Services) requirements.

Position Details:

• Title: Java AI Engineer
• Duration: 30 Months
• Location: Albany, NY (3 days onsite per week)
• Interview Mode: Single round, In-person

Job Responsibilities:

This individual will be expected to participate in the following activities:

• Build core REST endpoints, construct and optimize database queries in collaboration with the Data Architect, and implement business-logic validations.
• Design and review Java-based microservices and APIs supporting integration between the core UI system and the AI Job Assist Tool.
• Review, critique, and recommend approval of vendor API specifications, data schemas, and integration designs before ITS development begins.
• Act as a technical liaison among the vendor AI team, NYSDOL business subject-matter experts, and ITS security/infrastructure teams.
• Collaborate on establishing coding standards and branching strategies, and perform critical code reviews for security, performance, and maintainability.
• Design end-to-end integration among REST APIs, the MCP server, and the core UI system of record.
• Collaborate with Google Cloud Platform Cloud Engineering on secure egress proxies, VPC Service Controls, GKE, Pub/Sub, IAM, and related cloud-native architecture.
• Design validation frameworks that prevent corrupt or unapproved AI generated data from being written back to the UI system.
• Anticipate and mitigate API instability, dependency, and database change risks, and develop technical workarounds as needed.
• Develop and execute load-testing strategies to support approximately 1,500 concurrent users and document-heavy workloads.
• Support integration of AI capabilities and Model Context Protocol (MCP) services with enterprise Java/microservice solutions.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and provide knowledge transfer and mentoring to State staff.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 96 months of experience in enterprise backend software development and API architecture using Java and microservices, including design and implementation of REST APIs.
• 36 months of experience in a technical leadership or architecture role on enterprise systems, including code review, technical standards, and cross-functional/vendor coordination.
• 24 months of experience integrating enterprise applications with AI-enabled services or AI platforms, including validation of data exchanged between AI services and systems of record.
• 12 months of experience designing, implementing, or validating Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, clients, tools, or integrations.
• 24 months of experience with Google Cloud Platform cloud-native architectures and services, including one or more of GKE, Pub/Sub, IAM, VPC Service Controls, or secure egress patterns.
• 24 months of experience delivering solutions in high-compliance environments such as IRS Publication 1075, CJIS, HIPAA, or comparable regulated environments.
• 24 months of experience designing data-integrity, write-back validation, or API security controls for transactional enterprise systems.

If you are interested, please reply with your updated resume, availability, and expected hourly rate.

Looking forward to connecting with you.

Thanks & Regards

Adarsh Shukla

Human Resources Manager