Agentic Engineering Lead

· Architect and build agentic workflows across the software development lifecycle and Engineering Operations.

· Translate engineering standards, playbooks, governance, and systems of record into automated workflows, controls, and agents.

· Implement the Engineering data architecture and systems-of-record model, including the integrations, context, and traceability required to support agentic workflows and trusted engineering data.

· Define scalable patterns for agent architecture, context, human/agent handoffs, guardrails, evaluation, and observability.

· Advise engineering teams on adapting and adopting the Agentic SDLC for their specific architectures, workflows, risks, and mission requirements.

· Develop reusable agentic capabilities and patterns that can scale across Engineering.

· Measure the adoption and effectiveness of agentic engineering capabilities and continuously improve them.

· Experience consistent with a Vantor T7/Principal technical leader: typically 15+ years with a bachelor’s, 10+ with a master’s, 8+ with a PhD, or equivalent experience.

· Deep software engineering and architecture expertise, including modern SDLC, automation, APIs, developer tooling, and systems integration.

· Hands-on experience designing and building AI agents, agentic systems, or AI-enabled engineering workflows.

· Strong understanding of LLMs, context engineering, orchestration, evaluation, observability, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop patterns.

· Demonstrated ability to establish technical direction and influence senior engineers, architects, and engineering leaders across an organization.

Engineering teams adopt agentic workflows that reduce manual effort while improving velocity, quality, rigor, and traceability. Common capabilities and patterns scale across the organization while allowing teams to adapt the Agentic SDLC to their specific mission and technical nee

Pay Transparency: To support pay transparency, Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings. Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range. The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate’s experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at: https://www.Vantor.com/careers

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EEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.