AI Agent & Automation Developer

Cherry Bekaert, ranked among the largest assurance, tax and advisory firms in the U.S., is seeking a talented AI Agent & Automation Developer to join their Business Transformation team. The role involves designing, implementing, and deploying intelligent agents that operate autonomously within digital environments, driving innovation and operational excellence through intelligent automation and advanced analytics.

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