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The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC)

Associate Principal, Artificial Intelligence Engineering

Posted 6 Days Ago
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
128K-152K Annually
Junior
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
128K-152K Annually
Junior
Develop and lead enterprise AI engineering solutions, including Python tooling, RAG systems, LLM agent workflows, vector database integrations, and AI platform connectors. Administer AWS Bedrock, evaluate models using MMLU and TruthfulQA, establish prompt engineering and model versioning standards, and provide technical leadership for scalable AI data systems. Collaborate with product and domain teams to deploy AI-enabled products, define roadmaps, and monitor system effectiveness.
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Duties:

Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to integrate cutting-edge AI data solutions into products. Develop and deploy advanced data machine learning models, ensuring the integration of AI capabilities across various platforms, and drive innovation in data-driven decision-making processes. Develop Python software — including command-line tools, data processing and extraction scripts, reusable tooling, and platform integration utilities — supporting enterprise data systems and AI platforms including Claude Enterprise. Serve as a key advisor to product development teams, providing expertise and guidance on the best practices for AI implementation. Lead the design, deployment, and optimization of Gen AI data solutions across OCC, establishing architectural standards and best practices. Drive the development and implementation of sophisticated RAG systems and complex LLM agent workflows, providing technical leadership and mentoring to team members. Collaborate cross functionally with product managers, designers, and domain experts to prototype and deploy AI-enabled data products. Deploy and configure enterprise RAG systems with embedded vector databases using Amazon Q Business to enable organization wide AI capabilities. Apply best practices in observability, evaluation, benchmarking, and continuous improvement for deployed AI data systems. Define and establish enterprise-wide standards for prompt engineering and model versioning, ensuring scalability and maintainability. Design and implement integrations connecting cross-platform enterprise data sources to downstream data and AI platforms (including Claude Enterprise), using Python, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and enterprise platform connectors. Lead the technical design and implementation of backend infrastructure for AI data services, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure solutions. Lead the development of technical vision and long-term roadmap for AI data systems at OCC, working closely with executive stakeholders. Develop metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor AI data utilization, effectiveness, and integration. Administer AWS Bedrock to provision and manage large language models and build model evaluation frameworks using MMLU and TruthfulQA. Up to 40% telecommuting permitted. OCC offers a standard benefits package. *This position qualifies for The Options Clearing Corporation’s Employee Referral Program.*


Education & Experience Required:

Master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, analytics, or related and two (2) years of experience as a data analyst, data analytics engineering associate, or related


Special Skills Required:

Must have work experience with each of the following: 1) Develop Python software — including command-line tools, data processing and extraction scripts, reusable tooling, and platform integration utilities — supporting enterprise data systems and AI platforms including Claude Enterprise; 2) Design and implement integrations connecting cross-platform enterprise data sources to downstream data and AI platforms (including Claude Enterprise), using Python, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, and enterprise platform connectors; 3) Deploy and configure enterprise RAG systems with embedded vector databases using Amazon Q Business to enable organization wide AI capabilities; and 4) Administer AWS Bedrock to provision and manage large language models and build model evaluation frameworks using MMLU and TruthfulQA. Up to 40% telecommuting permitted.


Salary

$127,900-$152,400


Apply:

OCC offers a standard benefits package. See a full list of benefits here: https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together. Apply online at www.theocc.com. No calls. EOE.


About Us

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) is the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization. Founded in 1973, OCC is dedicated to promoting stability and market integrity by delivering clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions. As a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility (SIFMU), OCC operates under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. OCC has more than 100 clearing members and provides central counterparty (CCP) clearing and settlement services to 23 exchanges and trading platforms. More information about OCC is available at www.theocc.com.


Benefits

A highly collaborative and supportive environment developed to encourage work-life balance and employee wellness. Some of these components include:

  • A hybrid work environment, up to 2 days per week of remote work
  • Tuition Reimbursement to support your continued education
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance
  • Technology Stipend allowing you to use the device of your choice to connect to our network while working remotely
  • Generous PTO and Parental leave
  • 401k Employer Match
  • Competitive health benefits including medical, dental and vision

Visit https://www.theocc.com/careers/thriving-together for more information.

Compensation

  • The salary range listed for any given position is exclusive of fringe benefits and potential bonuses. If hired at OCC, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors such as skills, experience and/or education.
  • In addition, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
  • We typically do not hire at the maximum of the range in order to allow for future and continued salary growth. We also offer a substantial benefits package as noted on www.theocc.com/careers
  • All employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Discretionary bonuses are based on various factors, including, but not limited to, company and individual performance and are not guaranteed.

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