Python Developer – Agentic AI Infrastructure (AILLM Engineer) LocalHybrid

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Job Location:

Nashville, IN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville Tennessee and operating at a global crossroads of teaching discovery and patient care VUMC is a community ofindividuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniquenessis sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilts mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care education and research.

Organization:

HealthIT AI Development Solutions

Job Summary:

This role will design build and operate production-grade agentic AI solutions and supporting infrastructure using Python. You will develop AI agents and workflows that securely leverage institutional data systems and tooling to automate routine technical and operational work accelerate delivery of AI-enabled capabilities and enable broader adoption through reusable components and patterns.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on taking concepts from prototype to productioniterating quickly while meeting enterprise expectations for security reliability maintainability and documentation.

Key Responsibilities

Design and implement agentic AI workflows and services in Python including tool-usingagents orchestrated multi-step processes and integration patterns.

Build andmaintainreusable frameworks/components for agent development (e.g. agent runners tool registries prompt/config management evaluation harnesses).

Integrate agents with enterprise data sources and systems in a secure auditable manner (APIs services databases and internal platforms as applicable).

Develop and harden AI-enabled applications andsupportingAPIs for internal use including deployments to OpenShift.

Implement best practices for production readiness: testing logging/metrics error handling performance considerations and operationalrunbooks.

Contribute to platform standards and reference implementations for agentic development (including patterns aligned with Model Context Protocol where applicable).

Collaborate with stakeholders to translate use cases into technical requirements iterate on solutions and deliver measurable outcomes.

Ensureappropriate documentationfor all development and modifications including architecture notes and operational guidance.

Ensure integrity confidentiality and security of institutional data used by AI solutions (data handling access controls and policy-aligned implementations).

Technical Capabilities (What Success Looks Like)

Agentic AI / LLM Application Development

Has built AI/LLM-enabled services beyond experimentation with production considerations (latency retries fallbacks rate limits guardrails and monitoring).

Understandsagent patterns (tool use/function calling planning/execution loops retrieval-augmented workflows memory/state management and evaluation).

Python Application Development

Delivers clean testable Python code using modern tooling and best practices (typing linting/formatting packaging dependency management).

Able to debug complex issues across services integrations and runtime environments.

Systems Integration & Secure Data Access

Builds reliable integrations to internal/external systems using APIs andappropriate authentication/authorizationpatterns.

Demonstrates good judgment with sensitive data and implements least-privilege access and audit-friendly patterns.

Cloud/Platform Delivery

Experience deploying and operating services in containerized environments; comfortable with CI/CD concepts and operational requirements.

Familiarity deploying web services or internal apps to platforms such as OpenShift (or equivalent Kubernetes-based environments).

Required Qualifications

Professional experiencedeveloping productionPython applications/services.

Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) concepts and patterns.

Experience implementing AI/LLM solutions (at least one of: agents RAG pipelines tool/function calling workflow orchestration LLM evaluation).

Strong software engineering fundamentals: version control code review testing documentation and secure coding practices.

Ability to work collaboratively across technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver iterative outcomes.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code OpenAI Codex GitHub Copilot) for tasks such as refactoring test generation debugging and documentation.

Experience with agentic development frameworks and/or building internal frameworks for reuse.

Experience with Azure AI tooling (including Azure AI Foundry) and deploying LLM-backed solutions in enterprise environments.

Experience integrating or extending Open WebUI (or similar internal chat/LLMfront-ends).

Open sourceexperience (contributing to projectsmaintaininginternal open-source-style libraries or publishing reusable tools).

Experience with OpenShift and Kubernetes-native application patterns (health checks resource limits secrets/config management).

Working Style & Collaboration

Comfortable operating across prototypeproduction with an emphasis on building reliable reusable infrastructure.

Pragmatic and iterative: able to deliver quickly while improving quality and maintainability over time.

Values security documentation and operational readiness as first-class engineering responsibilities.

WhatYoullDeliver

Production-ready agentic AI services and reusable building blocks that accelerate delivery across teams.

Secure integrations that allow AI agents to act on institutional information appropriately and safely.

A scalable foundation for broader adoption of agentic solutions across the organization.

About the Department:

Health IT

HealthITprovides the best health information technology tools that support Vanderbilt University Medical Centers mission of:

Delivering distinctively personalized care
Improving the health care of individuals and communities regionally nationally and internationally
Providing transformative learning programs
Supporting compelling discoveries

Our tools which form the digital arteries of VUMC are either developed in-house by our innovative product teams or selected from the most cutting-edge solutions available in todays ever-changing marketplace. Our 500 colleagues provide ongoing support over each products entire lifespan ensuring that the tools are meeting the evolving needs of the Medical Centers 24000 colleagues.

Our solutions are driven by the incredible work and research of our colleagues throughout Vanderbiltand supported through a close partnership withVUMCInformation Technology (VUMC IT). The strong collaboration among our teams means that VUMC can respond to clinical and operational issues with agility and innovation. Together we ensure VUMC remains a leader in its pioneering use of healthcare information technology.

Underscoring our entire department are our core values ofaccountabilitytransparencyand executiondelivered with a strong Partner Promise.

Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics finance administration legal and community affairs human resources communications and marketing development facilities and many more.

At our growing health system we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth appreciation of benefits and a sense of community and purpose.

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities :

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time energy and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies ones own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies tools and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:

2 years

Education:

Bachelors (Required)

Vanderbilt Health is committed tofosteringan environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville Tennessee and operating at a global crossroads of teaching discovery and patient care VUMC is a community ofindividuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be ...