AI Automation Engineer

The Mutual Group

AI Automation Engineer developing AI-assisted automation and integrations to improve operational efficiency at The Mutual Group. Collaborating with cross-functional teams on automation capabilities and best practices.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeIllinois, Iowa, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $100,000 - $135,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityJavaJavaScript.NETPythonTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The AI Automation Engineer will develop AI-assisted automation, integrations, scripts, workflows, and reusable components that improve engineering productivity, testing, documentation, observability, incident response, and operational efficiency.
This role will support the AI-First IT team by building automation capabilities that can be piloted, refined, and scaled across IT engineering, infrastructure, operations, and employee productivity use cases.
Work closely with AI solutions engineers, architects, application teams, infrastructure and operations teams, data teams, security, risk governance, and business partners to deliver secure, reliable, and reusable automation assets.
Document usage patterns, reusable prompts, workflows, and enablement materials that help teams adopt AI tools effectively and responsibly.
Build AI-enabled workflows that support coding, test generation, documentation, requirements analysis, code review, knowledge retrieval, and developer productivity.
Partner with engineering and operations teams to identify repetitive work that can be simplified through AI-enabled automation.
Create operational runbooks, support documentation, and repeatable workflows for AI-enabled operations use cases.

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of technology experience across software engineering, automation, scripting, integration, cloud, data, platform engineering, IT operations, or enterprise technology delivery.
2+ years of experience with AI, machine learning, automation, advanced analytics, intelligent platforms, developer productivity tools, or emerging technology capabilities.
Hands-on experience with scripting, workflow automation, APIs, integrations, cloud services, and modern engineering tools.
Familiarity with Generative AI patterns, including LLMs, embeddings, prompt engineering, RAG, semantic search, summarization, classification, and enterprise knowledge retrieval.
Familiarity with Agentic AI concepts such as tool/function calling, orchestration, human-in-the-loop workflows, guardrails, monitoring, and safe deployment practices.
Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or similar methods for connecting AI systems to enterprise tools, APIs, data sources, and workflows.
Experience with Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, PowerShell, Bash, Java, .NET, or similar languages.
Working knowledge of CI/CD, test automation, DevSecOps, observability, service management, identity, cybersecurity, and privacy practices.
Experience building automation components, integrations, reusable scripts, workflow tools, or developer productivity solutions.
Experience with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, or similar enterprise AI productivity platforms preferred.
Experience working in regulated environments with security, privacy, auditability, operational readiness, and compliance expectations preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field preferred, or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base salary plus incentive plans for eligible team members
401(K) retirement plan that includes a company match of up to 6% of your eligible salary
Free basic life and AD&D, long-term disability and short-term disability insurance
Medical, dental and vision plans to meet your unique healthcare needs
Wellness incentives
Generous time off program that includes personal, holiday and volunteer paid time off
Flexible work schedules and hybrid/remote options for eligible positions
Educational assistance

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Hard Skills & Tools

scriptingautomationintegrationcloud servicesAPIsPythonJavaScriptTypeScriptPowerShellJava

Soft Skills

collaborationdocumentationproblem-solvingcommunicationorganizational skills