Hiring: Senior Value Engineer - Public Sector Company: Celonis Location: San Francisco Bay Area Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 10:56:22 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Accessibility, Azure, Databricks, Fine-tuning, HIPAA, LLM, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Pandas, PyTorch, Python, RAG, Regulatory Compliance, scikit-learn About the job Experience: •5+ years of experience leading technical pre-sales and post-sales engagements specifically within the Public Sector (State & Local Government). This includes navigating government procurement cycles, building compelling ROI business cases for public funds, and guiding technical implementations through to constituent value realization. Required Skills: •Hackathons & Prototyping: Think out of the box, have a „can-do“ attitude, and don’t shy away from complex legacy processes. Leverage cutting-edge AI technologies to rapidly build creative prototypes in agency hackathons, solving critical pain points to improve constituent experiences. •Proof Projects: End-to-end execution of critical Proof-of-Value projects. This includes architecting and delivering secure, scalable LLM/agent systems with RAG, tools, and guardrails, while seamlessly integrating with government enterprise data, identity protocols, and stringent compliance/security frameworks (e.g., StateRAMP, HIPAA, CJIS). •Domain & Industry Leadership: Serve as the internal and external technical subject matter expert for the State & Local Government vertical, scaling knowledge across the organization regarding agency processes and public sector nuances. Qualifications: •Comprehensive expertise in business processes native to state and local governments (such as Health & Human Services, Procurement, Finance, DMV operations, or Public Safety) with the ability to translate high-level policy or agency needs into specific, impactful AI use cases. •Expertise in generative AI techniques like RAG, few-shot learning, prompt engineering, multi-agent orchestration, multimodal understanding, or fine-tuning used to build high-impact use cases (e.g., intelligent constituent-facing chatbots, automated processing of policy documents, or grant application analysis). •Solid knowledge of Python and common ML libraries (such as LangChain, pandas, pydantic, sklearn, PyTorch) as well as data engineering tools and technologies. •Strong presentation skills to both internal and external stakeholders (including elected officials, agency directors, and IT leadership), whether leading technical whiteboarding sessions or formal readouts and demos. •Bachelor’s Degree required; Master's Degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or related fields, or equivalent work experience preferred. •Hands-on experience building agentic systems using LLM orchestration, RAG, function calling, and prompt engineering, while ensuring safety through rigorous evaluations and guardrails suited for highly scrutinized public sector environments. •Solid functional working knowledge of tools in the LLM ecosystem such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, or other OSS packages. •Visa sponsorship is not offered for this role. •Learn More about Value Engineering at Celonis Here •The base salary range below is for the role in the specified location, based on a Full Time Schedule. Compensation: •$156,000 - $183,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Total compensation package will include base salary + bonus/commission + equity + benefits (health, dental, life, 401k, and paid time off) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!