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Crowe · 12 hours ago

AI Technical Consultant

Chicago IL USA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$62K/yr - $100K/yr

Crowe is one of the largest public accounting, consulting and technology firms in the United States, and they are seeking an AI Technical Consultant to join their AI Transformation team. The role involves engaging in data exploration and model development, providing strategic recommendations, and facilitating the transition of validated concepts to the AI Development team.

AccountingAdviceConsultingFinanceFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyProfessional ServicesTax Consulting

No H1B

Responsibilities

Engage in the exploration and evaluation of early-stage data, ensuring the integrity and applicability for model development

Crowe Technical Developers are project team members responsible for executing tasks as part of the AI Transformation team that is embedded with business experts in Crowe’s AI team

Document findings and provide strategic recommendations to business stakeholders, outlining potential paths forward, technological capabilities, and relevant limitations

You demonstrate the viability of potential solutions and seek to disprove assumptions through data exploration, experimentation, and lightweight Proof of Concept buildout

Actively engage in professional learning within the constantly evolving AI landscape, with an emphasis on the Microsoft ecosystem

Engage with your team to derive realistic effort estimates, embracing the iterative nature of early-stage AI development

Participate in ethical, risk, and security discussions to ensure all solutions meet Crowe’s high standards

Facilitate meetings with business stakeholders to refine project objectives and demonstrate preliminary results

Ensure a seamless transition of validated concepts to the AI Development team for full-scale implementation

Actively contribute to the professional growth and development of your team members via code review and coaching

You support your team members' growth through pair programming, code review, and/or knowledge sharing

Executes basic data ingestion and cleansing tasks, following prescribed methods

Assists in initial data exploration to validate source quality and relevance for AI use cases

Helps senior team members test simple machine learning or AI scripts using existing frameworks or notebooks (e.g., Python, R)

Logs issues or anomalies discovered during experiments; escalates them to more senior resources

Maintains technical documentation of data pipelines, experiment settings, and preliminary results

Adheres to version control best practices (Git or similar tools) for code and configuration changes

Configures basic development environments or sandbox settings under direction (e.g., provisioning cloud resource templates in Azure or AWS)

Applies standard security and compliance settings, following firm guidelines

Learns core AI tools and services (e.g., Microsoft Azure AI components, relevant ML libraries)

Keeps notes on new data sets or environmental changes that may impact solution scalability

Qualification

Microsoft Power Platform.NETC#SQLPythonJavaScriptAI/ML frameworksAzure servicesMicrosoft certificationsDevOps practicesAgile methodologiesBusiness analysisTechnical documentationCommunication skills

Required

Proficiency in Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps and Power Automate

Proficiency in .NET, C#, SQL, Python and JavaScript

You are comfortable executing assigned tasks when provided guidance by your Technical Lead and/or team members; you proactively request help when needed and collaborate effectively

Knowledge of AI/ML frameworks and tools

You can communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical or unfamiliar audiences, both written and verbal; you support the creation of client-facing deliverables and documentation

Conduct thorough testing and debugging of applications to ensure they meet the required performance and quality standards

Create and maintain technical documentation for developed solutions, including user guides, technical specifications, and process documentation

Preferred

Experience with Azure services, particularly Azure AI, Machine Learning, and Cognitive Services

Certifications in Microsoft technologies (e.g., Azure AI Engineer Associate, Power Platform Solution Architect)

Hands-on experience with Dynamics 365 and its integration with Power Platform

Expertise in prompt engineering and familiarity with tools like Enterprise ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and Azure AI Studio

Experience with DevOps practices and tools within the Microsoft environment

You want to stay fresh in AI. You aren't afraid to take a stab at Large Language Model papers before they become blog posts (even if you don't have experience in it quite yet) or try out the latest tools. You're probably subscribed to several newsletters or podcasts about AI topics

Background in business analysis, with a knack for translating business needs into technical requirements

Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools

You're familiar with the software development lifecycle and AI Ops best practices

You enjoy sharing what you learn, whether by offering cross-training opportunities, giving internal team “lightning talks,” or by writing detailed comments on tickets when you close them