Senior Associate, AI Automation Engineer

Our Company 

Oaktree is a leader among global investment managers specializing in alternative investments, with about $200 billion in assets under management. The firm emphasizes an opportunistic, value-oriented and risk-controlled approach to investments in credit, private equity, real assets and listed equities.  The firm has over 1200 employees and offices in 24 cities worldwide. 

We are committed to cultivating an environment that is collaborative, curious, inclusive and honors diversity of thought. Providing training and career development opportunities and emphasizing strong support for our local communities through philanthropic initiatives are essential to our culture. 

For additional information please visit our website at www.oaktreecapital.com. 

Collaborative Innovation: We foster a deeply collaborative environment where cross-functional teams from engineering to product to business partner to bring groundbreaking ideas to life. Your voice and ideas are critical to our success. 

Forward-Thinking Technology: You will work with a state-of-the-art, cloud-based ecosystem and have the opportunity to experiment with and implement cutting-edge AI and machine learning solutions to drive tangible business outcomes. 

Commitment to Growth: Your development is a priority. We support your career journey with a dedicated professional development budget, active mentorship programs, and clear pathways for advancement. We believe in promoting from within. 

AI Automation Engineer

Role Overview

As part of the Enterprise Automation function, we are building the next generation of scalable business automation — combining RPA and Agentic AI.

We are seeking a AI Automation Engineer to architect and implement production-grade AI automation infrastructure on Azure. This role is not about training or fine-tuning models. It is about orchestrating, deploying, governing, and operationalizing LLM-powered systems that integrate seamlessly with enterprise workflows.

You will define how Agentic AI capabilities are built, evaluated, secured, and scaled across the organization.

What You Will Do

🏗 Architect & Build AI Automation Solutions

• Design and implement AI-driven automation workflows leveraging large language models available through Azure AI Foundry and Azure ML model catalog
• Build agent-based systems using modern orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, or similar)
• Implement tool-using agents, RAG pipelines, and structured function-calling patterns
• Design robust integration layers for enterprise systems (APIs, databases, workflow platforms)
• Establish reusable architectural patterns for AI-powered automation

🚀 Productionize LLM Systems

• Deploy and manage production LLM-powered applications on Azure
• Implement CI/CD practices for AI services
• Containerize services using Docker (Kubernetes preferred but not required)
• Ensure appropriate logging, monitoring, and operational reliability

📊 Evaluation & Reliability

• Implement practical evaluation and testing approaches to ensure quality and consistency of AI outputs
• Monitor performance and iterate based on real-world usage

🤝 Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with RPA engineers to embed intelligent decision layers into automation processes
• Collaborate with AI/Data Science teams to integrate existing models
• Work with IT and Security teams to align with enterprise standards

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, ML engineering, or MLOps roles
• Proven experience deploying LLM-powered applications into production environments
• Strong Python backend engineering experience (building and deploying API-based services)
• Hands-on experience integrating large language models via APIs or hosted endpoints
• Practical experience using agent orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, or similar)
• Experience designing and integrating RESTful APIs and enterprise system connectors
• Familiarity with CI/CD workflows and version control best practices
• Experience deploying containerized applications using Docker
• Experience working within Azure-based environments

Equal Opportunity Employment Policy

Oaktree is committed to diversity and to equal opportunity employment. Oaktree does not make employment decisions on the basis of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, past or present physical or mental disability, HIV status, medical condition as defined by state law (genetic characteristics or cancer), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran status, military service, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic violence victim status or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state and local laws and ordinances. This policy applies to hiring, placement, internal promotions, training, opportunities for advancement, recruitment advertising, transfers, demotions, layoffs, terminations, recruitment advertising, rates of pay and other forms of compensation and all other terms, conditions and privileges of employment. This policy applies to all Oaktree applicants, employees, clients, and contractors. Staff members wishing to report violations or suspected violations of this policy should contact the head of their department or Human Resources.

For positions based in Los Angeles

For those applying for a position in the city of Los Angeles, the firm will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.