AI Engineer III

#WeAre ONEOK – Fortune 500 company. 100+ years in business. Leading midstream service provider. Safety first. Sustainable operations. Environmentally responsible. Employee focused. JOB SUMMARY This position is eligible for remote work in one of the following states: Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, or Wyoming. This position will require some travel for office meetings, as needed, to our corporate office in Tulsa, OK. Job Profile Summary The ONEOK Data Science team creates intelligent cloud-native solutions that drive value-added decision-making processes. As part of the team, you will implement these solutions, primarily using a combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and numerical optimization. Expect a fast pace, high levels of autonomy, a hands-on approach with our business partners, perpetual learning, and a high ceiling for personal growth. Come with strong opinions, loosely held. Essential Functions and Responsibilities Production AI systems: Develop, deploy, and maintain AI systems, including agents, harnesses, tools, and evaluation pipelines. Accountable for reliability, latency, cost, and accuracy. Advanced algorithms: Develop numerical optimization, forecasting, computer vision, machine learning, and anomaly detection capabilities in cases where off-the-shelf AI does not meet the operational requirement. Cloud Development: Develop and implement cloud-based infrastructure to host and run AI and ML models. Tooling and prompts: Design, tune, and evaluate purpose-built tools, function calls, and prompt templates. User experience : Develop custom user interfaces for AI workflows, designed from user requirements. Security and IT partnership: Ensure AI systems meet ONEOK IT and security standards as they are transitioned to production. Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Sy