AI Automation Designer I

University of Central Florida; Orlando, Northern (FL, KY); Hybrid; USD 56,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

Flexible Spending

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Employee discounts

Education assistance

Job summary

The University of Central Florida IT Department is seeking an AI Automation Designer I. You will embed with administrative teams to design, implement, and promote AI-enabled process automations and workflows, delivering scalable solutions across campus.

Joining the AI Center of Excellence, you will build reusable playbooks, agent templates, and modules while ensuring governance, privacy, and security. The role emphasizes collaboration across multi-functional teams to realize measurable business

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 1+ year experience with low-code RPA and Python.
• Experience with AI/ML technologies and Azure OpenAI/AML.
• Ability to design reusable AI automation patterns.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Identify and design high-impact automation opportunities delivering business value.
• Design, develop, and deploy automation using Power Automate, Python, and Azure AI.
• Create reusable playbooks, agent templates, and modules for replication.
• Support deployment, testing, and rollout of AI workflows with QA and logging.
• Ensure governance, privacy, and security in all AI deployments.

Skills

Automation design

Workflow orchestration

Process optimization

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

LLMs experience

Azure AI

Education

Bachelor’s degree

High School Diploma with 4 years experience

Tools

Power Automate

Python

Azure Foundry

Azure OpenAI

Azure Machine Learning

Job description

University Operations

University Operations at UCF is committed to creating a supportive and welcoming environment for our faculty, staff, students, and the broader community. We take pride in delivering exceptional service, sharing our expertise, and upholding the highest standards to ensure a world-class campus experience.

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The Opportunity

The UCF IT department within University Operations is seeking to hire an AI Automation Designer I. This role is responsible for serving as part of the university’s AI Center of Excellence, embedding with administrative teams to design, implement, and promote AI-enabled process automations and workflows. The position exists to deliver automation solutions and to establish repeatable patterns that can be leveraged for future automation deployments.

Classification Title: Systems Engineer I

Responsibilities

• Partner with members of the AI Center of Excellence and administrative teams to identify and design high-impact automation opportunities that deliver measurable business value.
• Design, develop, and deploy automation solutions using low-code RPA tools (e.g., Microsoft Power Automate), Python scripting, and AI/ML capabilities in Azure (e.g., Microsoft Foundry).
• Create reusable playbooks, agent templates, and modules (e.g., FAQ agents, tool-invoking agents, knowledge bots) for replication across departments.
• Support deployment, testing, and roll-out of AI/agent workflows, including logging, error handling, fallback strategies, and quality assurance.
• Ensure adherence to governance, privacy, and security standards in all AI deployments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree; or High School Diploma (or equivalent) and 4 years of relevant work experience in lieu of degree; or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219(6).

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ year demonstrated experience designing, developing, and deploying automation solutions using low-code RPA platforms (e.g., Microsoft Power Automate) and scripting languages such as Python.
• 1+ year hands-on experience with AI/ML technologies and platforms (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning).
• Understanding of automation design principles, workflow orchestration, and process optimization.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to partner across multi-functional administrative and technical teams.
• Experience working with large language models (LLMs).
• Familiarity with Microsoft, Azure, or other hyperscale cloud environments such as AWS or GCP.

Special Instructions to the Applicants

The anticipated salary range for this position is $56,030 - $62,000. The final salary will be determined based on the candidate's qualifications, experience, and internal equity considerations.

All applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position, and the university cannot accommodate H-1B transfers or employment-based visa processing for individuals currently sponsored by another employer.

Why Join Us

As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you’ll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you’ll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills, and you’ll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.

Benefits

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off, including annual and sick time off and paid holidays
• Retirement savings options
• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions
• Education assistance
• and more. For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide.
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Job Details

• Department: UCF IT
• Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
• Type of Appointment: Regular
• Expected Salary: $56,030.00 to Negotiable
• Job Posting End Date: 09-04-2026-12-00-AM
• Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF’s expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

Equal Opportunity Statement

The University of Central Florida is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment based on any characteristic protected by law. The University maintains programs for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities in accordance with all applicable federal and state laws.

As a Florida public university, the University of Central Florida makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.

UCF is proud to be a smoke-free campus and an E-Verify employer.