Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Automation Specialist — Army Mission Systems

Unified Business Technologies, Inc.; Fort Belvoir (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Unified Business Technologies, Inc. seeks an AI & Automation Specialist to design, develop, deploy, and maintain intelligent automation solutions for Army enterprise operations.

You will build AI-powered apps, automated workflows, and AI assistants to boost productivity, decision-making, and operational effectiveness across mission and administrative processes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in automation engineering, AI application development, software engineering, or related technical disciplines.
• Hands-on experience building automated workflows, software integrations, or AI-enabled applications.
• Experience with Python, APIs, enterprise integration tools, or comparable automation technologies.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted workflows, intelligent automation, or machine learning applications.
• Experience developing, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining production automation solutions.
• Understanding of secure data integration and access control practices.
• Ability to document technical solutions and support end users.

Responsibilities

• Develop, sustain, and enhance AI-powered applications using approved Army platforms.
• Design and maintain automated workflows supporting mission and administrative processes.
• Integrate approved enterprise data sources into AI-driven applications and automation systems.
• Develop intelligent automation capabilities that combine procedural workflows with decision-support techniques.
• Build and maintain task-focused AI agents and AI assistants.
• Improve existing automation logic, resolve technical issues, and maintain compatibility with enterprise systems.
• Implement safeguards supporting access control, sensitive information protection, and compliant data handling.
• Develop automation solutions that support auditability, transparency, and measurable performance.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, data management, compliance, and engineering teams.
• Participate in iterative development and continuous improvement activities.
• Develop technical documentation, operating procedures, user guides, and training materials.
• Evaluate emerging Army-approved AI technologies for possible mission use.

Skills

Python

APIs

Automation

AI applications

Security & compliance

Documentation

Tools

Power Automate

UiPath

Automation Anywhere

Enterprise integration tools

Job description

Description

We are seeking an Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Automation Specialist to design, develop, deploy, and maintain intelligent automation solutions supporting Army enterprise and mission operations.

The selected candidate will build AI-powered applications, automated workflows, process automation solutions, and AI assistants designed to improve productivity, decision-making, and operational effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, sustain, and enhance AI-powered applications using approved Army platforms.
• Design and maintain automated workflows supporting mission and administrative processes.
• Integrate approved enterprise data sources into AI-driven applications and automation systems.
• Develop intelligent automation capabilities that combine procedural workflows with decision-support techniques.
• Build and maintain task-focused AI agents and AI assistants.
• Improve existing automation logic, resolve technical issues, and maintain compatibility with enterprise systems.
• Implement safeguards supporting access control, sensitive information protection, and compliant data handling.
• Develop automation solutions that support auditability, transparency, and measurable performance.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, data management, compliance, and engineering teams.
• Participate in iterative development and continuous improvement activities.
• Develop technical documentation, operating procedures, user guides, and training materials.
• Evaluate emerging Army-approved AI technologies for possible mission use.

Requirements

• Approximately 4+ years of experience in automation engineering, AI application development, software engineering, or related technical disciplines.
• Hands-on experience building automated workflows, software integrations, or AI-enabled applications.
• Experience with Python, APIs, enterprise integration tools, or comparable automation technologies.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted workflows, intelligent automation, or machine learning applications.
• Experience developing, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining production automation solutions.
• Understanding of secure data integration and access control practices.
• Ability to document technical solutions and support end users.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI agents, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or comparable AI assistant technologies.
• Experience with Power Automate, UiPath, Automation Anywhere, or similar automation platforms.
• Familiarity with enterprise APIs, Python automation frameworks, and AI application deployment.
• Previous experience working in federal, military, or restricted IT environments.
• Knowledge of secure AI governance and audit requirements.

Security: T-3 required under the PWS. Only technologies approved for the applicable Army environment may be deployed.