Integration and Automation Engineer

AIS (Applied Information Sciences); United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Information Sciences is seeking a Senior DevOps Architect / Integration and Automation Engineer to design resilient integrations and automation services connecting modern apps to enterprise systems for a federal client.

The role emphasizes enterprise DevOps strategy, security reviews, and leadership in automation and reliability across environments. You’ll engage with C-suite stakeholders and shape transformation initiatives as part of AIS’s mission-driven team.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of application integration, automation, or backend engineering experience.
• Hands-on with Azure Functions, Logic Apps, APIs, JSON, file processing, and secure authentication patterns.
• Experience with message handling, observability, and production troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Design secure API, file-transfer, event, and batch integration patterns.
• Build and support Azure Functions, Logic Apps, connectors, data transformations, and workflows.
• Implement file generation, validation, retry, and audit requirements.
• Migrate legacy Java transfer components to secure, maintainable services.
• Develop automated tests, monitoring, alerts, and runbooks.

Skills

5+ years experience

Azure Functions

Logic Apps

APIs

JSON

File Processing

Secure Authentication

Error Recovery

Observability

Java

C#

Python

JavaScript

Data Security

Integration Architecture

Tools

Azure Functions

Logic Apps

APIs

JSON

Power Platform

Job description

Why AIS?

When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

• Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.
• Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.
• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.
• Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

Why AIS?

When you join AIS, you’re joining a mission-driven team that’s passionate about making a difference. You’ll work on projects that matter, alongside industry-leading experts, in an environment that fosters innovation, driving client success, and empowering our team to make a lasting impact. As an employee-owned company, we value collaboration, inclusivity, continuous growth, and shared success.

• Employee Ownership: Your contributions directly impact the company’s success, and you share in its achievements.
• Continuous Learning: Access to resources, training, and mentorship to support your professional growth.
• Inclusive Culture: A workplace where diversity is celebrated, and everyone’s voice is valued.
• Mission-Driven Work: Engage in projects that make a meaningful difference for our clients and communities.

What are we looking for?

At AIS, we're looking for more than just skills - we're looking for driven individuals who are passionate about making a difference, eager to grow, and aligned with our core principles.

Working@AIS

At AIS, we are dedicated to providing our employees with diverse opportunities to grow their careers while supporting a variety of impactful projects. For this position, we are seeking a talented individual to join AIS as a Senior DevOps Architect.

• Core Knowledge & Skills: Sets enterprise DevOps strategy; integrates AI/ML, edge, and IoT into delivery; governs compliance and risk at scale across environments.
• Work & Complexity: Directs innovative, global DevOps solutions; addresses the most ambiguous challenges; and future-proofs platforms and practices.
• Quality & Independence: Defines visionary standards for automation, reliability, and security; leads the global automation strategy and continuous improvement.
• Teamwork & Communication: Engages C-suite and board-level stakeholders, leads enterprise-wide initiatives, and fosters a culture of excellence and high performance.
• Consulting & Engagement: Shapes organizational transformation through DevOps, represents the company in industry forums, and drives strategic alignment with business goals.

As your initial project assignment, you will support the unique needs of our client as a Integration and Automation Engineer.

Project Summary

AIS is seeking an Integration and Automation Engineer to design and deliver resilient integrations and automation services that connect modern applications to enterprise systems, flat-file exchanges, and external partners for a federal customer.

Key Responsibilities

• Design secure API, file-transfer, event, and batch-integration patterns for Power Platform, Azure, SharePoint, and external systems.
• Build and support Azure Functions, Logic Apps, custom connectors, data transformations, and error-handling workflows.
• Implement flat-file generation, validation, partitioning, retry, exception-management, and audit requirements.
• Collaborate with application teams to replace vulnerable legacy Java transfer components with secure, maintainable services.
• Develop automated tests, monitoring, alerts, and support runbooks for integrations.
• Participate in security reviews covering authentication, encryption, secrets management, and least-privilege access.

Required For This Opportunity

• 5+ years of application integration, automation, or backend engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience with Azure Functions, Logic Apps, APIs, JSON, file processing, and secure authentication patterns.
• Experience with message handling, error recovery, observability, and production troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming or scripting language such as Java, C#, Python, or JavaScript.
• Strong understanding of data security and integration architecture.

Nice To Have Skills

• Power Platform custom connector experience.
• Azure Government or B2B/external-partner integration experience.
• Experience refactoring legacy Java applications.

At AIS, we are committed to offering competitive and fair compensation that reflects the skills, experience, and contributions of each team member. The targeted base salary range for this role is $150,000-$227,000 per year. Please note that this range is provided as a guideline and the final offer will be based on several factors, including but not limited to, skillset and competencies, level of experience, education, certifications, and location. We value transparency in our hiring process and are happy to discuss how your unique qualifications align with our compensation structure during the interview process.

Applied Information Sciences does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis. Employment decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs.