Lead AI & Intelligent Automation Architect

SECURA; Neenah (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SECURA is seeking a Technical Lead to steer Intelligent Automation initiatives, including AI-driven solutions, platform engineering, and RPA. You will guide engineers in AI, automation, and cloud practices, ensuring secure, scalable designs and hands-on delivery with cross-functional partners.

You will mentor teams, shape roadmaps, and maintain governance standards while advancing reusable patterns and enterprise integrations across diverse systems.

Qualifications

• Proven success leading the technical design and delivery of enterprise solutions from concept to production.
• Deep experience with AI platforms, intelligent document processing, and workflow automation.
• Strong proficiency with Azure cloud platform, Azure AI tools and services, Dynatrace, Octopus Deploy, and Microsoft Power Platform.
• Experience with source control, CI/CD, deployment automation, and with monitoring and observability practices.
• Advanced skill in .NET and SQL.
• Experience integrating solutions across diverse systems and business domains, including APIs and enterprise or legacy systems.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, lead code and design reviews, and clearly explain design and implementation choices.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical leadership to developers and engineers in the design and technical delivery of Intelligent Automation solutions
• Contribute to strategic roadmaps focused on business and technology needs
• Assist in backlog refinement to break down the roadmaps into executable work by the scrum teams
• Act as primary technical liaison between technical staff, project team members, Architecture, and partner teams
• Assist in Proof of Technology, Proof of Concepts & Modeling of solutions for the organization
• Ensure compliance with development, security, and governance standards through reviews
• Guide practices for source control, CI/CD, testing, and production readiness including monitoring
• Apply responsible AI practices with governance, security, and risk teams
• Build reusable components and patterns for shared adoption
• Evaluate emerging technologies via proofs of concept and provide recommendations
• Provide post-project reflections on technical outcomes and improvements
• Disseminate knowledge of integration and development best practices
• Assist with code reviews according to SECURA standards
• Plan product releases with business analysts and technical team
• Mentor team members in development methodologies
• Identify risks and mitigation plans
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Clear technical roadblocks with Enterprise Architecture & solution architects
• Manage relationships with software vendors
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

AI platforms

Azure cloud

CI/CD

.NET

SQL

Leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Lean Six Sigma training

Tools

Dynatrace

Octopus Deploy

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Copilot Studio

Job description

SECURA is seeking a Technical Lead to steer Intelligent Automation initiatives, including AI-driven solutions, platform engineering, and RPA. You will guide engineers in AI, automation, and cloud practices, ensuring secure, scalable designs and hands-on delivery with cross-functional partners.

You will mentor teams, shape roadmaps, and maintain governance standards while advancing reusable patterns and enterprise integrations across diverse systems.