AI and Automation Engineer (Business Analysis, Senior Analyst)
Search Results · Charleston, SC
$100,000–$130,000from the description
Jul 22, 2026
Charleston, SC
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior-level engineering role supporting a federal agency by building and maintaining AI-driven automation solutions, including RPA bots, machine learning applications, and large language model integrations using Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, and Palantir Foundry. Day-to-day work spans requirements gathering, bot development and troubleshooting, and managing Azure AI resources. The role suits an experienced IT analyst or developer comfortable bridging technical teams and stakeholders, with at least five years of relevant experience and eligibility for a Secret clearance.
Senior level · 5+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Secret clearance · Full-time
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The role title is 'AI and Automation Engineer (Business Analysis, Senior Analyst)' — it blends systems/business analysis with hands-on AI and RPA development, making the SOC classification genuinely ambiguous between 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) and 15-1252 (Software Developers). The requirements-gathering, liaison, and process-analysis duties lean toward 15-1211, while the design/develop/deploy AI applications and RPA bots duties lean toward 15-1252; 15-1211 was chosen as the primary given the federal-agency analyst framing and the job title.
Machine Learning, LLMs, RPA, Microsoft Power Platform, and Azure AI Foundry are listed in the Responsibilities section with firm design/develop/manage language and are treated as hard gates. Azure, Palantir Foundry, and ICR appear in the summary or desired sections and are marked preferred.
The clearance gate is 'must be eligible to obtain a Secret clearance' with a possible upgrade to Top Secret. This is a gate on eligibility (US citizenship/suitability), not on holding an active clearance; Secret is recorded as the minimum required.
The degree requirement is a High School Diploma (hard-required); a BA/BS is listed as 'Desired.' Because equivalent experience is not explicitly offered in lieu of the bachelor's degree, and the hard floor is only a high school diploma, the degree requirement is set to None (no college degree is gated).
The posting notes full on-site is 'strongly preferred' with hybrid 'may be considered' — remote is set to false as the default expectation is on-site. The company's award mentions suggest the Washington, DC metro area as the primary location, consistent with the federal agency client base.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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