Senior AI Solutions Engineer

The role

The Senior AI Solutions Engineer will design, build, and deploy AI agents, intelligent automation, and agentic workflows. This role works with DSA departments and Defense, Intelligence Community, and Federal Civilian customer teams to improve mission and business outcomes.

What you will do

• Partner with DSA departments and customer teams to identify AI and automation opportunities.
• Evaluate and prioritize use cases based on value, feasibility, security, and risk.
• Translate business and mission needs into technical requirements and solution designs.
• Design, build, configure, test, and deploy AI agents and agentic workflows.
• Integrate AI capabilities with enterprise applications, APIs, and data sources.
• Develop evaluation criteria to validate agent accuracy, reliability, and security.
• Implement responsible AI practices including data protection and governance.
• Support deployment and transition of prototypes into operational solutions.
• Develop user guidance, demonstrations, and training to drive adoption.
• Evaluate emerging AI, agentic, and automation technologies.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevan
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience in software development, systems integration, workflow automation, enterprise applications, solutions engineering, or related disciplines.
• Recent hands-on experience designing or developing solutions using generative AI, large language model (LLM)-based tools, intelligent automation, or agentic technologies.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio and/or Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Automate or Power Apps.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and SharePoint.
• Working knowledge of generative AI concepts, including prompt and context design, retrieval and knowledge grounding, agent tool use, orchestration, and solution evaluation.
• Experience using Python and/or JavaScript, SQL, REST APIs, and integration or connector technologies.
• Experience integrating applications, data sources, APIs, or enterprise systems.
• Ability to translate business or mission problems into practical technical solutions.
• Understanding of identity, access control, data protection, privacy, human-in-the-loop controls, and AI governance.
• Strong communication skills to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with Microsoft Copilot and / or an approved equivalent AI solution.

Nice to have

• Experience with Azure AI Foundry, OpenAI technologies, Anthropic Claude, Google AI technologies, and Model Context Protocol (MCP)-based integrations.
• Experience developing AI-enabled solutions supporting GovCon, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, Federal Civilian, or other regulated environments.
• Experience automating business processes in areas such as capture and proposals, contracts, finance, human resources, acquisition, knowledge management, or program operations.
• Experience with automation and integration technologies such as UiPath, Azure Logic Apps, or comparable tools.
• Experience transitioning prototypes into production and supporting ongoing operation, adoption, and improvement.
• Experience training users and supporting organizational adoption of new technologies.
• Microsoft Power Platform or Azure AI certifications, such as PL-200, PL-400, or an applicable Azure AI credential.
• CompTIA Security+ CE.

Before you apply

• Active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
• Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.
• Applicants may be subject to government security investigation(s) and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• DSA requires background checks, where permitted, by law.

About the company

DSA is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to treating all employees with respect and dignity. The company works with Defense, Intelligence Community, and Federal Civilian customers.