AI Automation Engineer

AI Automation Engineer

Location: Des Moines, IA metro

Salary starting at: $115,000 and up, based on experience

The Momba Group is assisting a client seeking an experienced AI Automation Engineer to help build and deploy practical AI and automation solutions that drive measurable business value. This role is focused on hands-on solution delivery, working closely with business and technology partners to design, develop, test, and implement AI-powered and workflow automation solutions.

The ideal candidate enjoys solving business problems through technology, building prototypes and production-ready solutions, creating reusable assets, and helping organizations adopt AI and automation capabilities at scale.

To be successful in this role, you will:

• Design, configure, develop, test, and implement AI and automation solutions using approved platforms and technologies.
• Build prototypes, proofs of concept, pilot solutions, and production-ready applications that address business needs.
• Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements, identify opportunities, and translate ideas into practical solutions.
• Develop workflow automations, integrations, APIs, forms, applications, dashboards, and productivity solutions.
• Create reusable assets including workflow templates, automation patterns, prompt libraries, connectors, scripts, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with architecture, security, data, governance, and compliance teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise standards.
• Support solution delivery through the full lifecycle, including design, development, testing, deployment, and production readiness.
• Troubleshoot technical issues, resolve implementation challenges, and optimize existing solutions.
• Assist with solution documentation, knowledge transfer, support procedures, and operational handoff activities.
• Promote best practices related to AI governance, security, data privacy, responsible AI, and automation standards.
• Provide technical guidance, demonstrations, training, and support to help teams successfully adopt AI and automation tools.
• Track solution performance, adoption, business outcomes, and opportunities for continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in application development, automation engineering, workflow development, systems integration, low-code/no-code development, digital transformation, or related technology roles.
• Experience building business applications, workflow automations, integrations, scripts, dashboards, forms, approval processes, or productivity solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
• Experience working with APIs, integrations, data services, workflow platforms, and automation technologies.
• Understanding of AI, generative AI, automation concepts, prompt engineering, workflow orchestration, and business process improvement.
• Familiarity with AI governance, information security, data privacy, compliance, monitoring, and operational support considerations.
• Ability to support projects from concept and prototype through implementation and production deployment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work across business and technical teams.
• Experience developing reusable assets, templates, workflows, technical documentation, or solution accelerators is preferred.
• Preferred experience with Microsoft technologies including:
• Microsoft Copilot
• Copilot Studio
• Power Platform
• Power Automate
• Power Apps
• AI Builder
• Azure AI Services
• Azure OpenAI
• Azure Logic Apps
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), document intelligence, process automation, and AI-enabled business solutions is preferred.
• Experience in insurance, financial services, healthcare, or other regulated industries is a plus.

NOTE: Our client is not able to provide sponsorship at this time.