AI Adoption Specialist

Koniag Government Services, LLC•Hampton, VA

20h•$138,000 - $162,000•Onsite

About The Position

Koniag IT Systems, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking an AI Adoption Specialist to support KITS and its government customer at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. The role provides technical support, development, and advisory services for AI and robotic process automation (RPA) integration in ACC/A589 classified environments. It supports user-driven innovation and in-person facilitation while ensuring compliance with cybersecurity, data governance, and network requirements for SIPRNet and AFSCI operations. This is a hands-on RPA development role focused on designing, prototyping, testing, refining, and deploying automation solutions that support Air Combat Command’s operational mission. The developer works directly with users and incorporates operational feedback. Output targets are at least three prototypes and two operational transitions per quarter, in coordination with another RPA Developer. The position is based in a government-provided office in a secure facility, with regular work in SCIFs and other classified spaces and access to NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and collaboration tools. The schedule is generally 0800–1700 EST, Monday through Friday, with occasional extended hours, early or evening meetings, and increased hours during milestones, events, or exercises. Work involves classified information up to Top Secret/SCI and compliance with OPSEC, CUI handling, classification, and facility-security requirements.

Requirements

At least 3 years of hands-on RPA solution development and deployment experience.
Demonstrated experience delivering operational RPA bots from discovery through production deployment.
Experience with iterative development methodologies and user-centered design.
Secret (T3) security clearance at start; TS/SCI eligibility is specified for assignments supporting classified workflows within HQ ACC A589.
Microsoft Power Automate certification (PL-500) required.
CompTIA Security+ v7 certification required as a DoD 8140.03 baseline.
Expert-level proficiency with UiPath Studio, Orchestrator, and Automation Cloud.
Expert-level proficiency with Microsoft Power Automate, including cloud flows, desktop flows, and Process Advisor.
Strong understanding of the Power Platform ecosystem, including Power Apps and Power BI integration.
Experience with API integration, database connectivity, and data transformation.
Knowledge of bot exception handling, logging, and error-recovery patterns.
Familiarity with Git version control and CI/CD pipelines for RPA deployments.
Ability to work regularly in SCIFs and secure spaces and access classified environments.
Ability to work the stated core schedule and occasional extended hours or early/evening meetings as mission needs require.

Nice To Haves

TS/SCI clearance for assignments supporting classified workflows within HQ ACC A589.
Federal government or DoD RPA experience.
UiPath Certified Professional: Automation Developer Associate certification.
UiPath Certified Professional: Automation Developer Associate advanced-track certification.
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals.
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate.
Experience supporting Air Force or ACC mission sets.
Background in intelligence, ISR, or combat-operations workflows.
Familiarity with DoD data-governance and security-compliance requirements.
Experience developing bots that operate across NIPRNet and SIPRNet environments.
Previous work with Advana, Maven Smart Systems, GenAI platforms such as GenAI.mil or Ask Sage, or other DoD enterprise platforms.
Understanding of AI/ML integration with RPA workflows.

Responsibilities

Conduct workflow discovery interviews with ACC A589 personnel to identify automation opportunities.
Assess processes for automation potential using criteria such as inputs, decision points, data sources, and manual workload.
Design and develop RPA solutions using UiPath and Microsoft Power Automate on enterprise-approved platforms.
Build functional prototypes in 2–4-week cycles for testing in realistic A589 mission contexts.
Maintain a pipeline of 2–3 concurrent use cases to support quarterly delivery targets.
Conduct 2–3 refinement cycles with operational users before transitioning solutions.
Incorporate user feedback to improve bot accuracy, reliability, and usability.
Test bots across assigned classification levels, including NIPRNet, SIPRNet, and AFSCI, and validate them against operational data and user-identified edge cases.
Deliver technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, configuration details, and data-flow specifications.
Create user-training packages and operational SOPs for transitioned workflows.
Develop Government sustainment plans and provide source code, configuration files, and integration specifications to the Government.
Conduct knowledge-transfer sessions with Government personnel responsible for sustaining solutions.
Document lessons learned and adaptation guidance for solutions that may benefit other ACC wings.
Collaborate with the AI/RPA ACC A589 Solutions Architect to identify cross-wing scaling opportunities.
Contribute to an enterprise solution catalog organized by mission function.
Support mobile training teams during wing visits to demonstrate transitioned RPA capabilities.
Comply with OPSEC, CUI handling, classification, base-access, badge, and facility-security requirements.