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AI Automation Lead

Westmont, IL

Full-TimeOn-Site$170,000 - $195,000 /yr

Posted October 07, 2026 AI Automation Lead Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced AI Automation Lead to define and deliver AI-driven automation strategy across the organization. The role combines software and automation engineering, data science, and systems integration to design, build, and operationalize intelligent workflows that improve productivity, reliability, and complianceparticularly in environments using Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and construction-specific software. The lead will partner with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and security to deliver scalable, secure integrations and mentor a growing automation practice. Key Responsibilities Define and evolve the organizations AI and automation strategy, priorities, and roadmap in collaboration with business and IT stakeholders.

Design, develop, and deploy intelligent automations and integrations using Power Automate, Microsoft Graph API, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, SQL, and construction software platforms.

Lead data pipeline and model integration work: prepare data, prototype and productionize machine learning/ML-assisted automations, and ensure reliable model inference in production.

Build and maintain APIs, connectors, and middleware to integrate disparate systems (including construction management tools), ensuring robust error handling, retries, and observability.

Author, review, and maintain architecture, design documents, runbooks, and deployment automation (CI/CD) to ensure repeatable, auditable delivery.

Implement monitoring, logging, and performance tuning for automation workflows and AI services; proactively identify and remediate reliability or security issues.

Collaborate with security, compliance, and IT teams to enforce data security, access controls, and privacy best practices across automation solutions.

Lead proof-of-concepts and pilots to validate new automation and AI approaches, then transition successful initiatives into production.

Coordinate vendor evaluations and third-party integration efforts where needed, and manage relationships with platform providers.

Mentor and grow a team of engineers and automation specialists, set coding and quality standards, and promote knowledge sharing across teams. Qualifications Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

5+ years of hands-on experience in software engineering or automation engineering, with at least 2 years leading automation or AI projects.

Proven experience building automations with Power Automate and integrating with Microsoft Graph API, Microsoft 365, and SharePoint.

Strong programming skills in Python and experience working with SQL and relational databases.

Experience applying data science techniques to automation problems, including prototyping and deploying ML models into production.

Deep experience with system integrations, APIs, connectors, and middleware; familiarity with construction software platforms (e.g., Procore, Autodesk, Viewpoint, or similar) is highly desirable.

Solid understanding of data security, identity management, access controls, and privacy compliance in enterprise environments.

Experience with CI/CD, version control (Git), automated testing, and deployment automation.

Excellent communication skills, proven ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders, and strong project leadership and prioritization abilities.

Comfortable working in cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers; strong problem-solving mindset and attention to detail. Benefits

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For this position you must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We do not sponsor for this position. Preferred Skills

Software EngineeringAutomation EngineeringData ScienceIntegrationsPower AutomateMicrosoft Graph APIMicrosoft 365SQLSharePointData Security

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