Sr. AI Engineer @ TEKsystems

Job Details

• Job Title: Senior AI Engineer
• Employment Type: Contract-to-Hire
• Contract Duration: 12 Months
• Pay Rate: $60-70/hour
• Workplace Type: Hybrid - 1 day per week onsite
• Workplace Address: Harrisburg, PA

Position Overview

Please note this role is not open to sponsorship, visa transfer, or C2C partnership with a vendor. Our public-sector client is seeking a Sr. AI Engineer to lead the architecture, administration, governance, and adoption of enterprise AI solutions across the organization. This is a highly visible, mission-critical role focused on driving AI-enabled automation, workflow transformation, and operational efficiency through Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, Power Platform, and AWS AI technologies.As one of the organization's first dedicated AI engineering resources, you will play a key role in establishing AI standards, governance frameworks, automation strategies, and secure enterprise AI practices while partnering closely with technical and business stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as the sr. technical subject matter expert for Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry, Power Platform, and AWS AI services.
• Design, implement, administer, and optimize enterprise AI platforms following security and governance best practices.
• Develop architectural standards, operational processes, governance frameworks, and technical documentation for AI solutions.
• Build and support AI-driven workflow automation solutions that improve business processes and operational efficiency.
• Design and implement integrations between Microsoft AI services, AWS AI platforms, Power Platform solutions, and approved third-party applications.
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and escalation support for complex AI platform issues.
• Lead AI adoption initiatives, including agents, connectors, Copilot Studio solutions, and emerging AI capabilities.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate operational requirements into scalable AI-enabled solutions.
• Implement and manage information protection, data governance, retention, classification, and security controls across AI environments.
• Partner with Security, Privacy, Legal, and Records Management teams to ensure compliance and data protection requirements are met.
• Evaluate emerging Microsoft and AWS AI technologies and recommend platform enhancements and innovation opportunities.
• Develop automation and scripting solutions to improve platform reliability, consistency, and efficiency.

Required Skills

• 10+ years of overall IT experience.
• 2-3+ years of hands-on experience in AI-focused engineering, administration, or solution development roles.
• Advanced experience with Microsoft Copilot administration and enterprise AI implementations.
• Strong experience with Copilot Studio, agent creation, AI governance, and enterprise AI security controls.
• Advanced Power Platform expertise, including:
• Power Apps
• Power Automate
• Dataverse
• Connectors
• Environment strategy
• Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Experience architecting and supporting enterprise AI solutions within Azure-based environments.
• Experience with AI-driven workflow automation and business process improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of authentication technologies, security controls, and enterprise platform administration.
• Advanced scripting and automation experience.
• Experience creating governance models, development standards, and operational processes.
• Ability to independently design, evaluate, and implement complex technical solutions.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for business stakeholders and leadership teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Microsoft Foundry (Azure AI Foundry/Studio).
• Experience integrating Microsoft and AWS AI services.
• Experience with AWS AI technologies, including Amazon Bedrock.
• Experience with Microsoft Graph API.
• Experience with Azure Functions and related Microsoft cloud development technologies.
• Experience implementing information governance, data classification, retention, and compliance solutions within AI platforms.
• Experience supporting enterprise AI adoption initiatives and AI Center of Excellence programs.

Why This Opportunity

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the AI strategy of a large public-sector organization that is in the early stages of enterprise AI transformation. The organization has adopted Microsoft Copilot across its user base and is now investing in a dedicated engineering function to expand AI capabilities, governance, automation, and business value. You'll be the first full-time AI-focused engineer supporting the initiative and will work directly with leadership to establish standards, build solutions, and influence the future direction of AI adoption across the organization. The environment offers long-term stability, meaningful impact, and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge Microsoft and AWS AI technologies while helping drive enterprise-wide innovation.

Job Type & LocationThis is a Contract to Hire position based out of Harrisburg, PA.

Pay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $60.00 - $70.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

Medical, dental & vision

Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Application DeadlineThis position is anticipated to close on Nov 6, 2026.

Workplace TypeThis is a hybrid position in Harrisburg,PA.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

Were a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. Were a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. Were strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. Were building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.