Artificial Intelligence (AI) System Analyst

Role

The Artificial Intelligence (AI) System Analyst reports to the Director of IT and is a full-time, in-person position based in Des Moines, IA. The role focuses on identifying and prioritizing AI and automation use cases across business units, translating business requirements into technical designs, prototyping AI solutions, and assisting with build, deployment, integration, and adoption of AI-enabled applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify, evaluate, and prioritize AI and automation opportunities across business units.
• Gather and translate business requirements into detailed technical specifications and solution designs.
• Assist developers with building, configuring, and deploying AI-enabled applications and workflows using Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI), Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry/Studio, and Cognitive Services.
• Develop scripts, connectors, and API integrations to extend platform functionality.
• Prototype and implement AI solutions including chatbots, document intelligence, predictive analytics, generative AI use cases, agent creation and design, workflow automation, and vibe coding approaches for AI-assisted development.
• Collaborate with IT and enterprise system owners to integrate AI solutions into existing platforms and processes.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant with enterprise governance standards.
• Provide training, documentation, and knowledge transfer to business users to drive adoption.
• Monitor solution performance and refine based on user feedback and evolving business needs.
• Contribute to the enterprise AI technology roadmap and best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in business systems analysis, solution development, or enterprise application integration.
• Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to gather requirements, map processes, and translate them into functional AI-enabled solutions.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to rapidly learn new tools and environments.
• Knowledge of enterprise system integration, APIs, data flow best practices, workflow automation, AI prompt engineering, and AI security principles.
• Demonstrated success in rapidly prototyping and iterating solutions.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to approximately 10% of the time.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Azure AI ecosystem: Azure AI Studio/Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, GitHub Spark.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric or other modern Microsoft data/AI platforms.
• Proficiency in one or more scripting/programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or C#.
• Experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI), Microsoft Copilot, and Microsoft Teams integrations.
• Experience with non-Microsoft AI tools and frameworks (e.g., n8n.io, Snowflake, LangChain, Replit) is a plus.

Benefits

• Health insurance (company pays majority of premium; single and family coverage options)
• 401(k) savings plan with company contribution up to 4% (401(k) matching noted)
• Company-paid life insurance ($50,000)
• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability
• 7 paid holidays
• Personal Time Off program starting on hire date
• Dental insurance (Delta Dental of Iowa)
• Flexible spending account (FSA)
• Health savings account (HSA)
• Vision insurance

Location & Work Type

• In-person, Des Moines, IA. Relocation to Des Moines required before starting work.
• Full-time. Travel up to ~10%.