Business AI & Automation Analyst (Part-Time)

Peraton is seeking a part-time Business AI & Automation Analyst to support the Growth & Business Operations AI team in designing, building, and refining AI-powered workflows and automation solutions that accelerate Peraton's business operations. This entry-level, part-time position is ideal for a motivated student or early-career professional with a strong interest in AI applications, business process automation, and prompt engineering. You will work alongside IT professionals and IRAD development teams, gaining hands-on experience applying large language models (LLMs), automation tools, and AI-assisted workflows to real business problems across Growth, Capture, and Business Operations functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Prompt Engineering: Design, test, and iteratively refine prompts for LLM-based applications supporting Growth & Business Operations use cases; maintain a versioned prompt library and evaluate output quality against defined success criteria
• Business Workflow Automation: Identify, map, and support the automation of repetitive business processes using AI tools and low-code/no-code platforms (e.g., Power Automate, Power Platform); document current-state workflows and propose AI-assisted future-state designs
• Data Analysis and Visualization: Design and develop PowerBI and AI generated dashboards to support growth and business operation use cases.
• AI Application Support: Assist in the deployment and testing of AI-assisted tools for use cases such as proposal drafting, competitive research, past performance retrieval, and business reporting; gather user feedback and support iterative improvement
• Data Access & Quality Support: Write basic SQL queries to access and validate data from the CIO-managed data warehouse and lakehouse (Azure Synapse Analytics, ADLS); perform targeted data quality checks in support of AI workflow inputs
• Documentation & Governance: Maintain documentation for AI workflows, prompt templates, automation designs, and use case outcomes in alignment with CIO and team governance standards

Required Qualifications

• 0 years’ experience required with BS/BA degree or 4+ years relevant experience
• Demonstrated interest or coursework in AI/LLM applications and prompt engineering; familiarity with prompt design patterns, chain-of-thought reasoning, and evaluating model outputs
• Exposure to business process automation or workflow tools (e.g., Power Automate, Power Platform, Zapier, or equivalent); ability to map and document business workflows
• Basic working knowledge of SQL; familiarity with data warehouse or lakehouse concepts (e.g., Azure Synapse Analytics, ADLS) is beneficial but not required
• Exposure to data visualization tools and analytic methodologies (e.g., PowerBI) or use of AI to generate business analytics.
• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to translate AI concepts for non-technical business stakeholders
• Must be a U.S. citizen 
• This is a hybrid position and requires the candidate to reside within commuting distance to the work location. 

Desired Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with LLM platforms or AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini, or API-based LLM access)
• Experience or coursework in scripting and developing automation tasks
• Familiarity with Microsoft Azure or AWS cloud environments; exposure to Azure Synapse Analytics or ADLS is a plus
• Experience with Power BI, Power Automate, or Power Platform for reporting or workflow automation
• Exposure to Alteryx or similar data preparation tools
• Demonstrated curiosity and self-directed learning in AI, automation, or emerging technology
• Experience with version control tools (Git/GitHub)
• Proven ability to learn and master new software, technologies, and techniques quickly