Reporting to the Director, AI & Automation, you will serve as a technical leader for automation, artificial intelligence, and enablement platforms across Conagra Brands. You will define architecture standards, guide solution design, and partner with engineering, product, security, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and modern solutions. You will combine strategic vision with hands-on technical leadership to accelerate automation, artificial intelligence adoption, and platform modernization throughout the organization.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary architect for Microsoft Power Platform, Copilot Studio, and emerging Microsoft artificial intelligence technologies, owning the reference architecture, governance model, and technical roadmap across the enablement portfolio.
- Architect end-to-end automation and enablement solutions spanning low-code platforms, artificial intelligence agents, and enterprise integration patterns.
- Ensure solutions are secure by design, scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
- Design and govern software development lifecycle practices across enablement platforms, including application lifecycle management and continuous integration and continuous deployment strategies.
- Administer and maintain GitHub governance standards, including repository management, access controls, branching strategies, and developer workflows.
- Contribute to architectural standards and integration approaches across Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, and related data and artificial intelligence platforms.
- Lead solution design sessions and provide technical direction from concept through deployment.
- Establish and promote engineering excellence through design reviews, automation practices, quality standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Translate complex technical concepts into clear and actionable recommendations for engineering teams, business partners, and executive stakeholders.
- Partner with Centers of Excellence to design and implement automation and enablement solutions while strengthening technical capabilities within those teams.
- Collaborate with Information Security, Cloud Architecture, and Software Engineering teams to ensure compliance and architectural alignment.
- Develop reusable components, connector patterns, and reference architectures that accelerate platform adoption and delivery.
- Mentor developers and citizen developers, supporting technical growth and fostering best practices across the organization.
Ingredients Required for Your Success
- 8+ years of experience in enterprise information technology with demonstrated success as a Technical Lead or Solution Architect delivering large-scale automation, platform modernization, software engineering or enablement initiatives.
- Proven experience implementing artificial intelligence solutions within enterprise environments and translating emerging technologies into practical business outcomes.
- Deep hands-on expertise with Microsoft Power Apps, Copilot Studio, Azure/High Code and Microsoft artificial intelligence technologies.
- Experience establishing platform governance, environment strategies, data loss prevention policies, and application lifecycle management practices.
- Experience applying FinOps principles and leveraging platform cost insights to optimize technology investments.
- Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle methodologies, GitHub administration, continuous integration and continuous deployment pipelines, and automated testing practices.
- Experience working with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, or comparable data and artificial intelligence platforms.
- Experience designing solutions across pro-code environments and integrating them effectively.
- Proficiency with one or more programming languages such as Python, C#, JavaScript, or TypeScript.
- Demonstrated success influencing technical and business stakeholders without direct authority.
- Experience working in Agile environments with evolving priorities and short delivery cycles.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Must be local to Omaha, Nebraska and able to work in a hybrid work environment.
Number of Days in Office: 3
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Compensation
Pay Range:$125,400-$182,900The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.
Our Benefits
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities
Our Company
At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.
Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.
Skills Required
- 8+ years enterprise IT experience as a Technical Lead or Solution Architect delivering large-scale automation, platform modernization, software engineering, or enablement initiatives
- Proven experience implementing artificial intelligence solutions within enterprise environments
- Deep hands-on expertise with Microsoft Power Apps, Copilot Studio, Azure/High Code and Microsoft artificial intelligence technologies
- Experience establishing platform governance, environment strategies, data loss prevention policies, and application lifecycle management practices
- Experience applying FinOps principles and leveraging platform cost insights
- Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle methodologies, GitHub administration, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing practices
- Experience working with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, or comparable data and AI platforms
- Experience designing solutions across pro-code environments and integrating them effectively
- Proficiency with one or more programming languages such as Python, C#, JavaScript, or TypeScript
- Demonstrated success influencing technical and business stakeholders without direct authority
- Experience working in Agile environments with evolving priorities and short delivery cycles
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Must be local to Omaha, Nebraska and able to work in a hybrid work environment (3 days in office)
Conagra Brands Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Conagra Brands and has not been reviewed or approved by Conagra Brands.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) plans with company matching and additional company contributions, plus pension eligibility for certain groups, strengthen long‑term savings. Plan design and vesting are described as straightforward and beneficial.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage starts on day one for many roles and includes wellness, mental health, and transgender health benefits. Life and disability insurance further broaden protection.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Bonuses, profit sharing, and incentive opportunities are included broadly, with an annual incentive plan spanning career levels. Payouts and upfront clarity about bonus eligibility are characterized as dependable.
Conagra Brands Insights
What We Do
Conagra has the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. Our diverse team embraces debate to challenge marketplace/business conventions. We are respected for our great brands, great food, great margins and consistent results. We combine a rich heritage with a sharpened focus and entrepreneurial spirit. Conagra’s portfolio of iconic and emerging food brands continues to evolve to offer contemporary choices for every occasion. We are a 100 year-old company with a startup attitude - an imperative to transform how we do business. What’s not changing? Our timeless values: integrity, external focus, broad-mindedness, agility, leadership by all, and a focus on results.
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