Zachariah Dicus – Innovate AI 2026
Session 2: Industry Voices
Zachariah Dicus, M.S.
Zachariah Dicus is an enterprise solutions architect at KBR supporting the U.S. Geological Survey Earth Resources Observation and Science Center. He leads generative artificial intelligence, software modernization, DevSecOps, cloud strategy and enterprise CI/CD, and aligning technology decisions with mission outcomes. Dicus has worked extensively on creating scalable agentic AI solutions for enterprise systems, leveraging generative AI and agent-based orchestration to streamline developer workflows and enhance operational agility. His architecture work has standardized development pipelines across programs, improved release reliability and accelerated adoption of modern DevSecOps practices. His current interests include secure SDLC, cost-aware cloud transformation, and applied AI for geospatial and image-processing workloads. Dicus lives in the Sioux Falls area with his wife, three girls and an 11-year-old pug. He enjoys family time, outdoor activities, home technology projects and gardening.