Title: AI Solution Architect 
Location: Dallas or Houston, TX (Hybrid) 
Duration: Contract to Hire 
Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S. 

Job Description:
As an AI Solution Architect, you will design and deliver AI-enabled solutions that support a wide range of business and back-office teams, including HR, Finance, IT, and other enterprise functions. You will translate business needs into secure, scalable, production-ready AI architectures and guide delivery teams through implementation.

This role sits within the Operational AI organization, which focuses on embedding AI capabilities into core enterprise workflows. You will design solutions within established reference architectures and standards. Your focus is on applying AI patterns to solve real-world manual work bottlenecks while providing feedback to help evolve the enterprise's architectural guardrails.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end AI systems, including retrieval-based architectures, agent-based orchestration, and multi-model workflows in production environments.
• Partner with business and back-office teams to translate requirements into technical designs.
• Guide engineering teams through implementation to ensure solutions are secure, scalable, and production-ready.
• Apply approved architectural patterns for GenAI, automation, orchestration, and agent-based workflows.
• Ensure solutions meet requirements for security, data governance, observability, and reliability.
• Review solution designs and implementations for alignment with architectural guardrails.
• Evaluate and communicate technical trade-offs related to cost, latency, scalability, and operational risk.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree plus at least 10 years of professional engineering experience in enterprise or distributed systems, or demonstrated equivalent experience and education.
• Proven experience designing and delivering end-to-end enterprise solutions.
• Strong architectural foundation in backend systems, APIs, and distributed or event-driven architectures.
• Hands-on experience designing AI-enabled solutions such as retrieval-based systems, orchestration flows, or agent-style workflows.
• Deep understanding of operational readiness, including versioning, security controls, and system monitoring.
• Experience working within defined architectural standards or reference architectures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Master's degree preferred
• Experience delivering AI solutions across multiple enterprise or back-office domains.
• Experience operationalizing GenAI solutions with real users, governed data, and ongoing lifecycle management.

Our benefits package includes:

• Comprehensive medical benefits 
• Competitive pay 
• 401(k) retirement plan 
• …and much more! 

About INSPYR Solutions
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