Solution Architect Intern – Entry Level Sales Program 2027

IBM; Markham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM seeks a Solution Architect to understand client needs and deliver complex, high-quality AI-enabled solutions from requirements through implementation. You will apply extensive AI knowledge, industry insight, and IBM tools to influence outcomes and drive value.

The role emphasizes leadership, workshops with customers, and guidance on agentic AI applications, including prompt-engineering and information retrieval, across mission-critical use cases.

Qualifications

• LLM AI models and platforms experience (e.g., watsonx.ai).
• Background in conversational and agentic AI.
• Background in software development.
• Pursuing BS/MS degree in AI or related STEM field.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver solutions from requirement gathering through implementation.
• Work closely with customers to translate needs into AI-enabled architectures.
• Guide customers in building agentic AI applications using IBM tools and best practices.
• Participate in workshops to demonstrate advantages of proposed solutions and AI governance.

Skills

LLM AI models

Conversational AI

Software development

AI governance

Solution architectures

Agentic AI concepts

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Pursuing BS/MS in AI/related STEM

Tools

watsonx.ai

Job description

Introduction

At IBM, Solution Architects work to understand needs and then create complex high-quality solutions that make meaningful impact. You’ll be responsible for overall leadership and delivery of the solutions from requirement gathering through implementation. You’ll use your in-depth knowledge of leading-edge products and technologies along with industry and business skills to influence outcomes.

Introduction

At IBM, Solution Architects work to understand needs and then create complex high-quality solutions that make meaningful impact. You’ll be responsible for overall leadership and delivery of the solutions from requirement gathering through implementation. You’ll use your in-depth knowledge of leading-edge products and technologies along with industry and business skills to influence outcomes.

Your Role And Responsibilities

The Solution Architect is responsible for working closely with customers to understand mission-critical company directives and develop technical solutions to support the business needs and technical requirements, then apply AI solutions to address the needs. This role is specifically required to use a mix of consultative skills, technical expertise, and the latest IBM AI software to guide customers in building solutions involving agentic AI.

This Includes

• Reviewing customers’ environment to ensure it meets all pre-requisites
• Helping define customers’ Agentic AI use cases
• Helping assess customers Agentic AI application requirements
• Assisting customers with designing and implementing Agentic AI applications
• Throughout the solutioning process, the Solution Architect will participate workshops to help customers understand advantages of proposed solutions and best practice approaches to Agentic AI including prompt-engineering, chatbot development, and search/information retrieval.

Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree

Required Technical And Professional Expertise

• Background (courses or work experience) in LLM AI models and platforms (e.g. watsonx.ai).
• Background (courses or work experience) with conversational and agentic AI.
• Background (courses or work experience) with software development
• Seeking B.S. or M.S. degree in AI or related STEM field.

Preferred Technical And Professional Experience

• Skills with Data Science and traditional AI/ML modeling evaluation (classification, regression)
• Understanding of AI Governance
• Experience in solution architectures