AI Solution Architect

Forestar Group

Arlington (TX)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

D.R. Horton, Inc. is seeking an AI Solution Architect to define how modern data and AI capabilities come together in secure, scalable, and reusable solutions.

You will translate business problems into architecture patterns, guiding design decisions and connecting data, applications, integration, security, and AI services into production-ready architectures. The role blends strategy, architecture, and hands-on implementation, focusing on solution-level architecture for products and use cases,

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in computer science, engineering, information systems, or related field.
8+ years of solution architecture, data architecture, software engineering, data engineering, or related experience.
Strong knowledge of modern data platforms, APIs/integration, cloud architecture, AI/ML and generative AI patterns, security, and observability.
Experience designing production solutions that span multiple systems and teams.
Strong communication and ability to explain architecture to business and technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership, communicate clearly, and deliver results in a evolving environment.
Ability to build trusted relationships across the organization, balancing standards with business needs.

Responsibilities

Translate business and product requirements into end-to-end solution architectures covering data, AI, APIs, applications, identity, security, observability, and support.
Define domain data models, data flows, integration patterns, semantic access, RAG/knowledge patterns, and AI service interactions.
Ensure priority solutions align to enterprise reference architectures while documenting justified exceptions and local configuration needs.
Lead technical design sessions and architecture reviews with engineering, platform, security, governance, vendors, and SMEs.
Evaluate solution alternatives and communicate tradeoffs in speed, complexity, cost, security, scalability, and maintainability.
Represent the function in cross-functional discovery, architecture, governance, operational-readiness, and continuous-improvement activities.
Stay current on relevant data, AI, digital, software, and industry practices and apply new capabilities when they create value.
Identify, shape, and pilot new opportunities where data, AI, and digital capabilities create business value; operate with an owner’s mindset.
Conduct all business professionally and ethically; travel overnight as needed.

Skills

Solution architecture

Data architecture

Cloud architecture

AI/ML

Security

Observability

Communication

Independence

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Azure

Microsoft ecosystem

RAG

Vector search

Semantic layers

Data contracts

Agentic architectures

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Tool integration

Model routing

Provider abstraction

Hybrid cloud

Private inference

Document AI

Unstructured data

Job description

D.R. Horton, Inc., the largest homebuilder in the U.S., was founded in 1978 and is a publicly traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is engaged in the construction and sale of high-quality homes designed principally for the entry-level and first time move-up markets. The Company also provides mortgage financing and title services for homebuyers through its mortgage and title subsidiaries. Please visit our website at www.drhorton.com for more information.

D.R. Horton, Inc. is currently looking for an AI Solution Architect. As the nation's largest homebuilder by volume, D.R. Horton is transforming how it uses data, AI, and digital solutions for the next generation of homebuilding, and we pair the reach of a national enterprise with a culture built on local ownership, practical innovation, and deep business partnerships. Our teams focus on solutions that work in the field and deliver real results, not technology for its own sake. In this role, you'll have a critical opportunity to shape modern capabilities that will influence how the company operates for years to come.

The AI Solution Architect (also known as AI Solution / Data Architect) will help define how modern data and AI capabilities come together in secure, scalable, and reusable solutions. This hands-on architecture role will translate business problems into solution patterns, guide critical design decisions, and connect data, applications, integration, security, and AI services into production-ready architectures. The ideal candidate can move comfortably between strategy, architecture, and implementation while helping teams build for both today's needs and tomorrow's possibilities. This role focuses on solution-level architecture for specific products and use cases, working within the enterprise standards set by the Principal Enterprise Platform Architect. Success in this role means priority solutions ship on reusable, well-documented architectures that teams can extend, with design decisions made quickly and tradeoffs understood by business and technical leaders alike.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Translate business and product requirements into end-to-end solution architectures covering data, AI, APIs, applications, identity, security, observability, and support
Define domain data models, data flows, integration patterns, semantic access, RAG/knowledge patterns, and AI service interactions
Ensure priority solutions align to enterprise reference architectures while documenting justified exceptions and local configuration needs
Lead technical design sessions and architecture reviews with engineering, platform, security, governance, vendors, and business subject-matter experts (SMEs)
Evaluate solution alternatives and communicate tradeoffs in speed, complexity, cost, security, scalability, and maintainability
Represent the function in cross-functional discovery, architecture, governance, operational-readiness, and continuous-improvement activities as appropriate
Stay current on relevant data, AI, digital, software, and industry practices and apply new capabilities when they create practical business value
Identify, shape, and pilot new opportunities where data, AI, and digital capabilities can create business value, operating with an owner's mindset and a bias toward building, testing, and learning quickly
Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner
Ability to travel overnight

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
8+ years of solution architecture, data architecture, software engineering, data engineering, or related experience
Strong knowledge of modern data platforms, APIs/integration, cloud architecture, AI/ML and generative AI patterns, security, and observability
Experience designing production solutions that span multiple systems and teams
Strong communication and ability to explain architecture to both business and technical stakeholders
Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership, communicate clearly, and deliver results in an evolving environment
Ability to build trusted relationships across the organization, balancing enterprise standards with business needs and operating realities

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Snowflake, Azure, Microsoft ecosystem, RAG and vector search, semantic layers and data contracts, agentic architectures, MCP (Model Context Protocol) and tool integration, model routing and provider abstraction, hybrid cloud and private inference, document AI and unstructured data, or comparable technologies is preferred
Experience in homebuilding, real estate, construction, mortgage, title, land development, sales, purchasing, finance, customer care, or another distributed operating business is a plus
Experience working in a large enterprise with complex enterprise environments is preferred.
Experience founding, incubating, or building new products, capabilities, or businesses from the ground up is a plus

Come join a winning team with a Fortune 500 company! We are growing fast and are looking for enthusiastic attitudes and team players to join our success. We offer an excellent benefits package including: