AI Solution Architect

Koch; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flexible spending and health savings

Life insurance

Disability

Retirement

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Adoption assistance

Job summary

Koch TechnologyAI Innovation & Design is seeking an experienced AI Solution Architect to lead the architecture and development of AI-powered products that deliver measurable business value. You will design full-stack solutions, partner with product and business leaders, and apply AI to transform processes and services.

The role blends hands-on technical leadership with strategic thinking, thrives in ambiguity, and drives meaningful impact across Koch's enterprise in a collaborative,

Qualifications

• Experience leading AI and software projects with hands-on AI tooling.
• Strong cloud-native design and distributed systems knowledge.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical AI solutions.
• Experience collaborating with product, business, and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical architect for multiple AI projects across full stack.
• Shape AI architecture and roadmap with product owners.
• Translate customer needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Prototype and deliver AI and automation solutions.
• Set technical direction via code, reference architectures, patterns.
• Identify challenges and optimize costs and risks early.
• Mentor engineers and promote continuous learning.

Skills

AI system design

Cloud-native architecture

API design

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Tools

BedRock

Anthropic

Azure

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

React

Job description

Your Job

We are seeking an experienced AI Solution Architect to join the Koch TechnologyAI Innovation & Design team. In this role, you will lead the architecture and development of AI-powered products that create business value through responsible, scalable solutions. You will design and build full-stack applications, partner with product and business leaders, and apply AI and automation to transform processes, products, and services. The ideal candidate combines hands‑on technical expertise with strategic thinking. They thrive in ambiguity, are motivated by solving complex problems, and demonstrate a continuous learning mindset while driving meaningful impact across the organization.

Our Team

The AI Innovation & Design team applies AI & Automation technologies to transform processes, products, and services in Koch Technology. We partner with capability teams, product owners, and business leaders across the enterprise to identify high‑value opportunities, prototype quickly, and deliver AI solutions that transform how work gets done. You will work daily with architects, engineers, designers, product managers, and business stakeholders.

Location and Accessibility

This role can be located in Wichita, KS / Atlanta, GA / Plano, TX and requires an in office presence with flexibility.

Sponsorship

This role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship.

What You Will Do

• Serve as a technical architect for multiple AI projects, owning end-to-end design across the full stack — data, models, backend services, APIs, front‑end experiences, and cloud infrastructure.
• Partner with product owners to shape the AI architecture and roadmap, prioritize work by value, and steward the product lifecycle from concept through deployment and adoption.
• Work directly with customers and stakeholders to understand their needs, translate them into technical solutions, and ensure those solutions deliver measurable business value.
• Think broadly about how AI and automation can reinvent existing processes and capabilities. Partner across teams to help leaders understand ‘art of the possible’, ideate solutions, and rapidly prototype solutions.
• Develop full‑stack AI and Automation solutions, setting technical direction through working code, reference architectures, and reusable design patterns.
• Identify technical, delivery, and adoption challenges early and develop strategies to optimize costs and risks effectively.
• Express ideas and actively listen across technical and non‑technical audiences; provide regular updates and seek continuous feedback.
• Grow the knowledge and experience of other team members, fostering an environment of continuous learning and professional development.
• Track rapidly emerging AI technologies and advocate for their adoption where they create real value.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience designing and delivering AI and software engineering projects, specifically hands on knowledge of AI Tools and services such as BedRock, Anthropic, Azure, and others.
• Experience with cloud‑native architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience designing APIs, integrations, event‑driven systems, and scalable application architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and business challenges through structured analysis and practical solutions.
• Experience partnering with business stakeholders, product teams, and technical teams to align priorities and deliver outcomes.
• Proven ability to learn and adapt in a rapidly evolving technology environment.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Understand generative AI technologies and their practical applications.
• Experience with identity, security, authentication, or enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience with container platforms and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of AWS services including Application Load Balancers, AWS Fargate, DynamoDB, and S3.
• Experience with CI/CD, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering practices.
• Developing in React or other modern UI frameworks
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and emerging technical leaders.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

Koch creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services that make life better. Our work spans a vast number of industries across the world, including engineered technology, refining, chemicals and polymers, pulp and paper, glass, electronics and many more. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch employs about 120,000 employees across the globe. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• flexible spending and health savings accounts
• life insurance
• ADD
• disability
• retirement
• paid vacation/time off
• educational assistance
• infertility assistance
• paid parental leave
• adoption assistance

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).