AI Solutions Architect

Innova Solutions Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & pharmacy coverage

Dental/vision insurance

401(k)

Health saving account (HSA) and FSA

Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

Disability insurance

Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection

Sick time and paid leaves

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Innova Solutions is seeking an AI Solutions Architect to lead advanced AI initiatives in Chicago. You will architect AWS-based AI platforms, oversee GenAI deployments, and guide teams across engineering, data, and security to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.

The role emphasizes strong leadership, stakeholder communication, and deep knowledge of MLOps, data lakehouse architectures, and enterprise integration patterns. Banking/wealth domain experience is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experience in AWS Cloud Architecture (Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Athena, Glue, Redshift, API Gateway).
• Designing Generative AI and agentic AI solutions.
• Experience with LLMs and foundation models (Claude, GPT, Llama, Amazon Nova, Mistral).
• Knowledge of AI frameworks & orchestration and vector search implementations.
• Familiarity with RAG architectures and vector databases (OpenSearch, Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, FAISS).
• AI governance, responsible AI, model monitoring, and security.
• MLOps practices incl. lifecycle management and deployment.
• Data architecture and engineering (lakehouse, pipelines, metadata, data quality).
• Event-driven and API-driven architectures; microservices design.
• Strong solution architecture, design thinking, and leadership capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in Banking, Wealth Management, Investment, or Advisory domain is preferred.

Responsibilities

• AWS Cloud Architecture planning for AI solutions.
• Generative AI & agentic AI solution design and delivery.
• LLMs and foundation models development, evaluation, and deployment.
• AI frameworks, orchestration, and vector search implementations.
• RAG architectures and vector databases integration.
• AI governance, model monitoring, and security practices.
• MLOps and lifecycle management for models.
• Data architecture, lakehouse, and data pipelines development.
• Event-driven and API-driven architectures and microservices design.
• Technical leadership and cross-team collaboration.

Skills

AWS cloud architecture

Generative AI

LLMs & foundation models

LangChain / LangGraph

CrewAI / Semantic Kernel

RAG architectures

Vector databases

AI governance & security

MLOps & lifecycle management

Data architecture & lakehouse

Event-driven & microservices

Communication & stakeholder mgmt

Banking/Wealth domain experience

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

Semantic Kernel

Job description

AI Solutions Architect

Position type: Full-time

Job Location: Chicago, IL (3 days onsite)

Key Responsibilities

• AWS Cloud Architecture (AWS Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda, ECS/EKS, Athena, Glue, Redshift, API Gateway)


• Generative AI & Agentic AI Solutions


• LLMs and Foundation Models (Claude, GPT, Llama, Amazon Nova, Mistral)


• AI Frameworks & Orchestration (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel)


• RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) architectures and vector search implementations


• Vector Databases (OpenSearch, Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, FAISS)


• AI Governance, Responsible AI, Model Monitoring, and Security


• Machine Learning & MLOps practices, including model lifecycle management and deployment


• Data Architecture and Engineering (Lakehouse architectures, data pipelines, metadata management, data quality)


• Event-driven and API-driven architectures


• Enterprise integration patterns and microservices design


• Strong solution architecture, design thinking, and technical leadership capabilities


• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills


• Experience in the Banking, Wealth Management, Investment, or Advisory domain is highly preferred.

Pay Range & Benefits

• Pay Range: $180K - $190K per year


• Benefits:


• Medical & pharmacy coverage


• Dental/vision insurance


• 401(k)


• Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA)


• Life Insurance


• Pet Insurance


• Short term and Long term Disability


• Accident & Critical illness coverage


• Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection


• Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law)


• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

About Innova Solutions

Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solutions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields.

Recognitions

• Named One of America's Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024)


• Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025)


• One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024)


• One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics)


• Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023)


• One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024)


• AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications

Equal Opportunity Employment

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