AI Solutions Architect

Brilliant Systems; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Denver option

Job summary

Brilliant Systems is seeking a senior AI architect to guide clients from idea to a technically sound, commercially realistic plan. You will assess AI feasibility, design viable systems, and align delivery with proposed scope.

You will lead discovery conversations, prepare solution proposals, and document recommendations for both technical teams and business decision-makers, while staying engaged through implementation.

Qualifications

• Strong ability to design AI systems and assess feasibility.
• Commercial judgment to estimate work and communicate trade-offs clearly.
• Experience translating business needs into technical approaches.
• Ability to document recommendations for technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery conversations clarifying constraints, data, and risks.
• Prepare solution proposals including when not to build.
• Design system architecture and explain rationale for delivery teams.
• Develop estimates with delivery leads and own assumptions.
• Stay involved during implementation to ensure alignment with design.

Skills

AI system design

Commercial judgment

Client discovery

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

UML

Job description

Role overview

Guide prospective clients from an initial AI idea to a technically sound, commercially realistic plan. You will assess whether AI is appropriate for the underlying problem, design viable systems, and help ensure delivery matches what was proposed.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery conversations to clarify the business constraint, available data, and consequences of failure.
• Prepare written solution proposals, including a recommendation not to build when that is the soundest option.
• Design system architecture and explain the reasoning so delivery teams can implement it effectively.
• Develop estimates with delivery leads, taking responsibility for the assumptions and commercial implications.
• Stay involved during implementation to keep the delivered system aligned with the agreed design and scope.

Requirements

• Strong technical ability to design AI systems and assess whether a proposed use case is feasible.
• Commercial judgment to estimate work and communicate trade-offs clearly.
• Skill in client discovery and in translating business needs into a practical technical approach.
• Ability to document recommendations for both technical teams and business decision-makers.

Benefits and work setup

• Permanent, full-time senior role, based in Denver or remote during US working hours.
• Compensation is discussed in the first conversation.