AI Solutions Architect, Commerce & Data Strategy

Cisco; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan with Cisco matching

Paid parental leave

Short/long-term disability

Job summary

Cisco Systems is seeking an AI Business Architect for its COEC to translate business needs into actionable AI solution designs. You will lead definition, readiness assessments, and requirements for AI initiatives, evaluating data maturity, API readiness, and MCP compatibility to ensure grounded, scalable solutions.

You will guide solutions from discovery to production, collaborating with AI engineers and business partners, mapping Q2C workflows, and delivering strategic roadmaps with clear ROI

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 6+ years in solution architecture or AI-enabled consulting.
• Experience building requirements and assessing data readiness for AI models.
• Experience with API management and MCP knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery sessions and align solutions from ideation through production launch and ongoing adoption.
• Create detailed technical specifications for AI projects, translating business objectives into functional requirements.
• Evaluate data maturity, API readiness, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) compatibility to determine readiness for AI integration.
• Assess viability of AI solutions against business goals through fitment analysis to avoid unnecessary complexity.
• Map AS-IS and TO-BE Q2C, commerce, and order-processing workflows; identify gaps and design flows.
• Independently extract and analyze data from Oracle, Snowflake, and multiple reporting sources; perform data modeling.
• Prepare and present clear status updates and strategic roadmaps to leadership, covering progress, risks, and ROI.
• Partner with AI engineering teams throughout development lifecycle to ensure technical implementation aligns with architecture.
• Understand REST/API fundamentals and integration patterns across applications.

Skills

Communication skills

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

Job description

Cisco Systems is seeking an AI Business Architect for its COEC to translate business needs into actionable AI solution designs. You will lead definition, readiness assessments, and requirements for AI initiatives, evaluating data maturity, API readiness, and MCP compatibility to ensure grounded, scalable solutions.

You will guide solutions from discovery to production, collaborating with AI engineers and business partners, mapping Q2C workflows, and delivering strategic roadmaps with clear ROI