Lead Solutions Architect AI & Automation, HR Technology

Creative Solutions Services, LLC; Burbank (CA); Hybrid; USD 229,233,000 - 246,425,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Short-term disability

Life insurance with AD&D

Job summary

Software Resources is seeking a Lead Solutions Architect – AI & Automation, HR Technology to drive end-to-end design of scalable AI and automation solutions for Disney's HR ecosystem. You will shape architectural standards, guide engineers, and ensure security and governance across platforms.

The role requires 12+ months contract, 4 days on-site with Fridays remote, and a DOE pay rate of $80-$86/hr in the US market. Collaboration with global teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in designing AI solutions, including generative AI and LLMs.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end design and architecture of AI and automation solutions across HR Technology.
• Create architecture documents, ADRs, and design specs.
• Govern architecture across reference architectures, standards, and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with Domain Architect on patterns, integration standards, and roadmaps.
• Lead evaluations and PoCs for AI and automation tooling.
• Mentor engineers on AI, automation, and solution architecture best practices.
• Support architectural reviews and present recommendations in review forums.
• Translate business goals into architectural outcomes for HR and corporate objectives.
• Coach and develop team members and foster inclusive environment.

Skills

AI solution design

LLM integration

RAG

AI governance

cloud-native

microservices

mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/IS/SE

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

APIs

Job description

Software Resources has an immediate job opportunity for a Lead Solutions Architect – AI & Automation, HR Technology with a major corporation in Burbank, CA or Seattle, WA. 4 days per week on-site Fridays Remote.

12+ month contract.

Pay Rate: $80 - $86/hr DOE.

Role Overview

The Lead Solutions Architect – AI & Automation, HR Technology is a senior subject matter expert responsible for designing end-to-end solution architectures that deliver innovative, scalable, and secure AI and automation capabilities across Disney's corporate functions. This role supports Disney's global storytellers and brands by helping HR Technology modernize processes, improve efficiency, and advance strategic business outcomes.

Primary responsibilities include

• Lead the end-to-end design and architecture of AI and automation solutions across HR Technology, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture strategy, technical standards, and governance frameworks.
• Create detailed solution architecture specifications, architecture decision records (ADRs), and technical design documents that clearly define architecture patterns, integration approaches, and technology choices.
• Conduct solution design reviews and provide architectural governance for AI and automation initiatives, ensuring consistency with reference architectures, standards, and enterprise roadmaps.
• Partner closely with the Domain Architect to align on architecture patterns, integration standards, and technology roadmaps, while translating business requirements into scalable, secure, cloud-native solution architectures.
• Lead technology evaluations, proof-of-concept efforts, and platform selection for AI and automation tooling, including enterprise AI platforms and orchestration frameworks.
• Serve as a hands-on subject matter expert and mentor by training and guiding engineers and other individual contributors on AI, automation, and solution architecture best practices.
• Support architectural reviews for AI and automation solutions and present recommendations in architecture and security review forums, including ARB and GIS reviews.
• Break down organizational goals into clear architectural outcomes, define strategies and priorities for AI and automation capabilities, and connect team deliverables to HR and corporate objectives.
• Provide coaching and feedback to team members, support accountability for commitments, encourage career development, and foster an inclusive environment aligned with Disney values.
• Explain complex AI and automation concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders, negotiate trade-offs, and influence adoption of recommended architectures and patterns.

Required Qualifications

• Deep expertise designing AI solutions, including generative AI, large language model (LLM) integration, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI orchestration frameworks, and responsible AI governance practices.
• Strong background in intelligent process automation, RPA integration patterns, event-driven architectures, workflow orchestration, and hyperautomation strategies.
• Proficiency in application architecture, including microservices, API-first design, cloud-native patterns across Azure, AWS, or GCP, integration architecture, data pipeline design, and security-by-design principles.
• Experience designing scalable, services-oriented architectures on major cloud platforms and integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to navigate ambiguity, solve complex problems, and identify innovative solutions as a trusted subject matter expert and lead problem-solver.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams, build partnerships, and work as a team player to meet objectives.
• Proven experience mentoring, training, or guiding other engineers or architects, including providing clear, timely feedback and aligning work with organizational goals.
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or solution architecture roles, including significant experience in AI/ML or automation-focused initiatives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on implementation experience with enterprise AI platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, Moveworks, Claude (Anthropic), or similar conversational AI and agentic systems.
• Hands-on implementation experience with one or more automation platforms like UiPath, Workato, n8n, or power platform.
• Experience with AI/ML pipelines, vector databases, and embedding models, including integration into production-grade applications.
• Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol), agentic orchestration, and multi-model architectures for enterprise AI ecosystems.
• TOGAF or similar enterprise architecture certification, or prior experience in enterprise architecture roles within large, complex organizations

About Software Resources

Software Resources, founded more than 3 decades ago, is a trusted staffing partner specializing in Technology (IT, Creative, & Marketing), Finance, & Accounting placements. We work with companies nationwide that need skilled professionals and connect them with candidates like you looking for the right opportunity.

We are always looking for professionals at all experience levels and in various specialties to meet our clients' hiring needs.

• medical
• dental
• vision coverage
• 401(k) with company match
• short-term disability
• life insurance with AD&D