Principal Agentic Architect

Innova Solutions Inc; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Pharmacy coverage

Dental/vision insurance

401(k)

HSA & FSA

Life Insurance

Disability coverage

Legal & ID theft protection

Paid leave

Job summary

Innova Solutions is seeking an AI Solutions Architect to lead the transformation of our enterprise data platform in Charlotte, NC. This contract role focuses on consolidating legacy systems into a governed data ecosystem with scalable data architectures and AI-ready foundations.

You will shape master data management, metadata strategies, and knowledge graphs while enabling retrieval-augmented generation and secure agent orchestration across enterprise workflows.

Qualifications

• Must lead enterprise data architecture initiatives.
• Experience consolidating legacy systems into modern platforms.
• Strong background in data governance, MDM, metadata, and data catalogs.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of an enterprise data platform.
• Architect APIs, data fabrics, data lakes, and cloud-native services.
• Define data governance, stewardship, and taxonomy frameworks.
• Develop semantic layers, knowledge graphs, and AI-ready data architectures.
• Design frameworks for AI agents and RAG-enabled systems.
• Mentor engineers and architects across multiple teams.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Data modeling

Cloud platforms

Data governance

APIs & event-driven

Data migrations

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering/Data Science

Tools

Azure

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

AI Solutions Architect

Position type: Contract (6-12 months) Location: Charlotte, NC Hybrid Onsite (3 days onsite, 2 days remote in a week)

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Enterprise Data Architecture Lead the design and implementation of a consolidated enterprise data platform that integrates multiple legacy systems into a unified, governed data ecosystem. Assess current-state systems, data models, integrations, and business processes to develop target-state architecture. Define strategies for master data management (MDM), metadata management, data quality, and data lifecycle governance. Establish a scalable architecture supporting structured, semi-structured, and unstructured enterprise data.
• Systems Integration & Modernization Architect solutions leveraging APIs, event-driven architectures, data fabrics, data lakes, and modern cloud-native services. Define approaches for data harmonization, transformation, deduplication, and lineage tracking. Manage technical dependencies and integration risks across multiple business domains.
• Authorized Data Source Strategy Establish and maintain a trusted "system of record" and enterprise-wide single source of truth. Implement governance frameworks ensuring data consistency, ownership, security, compliance, and auditability. Partner with business stakeholders to define authoritative data domains and stewardship models. Create enterprise taxonomy and business-aligned data standards.
• Semantic AI & Knowledge Layer Development Design and implement a semantic layer that provides business context and meaning across enterprise data assets. Develop knowledge graph, ontology, and metadata strategies that support advanced AI and search capabilities. Create architectures that enable retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), semantic search, and contextual reasoning. Ensure data structures and governance practices support AI-ready enterprise information.
• Agentic AI Architecture Define frameworks for deploying AI agents capable of interacting with enterprise systems and workflows. Design secure agent orchestration layers leveraging governed enterprise data and business logic. Enable conversational interfaces, intelligent automation, task execution, and decision-support capabilities. Establish guardrails, monitoring, observability, and governance for autonomous AI operations.
• Leadership & Strategy Serve as the technical leader for enterprise modernization initiatives. Develop multi-year architecture roadmaps aligned with organizational business objectives. Mentor data engineers, architects, AI specialists, and platform teams. Present solution designs and recommendations to executive leadership and business stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• Experience in enterprise data architecture, systems architecture, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Proven experience consolidating complex legacy systems into modern enterprise platforms.
• Strong expertise in:
  • Data architecture and modeling
  • Enterprise integration architecture
  • Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud)
  • Data governance and master data management
  • Metadata management and data catalogs
  • API and event-driven architectures
  • Large-scale data migrations and modernization programs
• Experience designing enterprise semantic layers, knowledge graphs, or ontology-driven architectures.
• Deep understanding of AI, machine learning, large language models (LLMs), and retrieval architectures.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide transformation programs involving multiple stakeholders and business units.

PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS

Pay Range*: Between $76 - $82 per hour *Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc.

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.

Recent 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

Website: https://www.innovasolutions.com/

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