Senior AI & Automation Solutions Architect

CAVA

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary & bonus

Early wage access

Unlimited PTO

Health, dental, vision

401k enrollment

Company-paid STD/LTD/Life

Free CAVA food

Casual work environment

Growth opportunities

Job summary

CAVA is seeking a Solution Architect, Innovation & Intelligence, to drive scalable and secure solutions across restaurants and enterprise systems. You will translate business needs into technical strategies and guide teams through implementation, pilots, and scaling.

You will apply AI, automation, APIs, and cloud technologies to improve operations, guest experiences, and enterprise productivity while ensuring governance, security, and resilience. This is a hands-on, strategic technologist role.

Qualifications

10+ years in software engineering or architecture across enterprise settings.
Experience applying AI, automation, or emerging tech to business problems.
Strong ability to design across cloud, APIs, data platforms and integrations.

Responsibilities

Partner with operations, product, engineering, and data teams to identify opportunities.
Translate business needs into technical strategies, designs, and implementation plans.
Lead discovery, proofs of concept, and pilots with measurable success criteria.
Design secure, scalable architectures across systems, data, and third‑party services.
Guide engineering teams and ensure adherence to architectural standards.