Senior AI Solution Architect — Enterprise On-Prem

University Information Technology - Indiana Wesleyan University; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 190,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Indiana Wesleyan University is seeking a Senior Solution Design Consultant for AI and Traditional Software to drive end-to-end design across major refactoring and platform modernization efforts.

This independent contractor role focuses on translating business intent into buildable specifications, API contracts, and data flows, collaborating with engineering, data, and security teams to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience in solution design, business systems analysis, application architecture, or technical product ownership, with 3+ years designing software solutions in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end solution design for assigned workstreams.
• Produce solution design documents – context diagrams, sequence flows, data models, integration specifications, non-functional requirements, and acceptance criteria.
• Run design workshops with business owners, product leads, and engineers to capture decisions and open questions.
• Maintain requirements traceability from capture to implemented features for audit and change control.
• Design AI-first enabled business solutions (RAG, agent workflows, AI-driven patterns) within the enterprise platform.

Skills

Solution design

Integration engineering

Data engineering

Requirements elicitation

Facilitating workshops

AI solution design

Architectural patterns

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Indiana Wesleyan University is seeking a Senior Solution Design Consultant for AI and Traditional Software to drive end-to-end design across major refactoring and platform modernization efforts.

This independent contractor role focuses on translating business intent into buildable specifications, API contracts, and data flows, collaborating with engineering, data, and security teams to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.