Senior Lead Solution Architect — AI & Modernization Leader

CAI Cox Automotive Corp Svcs., LLC; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 248,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work option

15% travel

Job summary

Cox Automotive seeks a Sr. Lead Solution Architect to drive architecture and AI modernization for the Manheim Marketplace domain. This senior role will lead design decisions, technology modernization, and AI initiatives across auction marketplace services.

The role emphasizes designing scalable solutions, collaborating with product and engineering, and guiding architecture governance while mentoring teams and leading PoCs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in CS or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years software development in mid-to-large companies.
• 5+ years solution/technical architecture experience.
• Hands-on AI technologies and concepts (LLMs, autonomous agents, vector databases, model selection, agent-based architecture, data pipeline, AI-assisted PDLC).
• 3+ years AWS cloud architecture.
• Applied enterprise patterns to distributed systems (RESTful APIs, microservices, events, micro-frontends).
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design solutions aligned with business needs in partnership with product and engineering teams.
• Facilitate design reviews and collaborative architecture discussions.
• Guide feature planning and serve as technical expert.
• Help develop architecture standards and enforce best practices.
• Oversee software development for non-functional requirements and compliance.
• Advocate for technology investments and prioritize architectural work.
• Integrate AI capabilities into systems and translate AI opportunities into scalable solutions.
• Mentor engineering teams in AI technologies.
• Lead proofs-of-concept and reference implementations.
• Contribute to internal documentation and training.

Skills

AI technologies

Solution architecture

AWS cloud architecture

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Vector databases

Agent-based architecture

Data pipelines

Job description

Cox Automotive seeks a Sr. Lead Solution Architect to drive architecture and AI modernization for the Manheim Marketplace domain. This senior role will lead design decisions, technology modernization, and AI initiatives across auction marketplace services.

The role emphasizes designing scalable solutions, collaborating with product and engineering, and guiding architecture governance while mentoring teams and leading PoCs.