Solutions Architect AI REQ_116

3Pillar Global, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

3Pillar Global, Inc. seeks an AI Solutions Architect to own and drive the architecture for AI-driven delivery across client engagements. You will stay hands-on in the codebase, set standards for AI reliability and human oversight, and guide the overall technical approach from requirements to release.

The role demands leadership, deep SDLC understanding, and experience embedding AI agents into delivery. Remote-first, global collaboration, and strong emphasis on engineering excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years as Software Architect or Solutions Architect with hands-on cloud/AI tools.
• Experience embedding AI agents into the SDLC with human oversight.
• Experience contributing to pre-sales or pre-SOW solutioning.
• High level of English proficiency to interact with a globally-based team.
• Ability to articulate architecture to executives using appropriate technical language.
• Natural leader with strong reasoning and decision-making.
• Extensive knowledge of SDLC processes, actionable metrics and KPIs.
• Operational excellence in design methodologies and architectural patterns across platforms.
• Ability to work on multiple parallel projects.
• Experience leading Agile software development.
• Proficiency with UML/C4/ArchiMate.
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD practices and tools.
• Demonstrate mentorship and thought leadership.

Responsibilities

• Design and own AI-embedded SDLC architectures and delivery.
• Set technical standards for trustworthy AI-assisted approaches with human-in-the-loop oversight.
• Hands-on code review, build, and validation of AI-driven approaches.
• Plan integration of AI/agentic tooling into client environments and tech stacks.
• Support pre-SOW technical solutioning and architectural feasibility.
• Translate client requirements into technical narratives and delivery plans.
• Contribute to proposals, estimates, and SOWs with effort and risk assessments.
• Act as technical owner from design to resolution for cloud-based tailored solutions.
• Lead architecture discussions with stakeholders to define functional and nonfunctional goals.
• Manage risk identification and mitigation around architecture.
• Influence long-term product and technical roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers and lead Communities of Practice on AI-driven delivery skills.

Skills

Cloud experience

AI/agentic delivery

Pre-sales / pre-SOW

Leadership

SDLC knowledge

UML/C4/ArchiMate

DevOps / CI/CD

Architecture design

Communication to execs

Multitasking / parallel projects

Agile methodologies

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS/Azure/GCP

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Remote- United States of America Remote, United States of America Remote, United States

Employee

Regular

Job Description

AI Solutions Architect

3Pillar warmly extends an invitation for you to join an elite team of visionaries. Beyond software development, we are dedicated to engineering solutions that challenge conventional norms. Envision you: steering projects that redefine urban living, establish new media channels for enterprise companies, or drive innovation in healthcare. Your invaluable expertise will serve as the cornerstone in shaping the future direction of our endeavors.

This role is the primary technical authority within a client engagement, hands-on across the AI-driven delivery lifecycle (AI-DLC). The Architect owns high-level design choices, dictates technical standards, and stays directly engaged in the codebase — designing and building the architecture that embeds AI agents across the SDLC, from requirements and code generation through testing, documentation, and release. The ideal candidate is as comfortable pairing with an AI agent on a pull request as they are presenting an architecture roadmap to a client executive.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and build the architecture that embeds AI agents across the SDLC — requirements gathering, code generation, testing, documentation, and release management.
• Set technical standards for where AI-assisted approaches are trustworthy versus where human-in-the-loop oversight is required to protect quality, compliance, and client trust.
• Stay hands-on in the codebase — reviewing, building, and validating AI-driven approaches against real engineering constraints — and feed findings back into 3Pillar's delivery practices.
• Assess and plan the insertion of new AI/agentic tooling into existing technology stacks and client environments.
• Partner with the Solutioning team on pre-SOW technical solutioning — shaping architecture, approach, and feasibility ahead of contract execution.
• Translate client requirements into a credible technical narrative and delivery approach, bringing a point of view on where AI-driven delivery accelerates outcomes and where it introduces risk.
• Contribute technical input to proposals, estimates, and SOWs, including effort, risk, and architecture tradeoffs.

Architecture & Technical Ownership

Act as the emissary of the architecture — technical owner from design to resolution of tailored solutions on cloud platforms, based on client requirements and constraints.

Partner with stakeholders to determine functional and nonfunctional requirements and business goals for a set of scenarios.

Manage risk identification and mitigation strategies associated with the architecture.

Influence and communicate long-term product vision, technical vision, development strategy, and roadmap.

Contribute to code reviews, documentation, and architectural artifacts.

Design architectures that align with the DevOps culture and QA Automation practices.

Active leader in the Architecture Practice community, mentoring engineers through Communities of Practice (CoPs) or on project teams, with a focus on AI-driven delivery skills.

Develop and lead the execution of a technical vision within one or more business or technical domains, with a focus on business value.

Note: 3Pillar operates proprietary delivery frameworks — including our Helix AI human-agent delivery model and our Lightwave Client Engagement SDLC. Candidates will not be expected to know these on day one, but should bring the foundational disciplines and AI-driven, agentic delivery experience that enable rapid adoption.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience/expertise working as a Software Architect and/or Solutions Architect, with hands-on proficiency in relevant cloud and AI/agentic delivery tooling.
• Demonstrated experience embedding AI agents into the SDLC — not just using AI tools, but architecting the integration and the human oversight model that keeps them productive and accountable.
• Experience contributing to pre-sales or pre-SOW solutioning — shaping technical approach, scoping, and effort estimation before contracts are signed.
• High level of English proficiency required to interact with a globally-based development team.
• Communicate in a clear and understandable manner with clients up to the executive level, and be able to articulate the details of the designed architecture using the appropriate level of technical language.
• Natural leader with critical reasoning and good decision-making skills.
• Extremely good knowledge of SDLC processes and familiarity with actionable metrics and KPIs.
• Operational excellence in design methodologies and architectural patterns across multiple platforms.
• Ability to work on multiple parallel projects and utilize time management and multitasking skills.
• Experience leading Agile software development methodologies.
• High-level design proficiency following UML / C4 / ArchiMate.
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD practices and tools.
• Demonstrate mentorship and thought leadership to engineers and decision-makers throughout the organization.

Additional Experience Desired:

• Foundational knowledge in Data Analysis/Modelling/Architecture, ETL Dataflows, and a good understanding of highly scalable distributed and cloud-native data stores.
• Experience designing SaaS or highly scalable distributed applications on the cloud.
• Financial management experience and ROI calculation.
• Solutions Architect certification on a major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

What is it like working for 3Pillar Global?

At 3Pillar, we offer a world of opportunity:

Imagine a flexible work environment - whether it's the office, your home, or a blend of both. From interviews to onboarding, we embody a remote-first approach.

You will be part of a global team, learning from top talent around the world and across cultures, speaking English everyday. Our global workforce enables our team to leverage global resources to accomplish our work in efficient and effective teams.

We're big on your well-being - as a company, we spend a whole trimester in our annual cycle focused on wellbeing. Whether it is taking advantage of fitness offerings, mental health plans (country-dependent), or simply leveraging generous time off, we want all of our team members operating at their best.

Our professional services model enables us to accelerate career growth and development opportunities - across projects, offerings, and industries.

We are an equal opportunity employer. It goes without saying that we live by values like Intrinsic Dignity and Open Collaboration to create cutting-edge technology AND reinforce our commitment to diversity - globally and locally.

Join us and be a part of a global tech community!