Temporary Principal AI Solutions Architect

ULSA University of Louisville; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Louisville is seeking a Temporary Principal AI Solutions Architect to drive technical coordination for KCDI AI initiatives. You will translate stakeholder needs into requirements, designs, pilot plans, and deliverables under the direction of the KCDI Director.

You will gather requirements, evaluate AI use cases, prepare diagrams and documentation, and coordinate milestones and materials while ensuring security and privacy compliance across projects.

Qualifications

• Six+ years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and work experience.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts and document project requirements.
• Exposure to AI/ML systems, solution design, and stakeholder engagement.

Responsibilities

• Gather and document project requirements from researchers, technical teams, and stakeholders.
• Evaluate potential AI use cases, technical feasibility, and data or infrastructure.
• Prepare preliminary solution diagrams, prototypes, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate meetings, milestones, deliverables, and communication across participants.
• Develop intake forms, templates, implementation guides, and AI learning materials.
• Support grant-related technical narratives and progress updates.
• Follow university information-security, privacy, and research-compliance requirements.

Skills

Project coordination

Technical communication

AI/ML familiarity

Requirements gathering

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Tools

LLM Factory

Smart State

Vision Foundry

Job description

Department: Location: Non-Campus Other Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Temporary (Fixed Term) Job Req ID: R109634 Minimum Requirements: Six (6) or more of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education, training and work experience.

The Temporary Principal AI Solutions Architect will provide time-limited technical coordination and project support for Kentucky Center for Digital Innovation (KCDI) AI initiatives. The position will assist with translating stakeholder needs into documented requirements, preliminary solution designs, pilot plans, and project deliverables under the direction of the KCDI Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather and document project requirements from researchers, technical teams, and organizational stakeholders.
• Assist in evaluating potential AI use cases, technical feasibility, and available data or infrastructure.
• Prepare preliminary solution diagrams, prototypes, demonstrations, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate project meetings, milestones, deliverables, and communication across project participants.
• Develop reusable intake forms, project templates, implementation guides, and AI learning materials.
• Support grant-related technical narratives, progress updates, and presentation materials.
• Follow university information-security, privacy, and research-compliance requirements applicable to assigned work.
• Support the coordination, implementation, and documentation of AI research platforms, including LLM Factory, Smart State, and Vision Foundry, and assist with NAIRR-related projects, training, and stakeholder engagement.

Preferred Qualifications

• Combination of relevant education, training, and experience in computer science, engineering, data science, information systems, project coordination, or a related field totaling approximately four years; relevant graduate-level research and project experience may count toward this requirement.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts and document project requirements.
• Exposure to AI/ML systems, solution design, technical project coordination, research environments, or stakeholder engagement.
• Experience with open-source AI platforms, including LLM Factory, Smart State, or Vision Foundry, and familiarity with NAIRR research initiatives, project coordination, or training activities.
• Technical collaboration; research/project documentation; problem solving; communication; responsible handling of data; ability to learn new tools and methods.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion. Consistent with applicable law, demographic information is collected for aggregate reporting requirements. Demographic information provided through this application is not available to hiring managers/committees and is not considered in hiring or employment decisions.

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

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