AI Solution Architect

We are seeking an experienced AI Solution Architect to join the Koch Technology AI Innovation & Design team. This role is located in Wichita, KS, Atlanta, GA, or Plano, TX and requires an in-office presence with flexibility. This role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship.

About the role

In this role, you will lead the architecture and development of AI-powered products that create business value through responsible, scalable solutions. You will design and build full-stack applications, partner with product and business leaders, and apply AI and automation to transform processes, products, and services. The ideal candidate combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic thinking, thrives in ambiguity, is motivated by solving complex problems, and demonstrates a continuous learning mindset while driving meaningful impact across the organization.

Our Team

The AI Innovation & Design team applies AI & Automation technologies to transform processes, products, and services in Koch Technology. We partner with capability teams, product owners, and business leaders across the enterprise to identify high-value opportunities, prototype quickly, and deliver AI solutions that transform how work gets done. You will work daily with architects, engineers, designers, product managers, and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical architect for multiple AI projects, owning end-to-end design across the full stack — data, models, backend services, APIs, front-end experiences, and cloud infrastructure.
• Partner with product owners to shape the AI architecture and roadmap, prioritize work by value, and steward the product lifecycle from concept through deployment and adoption.
• Work directly with customers and stakeholders to understand their needs, translate them into technical solutions, and ensure those solutions deliver measurable business value.
• Think broadly about how AI and automation can reinvent existing processes and capabilities. Partner across teams to help leaders understand the "art of the possible," ideate solutions, and rapidly prototype solutions.
• Develop full-stack AI and Automation solutions, setting technical direction through working code, reference architectures, and reusable design patterns.
• Identify technical, delivery, and adoption challenges early and develop strategies to optimize costs and risks effectively.
• Express ideas and actively listen across technical and non-technical audiences; provide regular updates and seek continuous feedback.
• Grow the knowledge and experience of other team members, fostering an environment of continuous learning and professional development.
• Track rapidly emerging AI technologies and advocate for their adoption where they create real value.

Requirements

• Experience designing and delivering AI and software engineering projects, specifically hands-on knowledge of AI tools and services such as BedRock, Anthropic, Azure, and others.
• Experience with cloud-native architecture and distributed systems.
• Experience designing APIs, integrations, event-driven systems, and scalable application architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and business challenges through structured analysis and practical solutions.
• Experience partnering with business stakeholders, product teams, and technical teams to align priorities and deliver outcomes.
• Proven ability to learn and adapt in a rapidly evolving technology environment.

Qualifications

What will put you ahead:

• Understanding of generative AI technologies and their practical applications.
• Experience with identity, security, authentication, or enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience with container platforms and Kubernetes.
• Knowledge of AWS services including Application Load Balancers, AWS Fargate, DynamoDB, and S3.
• Experience with CI/CD, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering practices.
• Development experience in React or other modern UI frameworks.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and emerging technical leaders.

Pay

Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided, considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength — focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life insurance, ADD, and disability coverage
• Retirement plans
• Paid vacation/time off
• Educational assistance
• Infertility assistance, paid parental leave, and adoption assistance (eligibility criteria apply)

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy, or guideline, and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, we seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Who We Are

Koch creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services that make life better. Our work spans a vast number of industries across the world, including engineered technology, refining, chemicals and polymers, pulp and paper, glass, electronics, and many more. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch employs about 120,000 employees across the globe. At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better.