AI Solution Architect and Developer Senior Manager

Protiviti • Houston, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Protiviti is looking for an AI Solution Architect and Developer, Senior Manager to join our growing Artificial Intelligence Innovation team. Protiviti is an innovative global consultancy that provides transformative solutions across industries through its deep expertise in artificial intelligence. The Protiviti AI Studio is at the forefront of developing cutting-edge AI solutions that drive business growth. It supports ideation, experimentation and enablement, providing organizations an opportunity to gain hands-on experience, access to tools and expertise to turn AI concepts into real business impact. The AI Solutions Architect and Developer, Senior Manager will be part of Protiviti’s AI Studio. They will play a pivotal role in envisioning “the art of the possible” with AI, transforming abstract concepts into tangible solutions for clients. They will be responsible for developing and showcasing demonstrations and prototypes that address real-world challenges, ensuring that clients can see the practical applications and benefits of AI firsthand. Through experimentation and prototyping iteration, they will create repeatable industry solution accelerators that not only solve immediate business problems but also pave the way for scalable future implementations.

Requirements

• You are intellectually curious and enjoy continuous learning
• You enjoy discussing technical and industry trends and seek opportunities to demonstrate AI technologies and enable both internal and external stakeholders.
• You excel at using storytelling techniques to bring AI concepts and ideas to life, making complex technologies accessible and engaging for diverse audiences
• You participate in the initiation and development of new products and services.
• You understand the business environment and potential impact of Artificial Intelligence within industries
• You have an inherent interest in project management and team leadership.
• You promote a positive team culture that fosters open communication among all engagement team members.
• You have an interest in working with a diverse portfolio of clients across the energy sector.
• Demonstrated experience with: Cloud services and infrastructure with platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud.
• Programming languages for AI development, including Python.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Computer Science or related field)
• 7+ years working designing and deploying technology projects involving advanced analytics or machine learning models.
• A minimum of 1 year hands-on experience with Generative Artificial Intelligence technology experimentation, prototyping, solutioning and deployment.

Nice To Haves

• Professional Certification such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Azure Solutions Architect are preferred.
• Familiarity with cloud-based AI technologies and platforms strongly preferred
• Experience working in the energy sector.

Responsibilities

• Creating AI-enabled prototypes and a demonstration showcase, continuously building and iterating on prototypes to create an extensive portfolio of AI application starters to real-world business problems.
• Leading the design and development of end-to-end AI solutions to solve complex business problems.
• Implementing required security and privacy controls when developing AI-enabled prototypes, including proper data handling, masking/anonymization, and secure storage based on defined standards.
• Applying cloud platform security features (e.g., encryption, identity and access management, secure API integrations) to ensure AI applications adhere to enterprise and regulatory requirements.
• Executing security-related tasks such as integrating authentication, enforcing role-based access, and configuring secure data pipelines as part of delivering production-ready AI solutions.
• Identifying and addressing security or privacy considerations during development and proactively collaborating with security stakeholders to validate implementation.
• Documenting security-relevant design decisions, data flows, and privacy considerations to support Responsible AI practices and audit transparency.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders to create AI-enabled solutions for repeatable business problems and develop functional prototypes to validate feasibility and applicability of AI technologies to practical use cases and challenges.
• Fostering innovation by identifying new AI technologies or methodologies that can enhance current processes or solve new challenges.
• Engaging with stakeholders to understand their business needs, translate these requirements into technical specifications for the AI Innovation Hub.
• Working closely with data scientists and engineers to ensure smooth implementation of AI/ML models into production systems.
• Establishing best practices in AI governance principles ensuring ethical use, transparency, risk management while delivering high-quality services to clients.
• Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.
• Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives.
• Leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams including conducting performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.

Benefits

• Employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision coverages, FSA and HSA healthcare accounts, life and accident insurance, adoption and fertility assistance, paid parental leave up to 10 weeks, and short/long term disability.
• We offer eligible employees a company 401(k) savings and investment plan with an employer match of 50% on the first 6% of your contributions.
• We provide Choice Time Off (CTO) for vacation, personal needs, and sick time. The amount of (CTO) varies based on years of service. New hires receive up to 20 days of CTO per calendar year.
• Protiviti also recognizes up to 11 paid holidays each calendar year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level