AI Solutions Architect Associate

Itron • Austin, TX

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join Itron’s HR AI Enablement team to help shape the future of work through innovative and responsible AI solutions. In this role, you will collaborate with HR leaders, technical teams, and business stakeholders to create AI-powered tools and experiences that enhance employee effectiveness, streamline processes, and improve access to organizational knowledge. You will support solutions such as copilots, conversational agents, workflow automation, and knowledge ecosystems, advancing HR’s digital transformation while ensuring solutions are customer-centric, compliant, and aligned with responsible AI principles.

The position supports solution design and configuration, development, testing, evaluation, optimization, governance, documentation, implementation, and user adoption. The role is based on a hybrid schedule connected to Itron’s Austin, Texas location. This is a typical office job with no special physical requirements or unusual work environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Computer Science, Human Resources Technology, Business Technology, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in technology, business systems, analytics, automation, HR technology, AI solutions, or related fields.
• Understanding of generative AI concepts and large language model capabilities.
• Experience using Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Azure AI services, or similar technologies.
• Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into technology-enabled solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical solution concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work on a hybrid schedule connected to Itron’s Austin, Texas location.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting HR, employee experience, learning, talent, rewards, or people-related business functions.
• Experience supporting HR digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience with change management, user adoption, or organizational effectiveness programs.
• Exposure to prompt engineering, conversational design, knowledge management, or chatbot development.
• AI, cloud, Microsoft, or automation-related certifications.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing and configuring AI-powered solutions using approved enterprise platforms and tools.
• Support development of conversational agents, copilots, automation workflows, and knowledge-grounded AI experiences.
• Partner with HR leaders, business stakeholders, and employee experience teams to identify AI opportunities that improve workforce productivity, employee experience, knowledge access, and operational efficiency.
• Create prompts, instructions, knowledge structures, and test scenarios to improve AI solution performance.
• Perform solution testing, validation, evaluation, and user acceptance activities.
• Monitor solution usage and performance and identify opportunities for optimization.
• Contribute to responsible AI reviews, governance processes, risk assessments, and documentation requirements.
• Develop user guides, training materials, and adoption resources.
• Participate in implementation projects and deliver assigned work within established timelines and quality expectations.
• Collaborate with technical and business teams to troubleshoot issues and resolve solution gaps.
• Maintain documentation related to architecture decisions, configurations, and operating procedures.
• Stay informed about emerging AI capabilities and recommend practical applications for business needs.

What This Job Offers

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