AI Solutions Architect

Codetech • Phoenix, AZ

12h • Remote

About The Position

The AI Solutions Architect (Contractor) will work with the internal AI product management team, vendor teams, and existing development staff to develop, enhance, and streamline AI systems. The role works with minimal supervision and exercises independent judgment within well-defined parameters. The position is 100% remote, except that the first day requires picking up equipment; applicants must be local to Phoenix.

The architect will lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable AI and Agentic AI solutions aligned with DES’s mission, policies, and public-sector standards. The role defines end-to-end architectures, including data ingestion, RAG pipelines, LLM orchestration, and human-in-the-loop workflows, and provides technical leadership, architectural documentation for approvals, and guidance to internal teams and system integrators.

The position ensures alignment with State of Arizona security, privacy, accessibility, and data-governance requirements, including PII, HIPAA, and CJIS where applicable. It establishes reference architectures and best practices for responsible, ethical, and compliant AI use; evaluates and integrates AI platforms, cloud services, and vendor solutions in coordination with procurement and legal teams; and designs for explainability, auditability, bias mitigation, and transparency in decision-support systems. The architect also collaborates with DevOps/cloud operations, cybersecurity, and data teams to move AI solutions from proof of concept into production, and supports AI strategy, roadmap development, and executive briefings to scale AI capabilities across DES programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.
• AI development experience with Agentic AI and Azure OpenAI.
• Knowledge of LLM, ML, RAG, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Knowledge of .NET (C#, VB.Net), HTML, JavaScript, and advanced automation tools, including OCR, IDP, and AI/ML.
• Demonstrable written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to break down business problems into logical tasks and think creatively.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and changing priorities.
• Must be local to Phoenix; the first day requires picking up equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Azure DevOps, Git, and CI/CD.
• Familiarity with REST and SOAP APIs/services, MS Office, Google Suite, and OnBase Unity Client.
• Continuing to educate and mentor developers in best practices.
• Experience with agile development and Scrum, Trello, Kanban, SAFe, Lean principles, software development life cycle (SDLC), and ITIL processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of secure, scalable AI and Agentic AI solutions aligned with DES’s mission, policies, and public-sector standards.
• Define end-to-end AI architectures, including data ingestion, RAG pipelines, LLM orchestration, and human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Provide technical leadership, prepare architectural documentation for approvals, and guide internal teams and system integrators.
• Ensure compliance with State of Arizona security, privacy, accessibility, and data-governance requirements, including PII, HIPAA, and CJIS where applicable.
• Establish reference architectures and best practices for responsible, ethical, and compliant AI use across DES.
• Evaluate and integrate AI platforms, cloud services, and vendor solutions in coordination with procurement and legal teams.
• Design architectures that support explainability, auditability, bias mitigation, and transparency in decision-support systems.
• Collaborate with DevOps/cloud operations, cybersecurity, and data teams to operationalize AI solutions from proof of concept to production.
• Support AI strategy and roadmap development, and provide executive briefings to scale AI capabilities across DES programs.
• Develop AI agentic solutions from business and technical requirements.
• Develop technical specifications, designs, and architecture artifacts.
• Analyze code to understand how it is implemented.
• Manage multiple tasks and changing priorities.

What This Job Offers

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