Solution Architect-Entry Level Sales Program 2026

IBM • Austin, TX

64d • Hybrid

About The Position

At IBM, Solution Architects work to understand needs and then create complex high-quality solutions that make meaningful impact. You'll be responsible for overall leadership and delivery of the solutions from requirement gathering through implementation. You'll use your in-depth knowledge of leading-edge products and technologies along with industry and business skills to influence outcomes.

Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Background (courses or work experience) in LLM AI models and platforms (e.g. watsonx.ai).
• Background (courses or work experience) with conversational and agentic AI.
• Background (courses or work experience) with software development (Java, Python).
• Good communication and writing skills.
• Ability to understand customer requirements and pain points and ability to apply AI to best address them.
• Bachelor Degree in AI or related STEM field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Data Science and traditional AI/ML modeling evaluation (classification, regression).
• Understanding of AI Governance.
• Experience in solution architectures.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with customers to understand mission-critical company directives and develop technical solutions to support the business needs and technical requirements.
• Applying AI solutions to address customer needs.
• Reviewing customers' environment to ensure it meets all pre-requisites.
• Helping define customers' Agentic AI use cases.
• Helping assess customers Agentic AI application requirements.
• Assisting customers with designing and implementing Agentic AI applications.
• Participating in workshops to help customers understand advantages of proposed solutions and best practice approaches to Agentic AI including prompt-engineering, chatbot development, and search/information retrieval.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being.
• Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long- term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance based salary incentive programs.
• Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs.
• Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals.
• Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees