Solution Architect, Forward Deployed Architecture (AI Capability Center)

Huron Consulting Services • Chicago, IL

12d • Remote

About The Position

The Solution Architect works alongside a Huron business team to translate business problems into AI solution designs on Microsoft Azure that engineers can build. The role owns the design end to end, contributes to technically challenging parts of the implementation, and serves as the primary link between the business and the engineering pod.

The architect frames problems with business stakeholders, determines where AI is appropriate, and produces and maintains Azure solution architecture covering models, retrieval, agents, data, identity, networking, and security. Designs must be secure, governed, observable, and cost-aware from the outset, consistent with the Azure Well-Architected Framework and Huron security and governance standards.

The role translates requirements between business stakeholders and engineers; agrees on success measures, including model and agent evaluation, with the Engagement Manager and engineers before development begins; and works alongside engineers on design-dependent implementation such as infrastructure as code, retrieval pipelines, and agent orchestration. The architect also brings relevant industry domain depth to the design. The role is based onshore in the US or Canada for Healthcare work, with travel as needed.

Requirements

• 5 to 8 years of experience in solution or cloud architecture, including at least 3 years designing on Microsoft Azure and 1 to 2 years leading.
• At least 2 years designing or delivering AI or machine learning solutions, including at least one generative AI solution taken to production.
• Working knowledge of Azure identity, networking, and security, including Entra ID, private networking, Key Vault, and role-based access control.
• Ability to turn unclear problems into designs engineers can build.
• Strong writing and facilitation skills, with credibility among executives.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• For Healthcare work, based onshore in the US or Canada and able to travel as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Claude Certified Architect - Foundations.
• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate.
• Hands-on experience with Azure AI services, including Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, and Azure AI Foundry, and with Anthropic Claude models.
• Understanding of RAG, agents, and evaluation sufficient to design and build them.
• Infrastructure-as-code experience with Bicep or Terraform, and CI/CD experience with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Healthcare or higher education domain depth, including work with regulated data.
• Comfort working in fast-paced, changing environments with shifting priorities and unclear problems.

Responsibilities

• Lead early conversations with business stakeholders to frame problems worth solving and determine whether AI is appropriate.
• Own and maintain end-to-end Azure solution architecture covering models, retrieval, agents, data, identity, networking, and security.
• Design solutions to be secure, governed, observable, and cost-aware, following the Azure Well-Architected Framework and Huron security and governance standards.
• Translate business needs into engineering designs and communicate engineering work back to business stakeholders.
• Agree on success measures, including model and agent evaluation, with the Engagement Manager and engineers before the build starts.
• Work with engineers on challenging implementation components, including infrastructure as code, retrieval pipelines, and agent orchestration.
• Apply industry domain knowledge to ensure the design is appropriate for the industry it serves.

Benefits

• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Other wellness programs.
• Eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program.

What This Job Offers

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