AI Solutions Architect
Solution Architect
Solution Architect
Knoxville , Tennessee Direct Hire Mar 20, 2026
AI Solutions Architect
Location: Knoxville, TN, Onsite
Reports To: Director of Information Technology
Compensation: $150,000 + 30-35% bonus
About the Role
We are seeking a strategic and hands-on AI Solutions Leader (Director/VP level) to drive the vision, design, and execution of enterprise AI initiatives. This role will lead the development of AI-powered solutions leveraging Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to transform business operations and elevate productivity at scale.
You will partner closely with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technical teams to identify high-impact opportunities and deliver innovative, scalable AI solutions across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
This is a high-impact leadership role where you will shape the future of AI within the organization—driving innovation, scalability, and competitive advantage through cutting-edge technologies.
Category Code: JN008
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Location: Knoxville, TN, Onsite
Reports To: Director of Information Technology
Compensation: $150,000 + 30-35% bonus
About the Role
We are seeking a strategic and hands-on AI Solutions Leader (Director/VP level) to drive the vision, design, and execution of enterprise AI initiatives. This role will lead the development of AI-powered solutions leveraging Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to transform business operations and elevate productivity at scale.
You will partner closely with executive leadership, business stakeholders, and technical teams to identify high-impact opportunities and deliver innovative, scalable AI solutions across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and lead the enterprise AI strategy, roadmap, and architecture
- Oversee the design and deployment of AI solutions using Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and AI agents
- Drive development and optimization of RAG pipelines for enterprise use cases
- Lead the creation of intelligent copilots and assistants integrated within Microsoft Teams and M365
- Establish prompt engineering standards and best practices across teams
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product, engineering, and business leaders to deliver measurable outcomes
- Champion responsible AI governance, including privacy, compliance, and bias mitigation
- Guide modernization initiatives leveraging Azure AI and cloud platforms
- Mentor and develop technical teams while remaining hands-on in solution design and execution
- Proven leadership experience delivering enterprise AI/LLM solutions
- Deep expertise in Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and AI agent development
- Strong understanding of RAG architectures, prompt engineering, and LLM integration
- Proficiency in Python and modern AI development frameworks
- Experience integrating AI into collaboration platforms (e.g., Microsoft Teams)
- Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives
- Strong communication skills with both technical and executive audiences
- Experience with MLOps/AIOps and CI/CD pipelines
- Azure AI (Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Search)
- Vector databases and embedding models
- Machine learning, NLP, or data science background
- Experience within the Microsoft ecosystem (M365, enterprise IT)
- Cloud migration and large-scale AI transformation initiatives
- Exposure to other AI platforms (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini)
- Multimodal AI experience
This is a high-impact leadership role where you will shape the future of AI within the organization—driving innovation, scalability, and competitive advantage through cutting-edge technologies.
Category Code: JN008
#LI-DM1
#CRGSearchJobs