Solution Architect, Forward Deployed Architecture (AI Capability Center)
Huron Consulting Group24 hours ago
Remote, United States +3 moreSenior
Base Salary
$145k - $170k/yr
Responsibilities
- Frame client problems and determine where AI is appropriate.
- Own end-to-end solution architecture on Microsoft Azure across models, retrieval, agents, data, identity, networking, and security.
- Design secure, governed, observable, and cost-aware production solutions aligned with the Azure Well-Architected Framework and Huron standards.
- Translate business needs for engineers and communicate engineering designs back to business stakeholders.
- Define model and agent evaluation measures and agree on success criteria with engagement managers and engineers.
- Build difficult implementation components alongside engineers, including infrastructure as code, retrieval pipelines, and agent orchestration.
- Apply relevant industry and domain expertise to client solution designs.
Requirements
- 5–8 years of experience in solution or cloud architecture, including at least 3 years designing on Microsoft Azure and 1–2 years leading.
- At least 2 years designing or delivering AI or machine learning solutions, including at least one generative AI solution taken to production.
- Hands-on experience with Azure AI services including Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, and Azure AI Foundry, plus Anthropic Claude models.
- Working knowledge of RAG, agents, evaluation, Azure identity, networking, and security, including Entra ID, private networking, Key Vault, and role-based access control.
- Experience with infrastructure as code using Bicep or Terraform and CI/CD using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
- Preferred Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Claude Certified Architect - Foundations, and Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate certifications.
- Healthcare or higher education domain experience, including work with regulated data, is preferred.
- Ability to convert ambiguous problems into implementable designs and communicate effectively with executives.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- Must be based onshore in the US or Canada for the Healthcare work and travel as needed.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage and other wellness programs.
- Eligible for Huron’s annual incentive compensation program.
- Based onshore in the US or Canada for Healthcare work, with travel required as needed.
- Remote designation indicated by the #LI-REMOTE posting tag.
About Huron Consulting Group
Huron Consulting Group is a global professional services firm that provides strategy, operations, digital, and technology consulting to healthcare, higher education, life sciences, and commercial organizations. Revenue comes from advisory and implementation engagements, including cloud transformations on platforms such as Workday, Salesforce, and Oracle, and software like the Huron Research Suite for universities. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Chicago, it is a public company listed on NASDAQ.