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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Solutions Architect 3 - **Company:** Cullerton Group, LLC - **Location:** Stone Park, IL, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $174,720.0 - **Contract:** Temporary to permanent - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Architectural Patterns, Automation of Tests, Cloud Engineering, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Shard (Database Architecture), Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, SQL Databases, Management of Software Versions, Data Ingestion, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Snowflake, Prompt Engineering, Model Validation, Generative AI, Agentic-AI, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Low Latency, Graphql, Drift Detection, Api Design, Grpc, Automation Anywhere, Vectorization, Docker - **Published:** October 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75673498-solutions-architect-3 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree and 5+ years of relevant experience in a solutions/platform architecture capacity. * Strong architectural thinking with the ability to break down complex problems and clearly communicate technical trade-offs. * Demonstrated technical leadership and ability to guide engineering teams through architectural and implementation decisions. * Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. * Experience translating business and non-functional requirements into scalable technical designs. * Strong foundation in modern application and platform architecture, including established architectural patterns and standards. * Experience designing enterprise-scale distributed systems and cloud-native architectures. * Hands-on knowledge of AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, and automated testing. * Strong programming background in Python and Java. * Experience with SQL, NoSQL, Snowflake, data modeling, replication, and sharding. * Strong API architecture/design experience with REST, GraphQL, and/or gRPC., * Experience defining enterprise AI reference architectures and standards. * Proven experience taking AI solutions from proof of concept to scaled production. * Hands-on experience designing Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures, including ingestion pipelines, document preprocessing/chunking, embeddings, vectorization, retrieval, ranking, and context assembly. * Experience with vector databases/search layers and similarity search. * Experience with Agentic AI frameworks and end-to-end AI workflows. * Knowledge of prompt design/versioning, context and memory patterns, model routing, and fallback strategies. * Understanding of LLM lifecycle architecture, including model selection, fine-tuning vs. RAG, evaluation, monitoring, and drift detection. * Experience addressing AI system requirements around latency, cost/token efficiency, security, data privacy, and guardrails. * Experience integrating AI capabilities into existing enterprise platforms through APIs and event-driven architectures. ## Description The Solutions Architect 3 will lead end-to-end architecture for complex enterprise and AI-focused solutions, balancing scalability, performance, security, reliability, and rapid delivery. 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