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# AI Solution Architect

- **Company:** D. R. Horton
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Online Services, Cloud Engineering, Information Systems, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Search Technologies, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Unstructured Data, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Snowflake, Generative AI, HybridCloud, Agentic-AI, Data Layers, Information Technology, Model Context Protocol, Intelligent Document Processing
- **Published:** October 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://drhorton.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=2605465

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
 * 8+ years of solution architecture, data architecture, software engineering, data engineering, or related experience
 * Strong knowledge of modern data platforms, APIs/integration, cloud architecture, AI/ML and generative AI patterns, security, and observability
 * Experience designing production solutions that span multiple systems and teams
 * Strong communication and ability to explain architecture to both business and technical stakeholders
 * Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership, communicate clearly, and deliver results in an evolving environment
 * Ability to build trusted relationships across the organization, balancing enterprise standards with business needs and operating realities, * Experience with Snowflake, Azure, Microsoft ecosystem, RAG and vector search, semantic layers and data contracts, agentic architectures, MCP (Model Context Protocol) and tool integration, model routing and provider abstraction, hybrid cloud and private inference, document AI and unstructured data, or comparable technologies is preferred
 * Experience in homebuilding, real estate, construction, mortgage, title, land development, sales, purchasing, finance, customer care, or another distributed operating business is a plus
 * Experience working in a large enterprise with complex enterprise environments is preferred.
 * Experience founding, incubating, or building new products, capabilities, or businesses from the ground up is a plus

## Description

* Translate business and product requirements into end-to-end solution architectures covering data, AI, APIs, applications, identity, security, observability, and support
 * Define domain data models, data flows, integration patterns, semantic access, RAG/knowledge patterns, and AI service interactions
 * Ensure priority solutions align to enterprise reference architectures while documenting justified exceptions and local configuration needs
 * Lead technical design sessions and architecture reviews with engineering, platform, security, governance, vendors, and business subject-matter experts (SMEs)
 * Evaluate solution alternatives and communicate tradeoffs in speed, complexity, cost, security, scalability, and maintainability
 * Represent the function in cross-functional discovery, architecture, governance, operational-readiness, and continuous-improvement activities as appropriate
 * Stay current on relevant data, AI, digital, software, and industry practices and apply new capabilities when they create practical business value
 * Identify, shape, and pilot new opportunities where data, AI, and digital capabilities can create business value, operating with an owner's mindset and a bias toward building, testing, and learning quickly
 * Conduct all business in a professional and ethical manner
 * Ability to travel overnight