What are the responsibilities and job description for the AI Solution Architect position at Koch?
Your Job
We are seeking an experienced AI Solution Architect to join the Koch Technology AI Innovation & Design team. In this role, you will lead the architecture and development of AI-powered products that create business value through responsible, scalable solutions. You will design and build full-stack applications, partner with product and business leaders, and apply AI and automation to transform processes, products, and services.
The ideal candidate combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic thinking. They thrive in ambiguity, are motivated by solving complex problems, and demonstrate a continuous learning mindset while driving meaningful impact across the organization.
Our Team
The AI Innovation & Design team applies AI & Automation technologies to transform processes, products, and services in Koch Technology. We partner with capability teams, product owners, and business leaders across the enterprise to identify high-value opportunities, prototype quickly, and deliver AI solutions that transform how work gets done. You will work daily with architects, engineers, designers, product managers, and business stakeholders.
This role can be located in Wichita, KS / Atlanta, GA / Plano, TX and requires an in office presence with flexibility.
This role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship.
What You Will Do
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
Koch creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services that make life better. Our work spans a vast number of industries across the world, including engineered technology, refining, chemicals and polymers, pulp and paper, glass, electronics and many more. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch employs about 120,000 employees across the globe.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).
We are seeking an experienced AI Solution Architect to join the Koch Technology AI Innovation & Design team. In this role, you will lead the architecture and development of AI-powered products that create business value through responsible, scalable solutions. You will design and build full-stack applications, partner with product and business leaders, and apply AI and automation to transform processes, products, and services.
The ideal candidate combines hands-on technical expertise with strategic thinking. They thrive in ambiguity, are motivated by solving complex problems, and demonstrate a continuous learning mindset while driving meaningful impact across the organization.
Our Team
The AI Innovation & Design team applies AI & Automation technologies to transform processes, products, and services in Koch Technology. We partner with capability teams, product owners, and business leaders across the enterprise to identify high-value opportunities, prototype quickly, and deliver AI solutions that transform how work gets done. You will work daily with architects, engineers, designers, product managers, and business stakeholders.
This role can be located in Wichita, KS / Atlanta, GA / Plano, TX and requires an in office presence with flexibility.
This role is not eligible for VISA sponsorship.
What You Will Do
- Serve as a technical architect for multiple AI projects, owning end-to-end design across the full stack — data, models, backend services, APIs, front-end experiences, and cloud infrastructure.
- Partner with product owners to shape the AI architecture and roadmap, prioritize work by value, and steward the product lifecycle from concept through deployment and adoption.
- Work directly with customers and stakeholders to understand their needs, translate them into technical solutions, and ensure those solutions deliver measurable business value.
- Think broadly about how AI and automation can reinvent existing processes and capabilities. Partner across teams to help leaders understand ‘art of the possible’, ideate solutions, and rapidly prototype solutions.
- Develop full-stack AI and Automation solutions, setting technical direction through working code, reference architectures, and reusable design patterns.
- Identify technical, delivery, and adoption challenges early and develop strategies to optimize costs and risks effectively.
- Express ideas and actively listen across technical and non-technical audiences; provide regular updates and seek continuous feedback.
- Grow the knowledge and experience of other team members, fostering an environment of continuous learning and professional development.
- Track rapidly emerging AI technologies and advocate for their adoption where they create real value.
- Experience designing and delivering AI and software engineering projects, specifically hands on knowledge of AI Tools and services such as BedRock, Anthropic, Azure, and others.
- Experience with cloud-native architecture and distributed systems.
- Experience designing APIs, integrations, event-driven systems, and scalable application architectures.
- Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical and business challenges through structured analysis and practical solutions.
- Experience partnering with business stakeholders, product teams, and technical teams to align priorities and deliver outcomes.
- Proven ability to learn and adapt in a rapidly evolving technology environment.
- Understand generative AI technologies and their practical applications.
- Experience with identity, security, authentication, or enterprise integration patterns.
- Experience with container platforms and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of AWS services including Application Load Balancers, AWS Fargate, DynamoDB, and S3.
- Experience with CI/CD, GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering practices.
- Developing in React or other modern UI frameworks
- Experience mentoring senior engineers and emerging technical leaders.
Hiring Philosophy
All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.
Who We Are
Koch creates and innovates a wide spectrum of products and services that make life better. Our work spans a vast number of industries across the world, including engineered technology, refining, chemicals and polymers, pulp and paper, glass, electronics and many more. Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Koch employs about 120,000 employees across the globe.
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Our Benefits
Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
Equal Opportunities
Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu).