Sr. Solution Architect

Johnson Controls International is seeking an AI Solution Architect to design and govern enterprise AI solutions across generative AI agentic AI machine learning RAG enterprise search and intelligent automation.

You will work with AI engineers platform engineers software teams data scientists product teams cyber security enterprise architecture and business stakeholders to turn AI opportunities into secure scalable and supportable solutions.

• Lead architecture and solution design for enterprise AI initiatives across business domains.
• Translate business needs into end-to-end solution architectures roadmaps and non-functional requirements.
• Define reusable reference architectures integration patterns and clear architecture decisions.

• Design solutions using Azure AI Foundry Azure OpenAI Azure AI Search Azure Machine Learning vector stores and approved enterprise APIs.
• Define patterns for RAG conversational AI document intelligence multimodal workflows and AI agents.
• Establish approaches for model selection evaluation safety grounding cost and operational reliability.

• Align solutions with approved platform capabilities deployment patterns networking and operational controls.
• Ensure AI traffic follows enterprise API management patterns for authentication observability throttling and cost allocation.
• Partner with engineering teams on APIs data flows application boundaries reviews and production readiness.

• Embed security privacy accessibility compliance and Responsible AI requirements from the outset.
• Define identity RBAC private networking secrets data protection content safety and auditability patterns.
• Document risks assumptions dependencies mitigations and operational-readiness requirements.

• Facilitate discovery and design workshops that turn ambiguous needs into phased delivery options.
• Explain AI concepts risks and trade-offs clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership through reviews mentoring and pragmatic architecture decisions.

• Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years in solution architecture software engineering cloud architecture or enterprise technology roles.
• Proven experience designing and delivering production Azure solutions in complex enterprise environments.
• Hands-on architecture experience with generative AI LLMs RAG conversational AI document intelligence or agent-based solutions.
• Ability to guide solutions from discovery through design delivery governance approval and operational support.

• Strong systems thinking and judgement to balance innovation speed security quality and maintainability.
• Clear communication and ability to influence across technical product and business teams.
• Comfort facilitating workshops resolving ambiguity and presenting options with trade-offs.

• Experience with Microsoft Agent Framework Semantic Kernel LangGraph LangChain or similar orchestration frameworks.
• Experience with vector-capable data services such as Cosmos DB Redis PostgreSQL/pgvector or similar.
• Familiarity with Terraform Kubernetes Azure Container Apps AKS Azure API Management and landing-zone patterns.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert Azure AI Engineer Associate TOGAF or comparable certification preferred.

• AI teams move from validated use case to production faster using clear approved solution patterns.
• Solutions meet standards for security privacy Responsible AI resilience observability and supportability.
• Stakeholders understand decisions risks dependencies trade-offs and expected business outcomes.

HIRING SALARY RANGE: $100000-$140000 (Salary to be determined by the education experience knowledge skills and abilities of the applicant internal equity location and alignment with market data.) The posted salary range reflects the target compensation for this role. However we recognize that exceptional candidates may bring unique skills and experiences that exceed the typical profile. If you believe your background warrants consideration beyond the stated range we encourage you to apply. To support an efficient and fair hiring process we may use technology assisted tools including artificial intelligence (AI) to help identify and evaluate candidates. All hiring decisions are ultimately made by human reviewers. This position includes a competitive benefits package. For details please visit the About Us tab on the Johnson Controls Careers site at Controls International plc. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age protected veteran status genetic information sexual orientation gender identity status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. To view more information about your equal opportunity and non-discrimination rights as a candidate visit EEO is the Law. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process please visit here.