AI Enterprise Architect

  •  Reference Number: 415191
  •  Posted: 10/21/2026
  •  Job Type: Contract

Our client is seeking an AI Enterprise Architect to join their team. As an AI Enterprise Architect, you will be part of the CIO architecture organization supporting enterprise AI platform and governance initiatives. The ideal candidate will have strong architecture leadership, the ability to translate complex AI concepts into actionable guidance, and a proven track record of influencing senior stakeholders to drive scalable, governed AI adoption.

Job Title: AI Enterprise Architect

Location: Plano, TX (Local candidate only)
- Hybrid: 3 days onsite per week required

Pay Range:$70/hr. 

What's the Job?

  • Define enterprise AI architecture strategy, patterns, and reference architectures that guide adoption of AI across Global Technology.
  • Establish decision frameworks for AI platform selection, solution design, and deployment approaches, ensuring consistent and repeatable outcomes.
  • Develop governance models, standards, and guardrails for AI and agentic solutions, aligning with security, risk, compliance, and control requirements.
  • Drive enterprise consistency and reuse through AI patterns, templates, and guidance artifacts across AI platforms, agentic systems, retrieval architectures, and workflow automation.
  • Lead architecture decisions for RAG, vector databases, semantic retrieval, enterprise knowledge architectures, and AI-ready data access, grounding, and contextual retrieval.

What's Needed?

  • 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, software engineering, or distributed systems design.
  • 8+ years of experience architecting AI/ML, NLP, or advanced analytics solutions.
  • 2+ years of experience designing enterprise GenAI, RAG, and agentic AI solutions.
  • Strong knowledge of LLMs, RAG, embeddings, vector databases, evaluation frameworks, and agent-based architectures.
  • Experience with enterprise AI platforms such as Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI services, Azure OpenAI, or equivalent technologies.

What's in it for me?

  • Opportunity to shape enterprise AI patterns, standards, and decision frameworks that enable practical, scalable, and governed solutions.
  • Collaboration with CIO architecture teams, platform engineering, security, and risk partners to align AI capabilities with business and technology needs.
  • Influence across multiple organizations and initiatives by translating complex AI concepts into clear guidance for technical and business audiences.
  • Direct impact on responsible AI adoption through governance and architectural guardrails for AI and agentic systems.
  • A role focused on enterprise interoperability and integration patterns, including AI Gateway, API Gateway, and MCP Gateway capabilities.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

  • Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
  • Dental Plan
  • Vision Plan
  • Health Savings Account
  • Health Flexible Spending Account
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Business Travel Insurance
  • 401(k), Plus Match
  • Weekly Pay

If this is a role that interests you and you'd like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

About ManpowerGroup, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells.

ManpowerGroup® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills. Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity - as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2023 ManpowerGroup was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 14th year - all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in-demand talent.

Plano, TX

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