AI Consultant / Architect

Job: AI Consultant/ Architect

Location: Columbia, SC ( Hybrid)- Mostly remote occasional visits

Daily Duties / Responsibilities:

• Support the development and implementation of AI strategies that align with organization s goals and objectives.
• Contribute to the AI review and approval process for use cases and vendors, ensuring they meet established compliance and operational requirements across the state.
• Support and promote the adoption of standardized AI processes.
• Support the State s AI Center of Excellence by contributing technical expertise to the design of secure architectures, development of reusable technical patterns, use case development, prototyping, feasibility assessments and responsible implementation of AI solutions.
• Develop and maintain a high level of expertise in AI, positioning Office of Information Technology Services as a leader.

Required skills

(Please ensure candidate s relevant experience is listed with appropriate supporting documentation)

• 1 year of proven experience with establishing proof of concept success criteria and evaluating AI solutions against criteria.
• 2 years of hands-on experience with ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, and comparable generative AI platforms.
• 2 years of experience designing and implementing AI agents and retrieval- augmented generation (RAG) solutions.
• 1 year of experience using AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate development, testing, debugging, and documentation.
• 1 year of experience defining AI use case success criteria, key performance indicators (KPIs) and production monitoring measures for AI use cases.
• 1 year of experience building dashboards and reporting for AI adoption, performance, cost, risk, and operational outcomes.
• 1 year of hands-on experience integrating AI capabilities with Azure and AWS.

Preferred Skills:

• Background in a variety of programming languages and principals.
• Familiarity with the foundations of artificial neural networks (ANNs), transformers, natural language processing, image classification and time-series data.
• Experience with data tools and techniques for storing, retrieving, and cleaning data.

Required Education:

• Undergraduate degree in computer science, data science, artificial intelligence or related field required; advanced degree preferred.