Software Architect Consultant (Artificial Intelligence

InterSources Inc , is a Small, Woman, and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 certified company with massive 18+ years of diversified experience in providing IT Consulting Services, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Application Development, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing, ERP Management, Custom Software Development, Web Development, UI/ UX Design, System Integration, QA Support etc. The role will contribute to secure AI architectures, reusable technical patterns, prototypes, feasibility assessments, vendor evaluations, and statewide AI use-case approval processes.

Job Title: Software Architect – Consultant (Artificial Intelligence) (13016)
Client: State of South Carolina – Office of Information Technology Services
Location: Fully Remote; occasional onsite visits to Columbia, SC
Candidate Location: No South Carolina residency required. Open to nationwide candidates; must be able to work eastern time zone hours. All travel-related costs for onsite work will be the responsibility of the resource, regardless of the frequency of onsite work.
Contract Duration: 12 months
Extension: Possible
Interview Process: One virtual interview

Position Overview: The consultant will provide technical expertise in evaluating, designing, and responsibly implementing AI solutions. The role will contribute to secure AI architectures, reusable technical patterns, prototypes, feasibility assessments, vendor evaluations, and statewide AI use-case approval processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and implementation of statewide AI strategies.
• Evaluate AI products, platforms, models, tools, services, use cases, and vendors.
• Establish proof-of-concept success criteria and assess AI solutions against those criteria.
• Design and implement AI agents and retrieval-augmented generation solutions.
• Develop secure, reusable AI architectures and technical implementation patterns.
• Conduct AI prototyping and feasibility assessments.
• Support standardized AI governance, review, validation, and approval processes.
• Assist state agencies in identifying AI opportunities, risks, operational requirements, and responsible implementation approaches.
• Develop dashboards and reports covering AI adoption, cost, risk, performance, and operational outcomes.
• Support AI solutions that align with statewide security, privacy, governance, and compliance requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
• 1+ year of experience establishing proof-of-concept success criteria and evaluating AI solutions against defined 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 solutions.
• 1+ year of experience using AI-assisted coding tools for development, testing, debugging, and documentation.
• 1+ year of experience defining AI use-case success criteria, KPIs, and production-monitoring measures.
• 1+ year of experience developing dashboards and reports for AI adoption, performance, cost, risk, and operational outcomes.
• 1+ year of hands-on experience integrating AI capabilities with Microsoft Azure and AWS.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field.
• Experience with multiple programming languages and software-development principles.
• Understanding of artificial neural networks, transformers, natural language processing, image classification, and time-series data.
• Experience with tools and techniques for storing, retrieving, cleaning, and preparing data.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced report-writing and public-speaking abilities.
• Experience supporting complex technology projects.

About Us:
InterSources Inc , is a Small, Woman, and Minority-Owned Business Enterprise, ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type 2 certified company with massive 18+ years of diversified experience in providing IT Consulting Services, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Application Development, Cloud Services, Cybersecurity, Digital Marketing, ERP Management, Custom Software Development, Web Development, UI/ UX Design, System Integration, QA Support etc. We make reasonable accommodations for clients and employees, and we do not discriminate based on any protected attribute including race, religion, color, national origin, gender sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or marital status. We also are a Google Cloud and Oracle partner company.