Leggett & Platt

AI Architect III

Leggett & Platt$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in IT architecture, solution design, or related technology roles.
  • 1-2 years of hands-on or architectural experience with generative AI and business applications.
  • Working knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation and LLM evaluation concepts.
  • Strong understanding of cloud platforms, APIs, and responsible AI principles.
  • Experience with enterprise architecture and MLOps practices.
  • Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements clearly.
  • Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Data Science, IT, Engineering, Business, or related field.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with business teams to identify AI opportunities and define requirements.
  • Review AI use cases for business value, feasibility, and alignment with enterprise needs.
  • Design end-to-end AI solution architectures, including deployment and monitoring.
  • Define architecture patterns and standards for consistent AI delivery.
  • Evaluate options for building or leveraging existing tools and technologies.
  • Collaborate with various teams to assess risks and integration requirements.
  • Guide implementation planning, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.
  • Stay informed on emerging AI technologies and industry practices.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at the forefront of AI development.
  • Influential role in shaping business capabilities.
  • Collaborative work environment with diverse teams.
  • Access to cutting-edge Microsoft technologies and tools.
  • Professional growth through ongoing learning and exposure to emerging technologies.
Full Job Description
As an AI Architect III you will have the opportunity to partner with business and technology teams to identify opportunities where AI can improve the way work gets done. Your contributions will have a direct impact on the business by evaluating business needs, recommending practical AI solutions, and guiding the design of secure, scalable, and supportable capabilities. The AI Architect III will also help determine when to build solutions internally and when to use vendor or Microsoft-based tools, while supporting each solution from early discovery through deployment, ongoing support, and continuous improvement.

So, what will you be doing as an AI Architect III?
  • Partner with business teams to understand operational challenges, define requirements, and identify AI opportunities that improve processes, decisions, productivity, or user experience.
  • Review proposed AI use cases for business value, feasibility, data readiness, security, privacy, supportability, and alignment with enterprise needs.
  • Design end-to-end AI solution architectures, including data flow, integrations, access controls, deployment approach, monitoring, and support requirements.
  • Define reusable architecture patterns, design templates, standards, and decision criteria to support consistent AI solution delivery across the enterprise.
  • Evaluate build, buy, or reuse options using Microsoft technologies, existing enterprise platforms, vendor solutions, internal tools, and emerging AI capabilities.
  • Partner with security, infrastructure, data, compliance, application, and support teams to review risks, data sources, integrations, responsible AI controls, cost, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
  • Guide implementation planning, testing, deployment, documentation, user readiness, operational support transition, monitoring, and continuous improvement for AI-enabled solutions.
  • Maintain awareness of emerging AI technologies, platform capabilities, risks, regulations, and industry practices that may impact solution design.


To be successful in this role, you'll need:
  • 5+ years of experience in IT architecture, solution design, application development, data platforms, automation, cloud platforms, or related technology roles.
  • 1 to 2 years of hands-on or architecture experience with generative AI, large language models, agents, automation platforms, and AI-enabled business applications.
  • Working knowledge of retrieval-augmented generation, vector search, embeddings, prompt and context engineering, and LLM evaluation concepts.
  • Strong understanding of data ecosystems, cloud platforms, APIs, integration patterns, identity and access controls, data classification, security, and responsible AI principles.
  • Experience with enterprise architecture, solution architecture, application lifecycle practices, MLOps or LLMOps concepts, and production support models.
  • Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements, document solution tradeoffs, and explain AI concepts in clear business terms.
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, or related field.


Things we consider a plus:
  • Experience designing or implementing AI solutions with Microsoft technologies such as Azure Machine Learning, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, or Dynamics 365.
  • Experience establishing AI governance practices, including model lifecycle management, logging, auditability, risk review, and responsible AI controls.
  • Experience evaluating vendor AI tools, enterprise platform capabilities, and third-party solutions against business, technical, security, and cost requirements.
  • Ability to balance business value, user adoption, cost, scalability, maintainability, and operational readiness when recommending AI solutions.
  • Practical delivery mindset with experience moving AI solutions from discovery and design into implementation planning, support transition, and continuous improvement.

What to Do Next

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About Leggett & Platt

Leggett & Platt is a diversified manufacturer of engineered products for homes, offices, and automobiles. The company operates through four segments: Residential Products, Industrial Products, Furniture Products, and Specialized Products. The Residential Products segment produces and sells bedding and furniture components, such as innersprings, wire forms, and machines. The Industrial Products segment produces and sells drawn wire, wire products, and steel rod. The Furniture Products segment produces and sells furniture and components for office, residential, and hospitality markets. The Specialized Products segment produces and sells products such as automotive seating components, tubing, and aerospace ducting. Leggett & Platt was founded in 1883 by J.P. Leggett and C.B. Platt and is headquartered in Carthage, Missouri. The company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol LEG.
Learn more about Leggett & Platt
Size
20,300 employees
Market Cap
$4.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$247.6 million
Founded
1883
5 Year Trend
+6.2%
Revenue
$4.2 billion
NASDAQ

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