Solution Architect (Conversational AI)Location: Chicago, IL- Hybrid- LOCALS onlyDuration: Long Term ContractNote: Need only W2 candidate for this role.Conversational AI / NLP Implementation:Hands-on experience with NLP/NLU tools (e.g., Amazon Lex, Google Dialogflow, Rasa, Azure Bot Framework)Exposure to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) models for dynamic, context-aware responsesDesigned and deployed chatbot solutions across web and mobile platformsCloud Architecture:Strong preference for AWS expertise—especially Lex, Lambda, S3, API Gateway, DynamoDBFamiliar with cloud-native services, including compute, storage, and networking architectureIntegration & DevOps:Experience designing APIs and integrating chatbot applications with backend servicesFamiliarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).