Senior AI Architect

The Senior AI Architect is a responsible for shaping the enterprise-wide AI architecture vision and driving the design of scalable, ethical, and high-impact AI solutions. Successful performance requires strong systems thinking, business-facing communication, solution architecture discipline, and practical hands‑on experience with AI/ML, GenAI/LLMs, automation, integration patterns, and modern software engineering. Job Duties and Responsibilities: Enterprise AI Solution Architecture & Design – 55% Partner with the AI Portfolio & Product Manager, business leaders, operations leaders, product owners, and subject matter experts to understand current-state workflows, pain points, decision points, system constraints, data availability, integration needs, and desired business outcomes. Assess prioritized or emerging AI opportunities for technical feasibility, data readiness, architecture implications, integration complexity, security, governance, operational support, and delivery risk. Translate business context into technical assumptions, solution options, architectural tradeoffs, implementation considerations, and readiness recommendations. Shape practical AI‑enabled workflow concepts that move work from manual execution, rules‑heavy processes, and exception‑driven operations toward intelligent systems with human oversight, feedback loops, and continuous improvement. Define enterprise‑grade architecture for AI‑enabled solutions, including business process fit, data needs, AI/model approach, system interactions, integration patterns, security, human oversight, monitoring, and operational support. Create solution artifacts such as target‑state workflows, context diagrams, data flows, decision flows, integration designs, and architecture decision records. Evaluate and recommend appropriate AI and automation solution patterns, including traditional machine learning, predictive models, optimization, generative AI, retrieval‑augmented generation, agentic workflows, workflow automation, rules‑based components, or hybrid approaches based on business need, data readiness, feasibility, risk, scalability, and maintainability. Design solutions for scalability, reliability, observability, privacy, compliance, supportability, responsible AI guardrails, and long‑term operational ownership. Collaborate with enterprise architecture, data architecture, security, compliance, and governance stakeholders to align AI solutions with enterprise standards and delivery expectations. Hands‑On Prototyping, Technical Validation & Delivery Enablement – 30% Build or directly contribute to proofs‑of‑concept, prototypes, technical spikes, and reference implementations to validate feasibility, test assumptions, compare approaches, and de‑risk delivery. Translate architecture decisions into practical implementation guidance, reusable patterns, sample components, and working examples that AI Engineers and delivery partners can build from. Evaluate AI services, frameworks, platforms, orchestration patterns, model evaluation approaches, vector databases, integration approaches, and automation tools where needed to establish practical, reusable solution patterns. Support early implementation, design reviews, code reviews, and complex troubleshooting when ambiguity, integration complexity, model behavior, security, responsible AI requirements, or emerging AI capabilities require senior technical judgment. Mentor engineers, analysts, and business partners through hands‑on collaboration, technical coaching, and practical decision support. AI Architecture Standards, Reuse & Continuous Improvement – 15% Establish and evolve reusable AI architecture standards, reference architectures, implementation patterns, and design playbooks that improve consistency, reduce one‑off experimentation, and accelerate delivery. Define practical architecture guidance for responsible AI, including privacy, transparency, explain‑ability, auditability, human oversight, exception handling, and model lifecycle considerations. Create reusable practices for solution evaluation, monitoring, feedback loops, model performance review, operational support, and continuous improvement. Assess emerging AI/ML, GenAI, agentic AI, automation, and cloud capabilities for practical application within Allied’s enterprise architecture and operating model. Capture lessons learned, patterns, anti‑patterns, and implementation guidance from delivery work and translate them into reusable standards, architecture reviews, and team enablement materials. Qualifications (Education, Experience, Certifications & KSA): Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a related technical discipline required. Master’s degree preferred. 10+ years of software engineering or architecture experience, with at least 5 years in AI/ML architecture and solution leadership. Deep knowledge of AI/ML system design, including data pipelines, model lifePractical experience with LLM deployment, vector databases, RAG architecture, or similar emerging AI capabilities, cycle management, MLOps, and cloud‑native deployments. Strong expertise with platforms such as Azure Machine Learning, AWS SageMaker, Google Vertex AI, Databricks, and OpenAI APIs. Demonstrated experience leading cross‑functional teams and influencing enterprise‑wide architecture decisions. Prior experience contributing to AI governance frameworks or responsible AI initiatives. Familiarity with enterprise security, data privacy laws, and risk management practices related to AI. Enterprise architecture certification (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman) is a plus. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail. Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or similar credentials are preferred but not required. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job. We offer our employees a robust compensation package! Our comprehensive benefits include medical, dental and vision insurance coverage, 100% company‑paid life and disability coverage, 401k options with company match, three weeks PTO by the end of the first year and much more. Allied proudly promotes from within as part of a strong commitment to providing career growth opportunities for employees of all levels. Our diverse business portfolio allows employees broad career options with the advantage of staying with the same organization. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr