Architect Lead (Irvine)

“I can be myself at work.”You are more than a job title. We want you to feel comfortable doing great work and bringing your best, authentic self to everything you do. We value your talents, traditions, and uniqueness—and we’re committed to fostering a strong sense of belonging in a respectful workplace. We intentionally seek diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, investing in a culture designed to celebrate differences. We believe that belonging leads to better outcomes and a stronger community of associates united by our mission. At Capital, we live our core values every day: Integrity, Client Focus, Diverse Perspectives, Long-Term Thinking, and Community. “I can influence my income.” You want to feel recognized at work. Your performance will be reviewed annually, and your compensation will be designed to motivate and reward the value that you provide. You’ll receive a competitive salary, bonuses and benefits. Your company-funded retirement contribution will factor in salary and variable pay, including bonuses. “I can lead a full life.” You bring unique goals and interests to your job and your life. Whether you’re raising a family, you’re passionate about where you volunteer, or you want to explore different career paths, we’ll give you the resources that can set you up for success. Enjoy generous time-away and health benefits from day one, with the opportunity for flexible work options Receive 2-for-1 matching gifts for your charitable contributions and the opportunity to secure annual grants for the organizations you love Access on-demand professional development resources that allow you to hone existing skills and learn new ones “I can succeed as a Lead Data Architect at Capital Group.”As a Lead Data & AI Platform Architect, you will serve as the technical domain expert on foundational data, integration, and AI infrastructure technologies. You will steer technology strategy, define target state architectures, and build reference implementations for scalable, resilient data platforms optimized for Generative AI and Machine Learning. You will also be responsible for identifying and evaluating emerging technologies beneficial to this domain. You will be expected to possess hands-on expertise in modern cloud technologies, including but not limited to Databricks, Dremio, Snowflake, and tools for data governance, protection, and quality. This position requires a practical approach to testing and validating solutions in lab environments, ensuring that data pipelines are AI-ready, performant, and secure. You will act as a thought leader in data architecture, providing guidance on governance, security, and compliance.You will serve as the technical authority on foundational data and integration technologies, driving the technology strategy and target state architecture to support business goals. You will also evaluate emerging technologies, guiding the organization to adopt innovations that deliver value while minimizing disruption to end-users. Collaboration and thought leadership will be essential as you influence architects, engineers, and stakeholders to achieve strategic goals. We work with our business partners and the rest of IT to plan, design, enable and mature the capabilities needed for Capital Group to accomplish our mission of delivering superior, long-term investment results and high-quality service.“I am the person Capital Group is looking for.”You have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field or equivalent experience.You have demonstrated ability in defining, designing, and delivering enterprise-scale data strategies and data management solutions leveraging sound architecture principles, approaches, and patterns.You have at least 10 years of deep architecture and engineering experience with expertise in: Cloud-native data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Dremio), LLM Orchestration (LangChain, LlamaIndex), and AI development frameworks.Hands-on experience with modern patterns, including domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, RAG architectures, Agentic AI patterns, Semantic Layers, and Data Mesh.Expertise in Python, Spark, and the deployment of large language models (LLMs) via AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, or Mosaic AI.You have proven ability to define, design, and deliver enterprise-scale data strategies and solutions based on sound architectural principles using architectural choices that optimize performance, cost, and security.You have hands-on experience with modern data architecture patterns, including domain-driven design, event-driven architecture, stream processing, Lakehouse, service-based/APIs, data mesh, and/or data fabric.You have demonstrated capability to research, assess, and recommend new and emerging trends and implement emerging technologies with a focus on minimizing user disruption.You possess excellent interpersonal skills, written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to generate and present compelling content to guide strategic decisions.You have adopted customer-centric approaches by prioritizing stakeholder needs, ensuring data solutions drive meaningful business impact and user experienceYou can build consensus across business and technology teams by fostering collaboration and shared ownership, partner with, and effectively influence architects and engineers to adopt/adhere to enterprise standards and deliver well-architected data-centric solutions while balancing technical depth with business outcomes.You can proactively identify and mitigate architectural risks while ensuring adherence to regulatory and compliance standards.“I can apply in less than 4 minutes.” You’ve reviewed this job posting and you’re ready to start the candidate journey with us. Apply now to move to the next step in our recruiting process. If this role isn’t what you’re looking for, check out our other opportunities and join our talent community. “I can learn more about Capital Group.” At Capital Group, the success of the people who invest with us depends on the people in whom we invest. That’s why we offer a culture, compensation and opportunities that empower our associates to build successful and prosperous careers. Through nine decades, our goal has been to improve people’s lives through successful investing. We know that our history is a testament to the strength of the people we hire. More than 9,000 associates in 30+ offices around the world help our clients and each other grow and thrive every day. Find us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube and Glassdoor.‎ ‎ Southern California Base Salary Range: $201,683-$322,693‎ ‎ ‎ New York Base Salary Range: $213,795-$342,072‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎In addition to a highly competitive base salary, per plan guidelines, restrictions and vesting requirements, you also will be eligible for an individual annual performance bonus, plus Capital’s annual profitability bonus plus a retirement plan where Capital contributes 15% of your eligible earnings.You can learn more about our compensation and benefits here.* Temporary positions in the United States are excluded from the above mentioned compensation and benefit plans.We are an equal opportunity employer, which means we comply with all federal, state and local laws that prohibit discrimination when making all decisions about employment. As equal opportunity employers, our policies prohibit unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex (including gender and gender identity), pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, AIDS/HIV status, political activities or affiliations, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, assault or stalking or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.SummaryLocation: Irvine; New York; Los AngelesType: Full time