Architect - Generative Voice Bot - Hybrid in MN, DC, or Remote
Optum · Eden Prairie, MN · 1 mo ago
Art & Creative$113k–$193k/yrFull-time
Primary Responsibilities
- Spearhead the architecture, delivery, and bot certification readiness of multi channel conversational agent platforms leveraging agentic AI, ensuring production grade quality across voice and digital channels
- Design, implement, and govern scalable cloud architectures with a strong focus on observability, performance, resiliency, and security, aligned with bot certification standards
- Lead bot certification efforts by defining and enforcing architectural guardrails, validation criteria, and readiness checkpoints to ensure compliant, reliable, and scalable deployments
- Evaluate emerging trends in the voice AI ecosystem, including new tools, frameworks, and APIs, and drive adoption of capabilities that improve scalability, cost efficiency, and certification outcomes
- Lead proof of concepts and pilots for next generation voice, generative, and multi modal experiences on scalable cloud platforms, progressing certified solutions into production
- Define and implement security controls, governance guardrails, and compliance practices to meet organizational, regulatory, and certification requirements
- Collaborate with stakeholders and cross functional teams to align technical strategy with business objectives and clearly communicate architectural and certification standards across the organization
- Mentor engineering teams on voice AI and bot certification best practices, fostering a culture of quality, innovation, and continuous improvement
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience in Artificial Intelligence or Conversational AI
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in architecting systems on public clouds (AWS/GCP/Azure) with a strong command of Infrastructure as Code tools
- 1+ years building enterprise-grade AgenticAI solutions with exposure to populate frameworks like LangGraph/Google ADK/Autogen
- Experience integrating voice bots into diverse environments including telephony systems (IVR), web/mobile applications or smart devices
- Experience designing/delivering enterprise-grade solutions in the voice agent space
- Experience in designing, implementing, and deploying distributed systems using microservices architecture
- Proven exposure to newer protocols in AgenticAI space like MCP/A2A/ACP/ANP
- Proven exposure to modern observability platforms to ensure comprehensive visibility of the solutions