BCG Platinion | Senior AI Tech Architect

About the role

Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is seeking a Senior AI Tech Architect to join our dynamic team at BCG Platinion. This role is based in multiple locations including Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Durham, Houston, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Summit, and Washington.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholder groups and existing teams to inspire complex change and enable organizations to grow.
• Drive novel solutions by leveraging extensive IT expertise and navigating complex challenges.
• Guide organizations to optimize IT best practices and implement new processes and toolsets.
• Embrace complex challenges and lead change within an organization.
• Apply agile methodologies to strategically tackle difficult challenges and implement change.
• Design and implement novel design patterns for the next generation of technology solutions.
• Provide a sophisticated understanding of IT Architecture and act as a valuable resource on teams.
• Work closely with senior client stakeholders, including C-level executives, to build hypothesis-driven solutions at the intersection of technology and business.
• Bridge the gap between IT and business functions to ensure technology strategies are aligned with organizational goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business administration, computer science, information systems, or a related field (Master’s degree is a plus).
• 4+ years of technology consulting or software engineering experience with more than 1 year in IT or Business architecture discipline.
• Superior technical knowledge, engineering rigor, and creative problem-solving.
• Ability to explain complex technology topics to senior executives.
• Extensive technical expertise and knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Cloud technologies, architectures, designing cloud workloads and optimizing cloud footprint (i.e., FinOps); Integration methodologies, design patterns and associated tooling (API and Microservices architecture); Structured and unstructured databases and usage patterns; Data platform architecture and associated patterns (e.g., Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Lakehouse, etc.); Data analytics, AI and GenAI architecture; Application modernization, programming paradigms and approaches (e.g., object-oriented); Mainframe architecture; Process automation approaches and tooling (e.g., DevOps, AIOps); An agile mindset that moves past blockers and a vision to iteratively migrate to the modern set of architecture capabilities with a lens of business benefits/value.
• Willingness to travel to work with clients and BCG teams. At times, this role involves significant travel to client sites. The amount of travel will depend on client needs and nature of projects.
• Gen AI tool fluency (e.g., proven usage of GenAI such as ChatGPT, Claude) and validation of response.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business administration, computer science, information systems, or a related field (Master’s degree is a plus).
• 4+ years of technology consulting or software engineering experience with more than 1 year in IT or Business architecture discipline.
• Superior technical knowledge, engineering rigor, and creative problem-solving.
• Ability to explain complex technology topics to senior executives.
• Extensive technical expertise and knowledge in one or more of the following areas: Cloud technologies, architectures, designing cloud workloads and optimizing cloud footprint (i.e., FinOps); Integration methodologies, design patterns and associated tooling (API and Microservices architecture); Structured and unstructured databases and usage patterns; Data platform architecture and associated patterns (e.g., Data Lake, Data Warehouse, Lakehouse, etc.); Data analytics, AI and GenAI architecture; Application modernization, programming paradigms and approaches (e.g., object-oriented); Mainframe architecture; Process automation approaches and tooling (e.g., DevOps, AIOps); An agile mindset that moves past blockers and a vision to iteratively migrate to the modern set of architecture capabilities with a lens of business benefits/value.
• Willingness to travel to work with clients and BCG teams. At times, this role involves significant travel to client sites. The amount of travel will depend on client needs and nature of projects.
• Gen AI tool fluency (e.g., proven usage of GenAI such as ChatGPT, Claude) and validation of response.

Skills

• IT Architecture and Solution Design
• Designing solution, application, and data architecture.
• Developing feasibility studies, technical concepts, executing technical proofs of concept, and scaling software solutions.
• Performing technology assessments and implementing IT architectures.
• Analyzing complex IT application landscapes and status quo for IT architecture optimization.
• Reviewing technical architecture and code.
• IT Optimization and Transformation
• Supporting IT functions during mergers and acquisitions, including the functional and technical transformation of an organization’s IT department.
• Restructuring IT processes and organization.
• Optimizing the application development processes.
• Implementation Management and Support
• Designing work packages/modules in IT implementation projects.
• Evaluating products, SW packages, and solutions, including comparative studies across organizations’ systems (e.g., ERPs, HR systems, Data Analytics).
• Assessing quality assurance for IT implementation.
• Communication and Collaboration
• Crafting compelling narratives, translating complex ideas for both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Delivering impactful presentations, leading modules, presenting findings, and building consensus with clients.
• Building collaboration, mentoring teams, and sharing knowledge to drive collective success.
• Innovation and Growth
• Driving innovation, uncovering novel ideas and transformative solutions.
• Fostering a growth mindset, continuously learning and applying new skills to grow your impact.
• Assisting with business development through writing proposals and scoping projects.

Benefits

At BCG, we offer a comprehensive benefit program that includes:

• Zero-dollar ($0) health insurance premiums for BCG employees, spouses, and children.
• $10(USD) copays for trips to the doctor, urgent care visits and prescriptions for generic drugs.
• Dental coverage, including up to $5,000 (USD) in orthodontia benefits.
• Vision insurance with coverage for both glasses and contact lenses annually.
• Reimbursement for gym memberships and other fitness activities.
• Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, and annual office closure between Christmas and New Years.
• Paid Parental Leave and other family benefits such as elective egg freezing, surrogacy, and adoption reimbursement.
• Employees, spouses, and children are covered at no cost.
• Employees share in the cost of domestic partner coverage.

To learn more about our employee benefits, please visit our Benefits page.

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