Chief AI Architect

Key Responsibilities

• AI Platform Architecture
• Design the overall architecture for AMA’s AI governance and validation platform.
• Define scalable system architecture supporting AI model evaluation and monitoring.
• Establish engineering standards for AI infrastructure and platform integration.
• Architect distributed systems supporting large-scale AI testing and compliance automation.
• AI Validation & Assurance Framework
• Design frameworks for AI model validation, testing, and performance monitoring.
• Define technical standards for explainability, bias detection, and risk assessment.
• Establish model governance pipelines and validation workflows.
• Technical Leadership
• Provide technical leadership to machine learning engineers and platform engineers.
• Guide development of the platform’s engineering roadmap.
• Evaluate emerging technologies in AI infrastructure, MLOps, and responsible AI.
• Strategic Platform Development
• Support the development of AI readiness tools aligned with Department of Defense and federal AI frameworks.
• Collaborate with internal leadership on product strategy and technology investments.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, or related technical field.
• 10+ years of experience in AI engineering, machine learning infrastructure, or distributed systems.
• Proven experience designing large-scale AI or machine learning platforms.
• Expertise in cloud infrastructure, microservices architecture, and containerized systems.
• Strong experience with Python, AI frameworks, and data engineering tools.
• Demonstrated leadership managing complex technical development teams.
• Familiarity with federal AI governance frameworks (NIST AI RMF, DoD AI policies).
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and distributed AI systems.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting federal agencies, defense programs, or national security initiatives.
• Experience with MLOps platforms and AI lifecycle management.
• PMP Certification.