Enterprise Architecture
About The Role
Jade Global is seeking a Principal – AI Solutions & Enterprise Architecture to serve as a senior-most technical and advisory leader within the AI & Digital Engineering (AI&DE) business unit. This is a high-impact, customer-facing role that bridges enterprise architecture strategy, AI solution design, and commercial growth — positioned at the intersection of practice leadership, pre-sales solutioning, and thought leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Own and evolve Jade Global's AI & Digital Engineering architecture frameworks, reference architectures, and solution accelerators, aligning with TOGAF ADM and modern cloud-native paradigms.
Architect end-to-end enterprise solutions spanning AI/ML platforms, cloud infrastructure, data ecosystems, and digital product engineering — ensuring scalability, security, and business alignment.
Define AI transformation roadmaps for enterprise clients, including current-state assessments, capability gap analyses, and phased implementation blueprints.
Establish governance frameworks for AI adoption, data architecture, and cloud migration across multi-platform environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
Lead architecture review boards for strategic client engagements and internal capability development initiatives.
Design scalable Agentic AI, Generative AI, and multi-agent architectures for enterprise use cases across industries including financial services, healthcare, and hi-tech.
Architect solutions leveraging platforms such as AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Google Vertex AI, LangChain, LangGraph, Crew.AI, and Model Context Protocol (MCP).
Drive the development of proprietary AI accelerators, frameworks, and reusable assets that differentiate Jade Global's service offerings in competitive pursuits.
Evaluate emerging AI/ML technologies and provide strategic recommendations on platform selection, build vs. buy decisions, and integration approaches.
Champion responsible AI principles including explainability, fairness, compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC2), and ethical AI governance.
Partner with sales leadership to qualify and architect solutions for strategic opportunities, crafting compelling proposals, SOWs, and technical presentations that win.
Lead architecture-led discovery workshops with C-suite and VP-level client stakeholders to surface transformation opportunities and define scope.
Develop and present solution narratives, ROI models, and proof-of-concept designs during competitive RFP and deal pursuit cycles.
Serve as the technical authority in client-facing engagements — translating complex AI and architecture concepts into clear business value propositions.
Build and nurture relationships with key ecosystem partners (AWS, Azure, Snowflake, Databricks, Salesforce, Oracle, ServiceNow) to co-create joint GTM solutions.
Contribute to pipeline generation through thought leadership, executive briefings, conference presentations, and published content.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field is required.
Master's degree (MBA, MS Computer Science, or MS Engineering) is strongly preferred.
TOGAF 9.2 or TOGAF 10 Certified (mandatory) — both Foundation and Practitioner levels preferred.
Cloud architecture certification(s) strongly preferred: AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect.
15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or technical leadership within IT services, consulting, or technology product organizations.
Demonstrated experience in pre-sales solutioning, including RFP responses, solution proposals, SOW authoring, and client presentations in a competitive services environment.
Prior experience at a leading IT services / consulting firm (Big 4, Tier 1 SI, or specialized digital engineering firm) is highly desirable.
Deep expertise in AI & Machine Learning: Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic AI frameworks (LangGraph, Crew.AI, AutoGen), RAG architectures, vector databases, and MLOps.
Advanced knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP services; experience with hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, Kubernetes, and Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, Pulumi).
Proficiency in modern data platform design — data lakehouse, streaming architectures (Kafka, Kinesis), Snowflake, Databricks, dbt, and data mesh concepts.
Hands-on experience with microservices, API-first design, event-driven architecture, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipeline design.
Working knowledge of Oracle, SAP, Salesforce, or ServiceNow ecosystems is a significant advantage given Jade Global's core client base.
Familiarity with enterprise security architecture, Zero Trust principles, GDPR, HIPAA, and SOC2 compliance requirements.
Soft Skills & Leadership Competencies
Executive presence and exceptional communication skills — ability to command a room with senior client stakeholders and translate technical complexity into board-level narratives.
Strong commercial acumen with the ability to connect technical architecture to business outcomes, ROI, and P&L impact.
Strategic thinker with the ability to operate both at a 30,000-foot vision level and dive deep into technical architecture decisions when needed.
Collaborative team leader with a proven ability to mentor architects, guide cross-functional delivery teams, and build high-performance communities of practice.
Entrepreneurial mindset — comfortable with ambiguity, capable of building structure from scratch, and motivated by building a growing practice.