Lead AI Solution Architect

Work you'll do

• Architect and Design: Lead the design and development of enterprise-grade application architecture applications and platforms, with a focus on scaling for production. This includes defining the technical architecture, selecting appropriate technologies, and ensuring solutions are robust, scalable, and secure.
• Design and deploy applications using Cloud Native principles on a hyperscaler platform (AWS, Azure, GCP). Leverage a wide range of hyperscaler tools and services, including containers (Docker, Kubernetes), serverless functions, and managed databases.
• Leverage various GenAI tools to accelerate software development life cycle.
• Manage day-to-day interactions with executive clients and sponsors.
• Manage and deliver components of client engagements that identify, design, and implement technology and creative business solutions for large companies.
• Responsibilities include, among others, managing teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures.
• Assist clients with application architecture design, assessment and optimization including definition, documentation and implementation of new application architectures.
• Develop and maintain contact with top decision makers at key clients; participate and lead aspects of the proposal development process; contribute to the development of proposal pricing strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years' experience as an Application Architect, with a strong focus on application development and scaling solutions for production environments.
• 6+ years providing hands-on technical leadership to the delivery team, reviewing designs and code for architectural fit, monitoring engineers and serving as the primary technical liaison between business stakeholders and engineering.
• 6+ years working on large-scale engagements as an Application or Solution Architect in industry or in consulting.
• Hands-on experience in Java, Python, or .NET.
• Experience managing large on and offshore teams.
• Experience owning the end-to-end solution architecture which includes defining integration patterns, data flows, and technical design decisions across systems.
• Experience driving the technical delivery on-site (not remotely), translating business requirements into detailed technical designs, sequencing work across integration and data layers, ensuring the solution is built to spec from design to deployment.
• Deep understanding of AI/ML concepts, including experience with LLMs and their application in enterprise settings.
• Familiarity with various hyperscaler tools and services.
• Hyperscaler Architect certification is required (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect).
• Experience working closely with the functional and testing teams to understand their requirements gauging the impact to the application architecture.
• Experience leading the configuration and change management teams responsible for application deployments including the coordination of database changes and other necessary application configurations.
• 3+ years implementing CI/CD and DevSecOps with Cloud Build, GitHub Actions or Jenkins.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with architecture design patterns such as MVP or MVC, Gang of Four, etc.
• Experience with JQuery, JavaScript and common JavaScript Patterns
• Experience or passion for implementing cloud solutions on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform
• Leading Testing efforts, including all phases: System, Integration, and Performance Testing and ensuring traceability
• Master's degree in computer science or engineering.
• Hands-on experience in Java, Python or .NET

Benefits

• You may also be eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors, including, without limitation, the individual, and organizational performance.

Pay

• The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
• A reasonable estimate of the current range is $141,200 to $278,300.