Principal Domain Architect - AI

About the role

Be a part of a revolutionary change! At Philip Morris International (PMI), we’ve chosen to do something incredible. We’re totally transforming our business and building our future on one clear purpose – to deliver a smoke-free future.

Responsibilities

• Establish the AI-first architecture principles from the perspective of AI platform, influencing how all-consuming platform domains adopt and scale AI.
• Design and architect strategies, pathways and decision trees to formulate an ecosystem for Agentic systems, Agent-to-Agent Communications, Agentic Orchestration, Intelligent Workflows (not only limited to data).
• Ensure the AI capabilities integrate seamlessly with all platform engineering domains which includes but is not limited to API gateways, data platform contracts, eventing systems, IAM endpoints, semantic layers.
• Partner with cross-platform domains to embed AI in “everything platform”, i.e. Observability, CI/CD, Data Platforms, DevEx, Security, Workplace Services, Incident and Problem management etc.
• Define standards for multi-agent and cross-agent collaboration, integration, policies and AI-to-system interaction patterns.
• Responsible for end-to-end AI Lifecycle Architecture which includes full AIOps, MLOps and LLMOps.
• Guide the architecture of the AI Platform – including LLM services, vector databases, feature stores, model serving infrastructure, agent frameworks and orchestration layers.
• Strategize the step-by-step roadmap for building foundational components required to establish strong AI foundation and infrastructure stack.
• Bring outside-in thinking and thought leadership to drive experimentation, PoCs on emerging AI trends paving a way forward to AI-augmented architectures and AI-driven productivity and deliveries.

Requirements

• Likely to be based in Tampa, FL.
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S.
• 8+ years of experience in engineering, ML, data platforms and/or distributed systems as a senior architect.
• Deep hands-on experience with modern cloud providers like AWS, Azure or GCP and AI/ML technology stack (including but not limited to LLMs, MCPs, K8s, Open AI, Snowflake, Databricks etc.).
• Deep knowledge about mechanics of building AI platform as a service, Agent to Agent Orchestration, Agentic Layer Integration, AI UX Layer and Conversational AI Models.
• Awareness of Responsible AI frameworks, evaluation standards and frameworks.
• Strong architecture skills in Distributed systems, Data engineering, Cloud Architectures and Platform Engineering.
• Experience with data governance, metadata systems, semantic layers and knowledge graphs.
• Experience in providing clear guidance on designing secure and regulated AI systems at the enterprise scale.
• Ability to break / decouple AI ecosystems into clear capabilities, standards and integration patterns.
• Prior experience in Platform Engineering and building horizontal shared or central capabilities.

Qualifications

• Annual Base Salary Range: $136,000 - $195,500

Skills

• Strong technical background in AI, ML, and distributed systems.
• Experience with cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Knowledge of AI/ML technologies including LLMs, MCPs, K8s, Open AI, Snowflake, Databricks etc.
• Experience with data governance, metadata systems, semantic layers, and knowledge graphs.
• Experience in designing secure and regulated AI systems.
• Experience in building AI platform as a service.
• Experience in defining standards for multi-agent and cross-agent collaboration.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Annual bonus (applicable based on level of position)
• Great medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401k with a generous company match
• Incredible wellness benefits
• Commuter benefits
• Pet insurance
• Generous PTO

Schedule

• Hybrid work model promoted

Pay

• Annual Base Salary Range: $136,000 - $195,500

Company

• Philip Morris International is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• PMI is headquartered in Stamford, Conn., and its U.S. affiliates have more than 3,000 employees.
• PMI has been an entirely separate company from Altria and Philip Morris USA since 2008.
• PMI’s affiliates first entered the U.S. market following the company’s acquisition of Swedish Match in late 2022.
• Philip Morris International and its U.S. affiliates are working to deliver a smoke-free future.