Senior AI/ML Solutions Architect

About the role

Join our Cause to create a person-focused and economically sustainable health care system. This is a unique technical leadership role that sits at the critical intersection of AI innovation and enterprise architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop working prototypes to validate technical approaches, demonstrate feasibility, and build stakeholder alignment
• Write production-quality code when needed to fill gaps, solve complex problems, or establish patterns for teams to follow
• Conduct hands-on technical evaluations of emerging AI technologies, frameworks, and platforms
• Build proof-of-concepts that translate strategy into tangible demonstrations
• Establish architectural patterns for AI systems through working examples and reference implementations
• Define standards for AI-specific concerns: evaluation frameworks, observability, monitoring, safety guardrails, model governance, and responsible AI practices
• Create and maintain reference architectures for common patterns (RAG systems, agentic applications, ML pipelines)
• Lead technical design reviews and document architectural decisions
• Bridge AI and Enterprise Architecture
• Translate requirements bidirectionally: AI needs to enterprise architects, enterprise constraints to AI engineers
• Advocate for AI-specific requirements within traditional architecture frameworks while ensuring alignment with Cambia's technology strategy
• Guide AI/ML Portfolio Decisions
• Think strategically about Applied AI's portfolio, identifying architectural patterns and reuse opportunities
• Evaluate technical feasibility and integration complexity for product roadmap decisions
• Provide recommendations balancing innovation with enterprise readiness
• Architect solutions for complex integrations involving multiple organizations and platforms
• Represent Cambia's technical interests in collaborative initiatives, building alignment through clear technical communication

Qualifications

• Hands-on Technical Expertise
• Architecture & Integration Experience
• Collaboration & Consensus Building
• Leadership

• Deep technical knowledge of modern AI/ML systems (GenAI, LLMs, RAG architectures, agentic systems, classic ML, ML/LLM operations)
• Proven ability to prototype and build working solutions
• Strong coding skills in Python and experience building production AI applications, APIs, and integrations
• Practical experience with AI-specific requirements: evaluation frameworks, observability patterns, monitoring strategies, model governance, bias mitigation, and safety guardrails
• Experience with AI/ML platforms and cloud services (AWS, Azure, etc.) including hands-on implementation work
• Demonstrated architecture experience spanning business units/technology domains with ability to design solutions that work across organizational boundaries
• Understanding of microservices, event-driven architectures, API design, and cloud-native patterns
• Proven ability to design solutions that work across organizational boundaries and complex partnership integrations
• Exceptional consensus-building skills: brings stakeholders together through prototypes, demonstrations, and shared technical understanding
• Past experience leading through collaboration and working solutions
• Strategic thinking about product portfolios: can see patterns across multiple AI initiatives and identify opportunities for reuse and standardization
• Proven ability to communicate clearly and effectively across technical domains
• Mentoring ability with engineers and architects, helping teams grow their technical capabilities
• Strong interpersonal skills: relates well to people across all organizational levels and establishes trust through genuine collaboration

What You Will Do

• Build & Prototype
• Shape AI Architecture Standards
• Lead Partnership & Integration Architecture Design

Pay

The expected hiring range for a Senior AI/ML Architect is $153K - $192K/year depending on skills, experience, education, and training; relevant licensure / certifications; and performance history. The bonus target for this position is 20%. The current full salary range for this role is $153K - $250K/year.