Principal Architect

Job description

Area(s) of responsibility **Key Job Responsibilities** - Architecture & Design - Define end-to-end AI/GenAI architecture for enterprise applications - Design scalable solutions using LLMs, RAG pipelines, vector databases, and agentic workflows - Azure AI Platform - Architect solutions using Azure OpenAI, Azure ML, Databricks, AI Search - Design cloud-native architectures (scalability, HA/DR, cost optimization) - Development & Engineering - Lead hands-on Python development for AI/ML and GenAI applications - Build APIs, microservices, and reusable AI components - GenAI Implementation - Implement: - RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) pipelines - Vector search and embeddings - Multi-agent and tool-calling frameworks - Develop AI copilots, chatbots, and automation systems - Governance & Security - Ensure Responsible AI, compliance, and data governance (PII, lineage, security) - Implement guardrails: prompt security, content filters - Leadership & Collaboration - Provide architecture guidance and mentor engineering teams - Work with business stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions **Mandatory Skills** - AI/ML & GenAI - LLMs (GPT or open-source), RAG, embeddings, vector databases - Experience building enterprise GenAI solutions - LangChain, LangGraph - Agentic AI - Programming - Strong expertise in Python (mandatory) - Experience with APIs, microservices - Azure Cloud - Hands-on with: - Azure OpenAI / AI Studio - Azure ML, Databricks, Synapse - Storage (Blob, Cosmos DB), AI Search - Architecture - Experience designing scalable, distributed systems - Strong knowledge of cloud-native architecture patterns - Experience - 10+ years in IT - 5+ years in AI/ML - 2+ years in Generative AI / LLM-based systems **Preferred Skills** - Experience with: - LlamaIndex, Autogen, CrewAI - Multi-agent systems - Exposure to: - Vector DBs - Data platforms - Cloud & Platform: - Multi-cloud (AWS/GCP) - Kubernetes, containers - Governance: - Data governance tools (Purview, cataloging, lineage) - Certifications: - Azure Solutions Architect / Azure AI Engineer