Principal Architect

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