AI/ML Architect

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  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 4 days ago
Job DescriptionThe AI/ML Architect will play a critical, hands-on leadership role within the AI Center of Excellence (CoE), shaping the architecture and strategic direction of enterprise-grade AI solutions. This position exists to design, build, and scale both traditional ML and Generative AI (GenAI) solutions that are robust, production-ready, and aligned with business objectives. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise and a strong execution mindset, someone who can drive solutions from idea to implementation.
This role works across a diverse ecosystem including AWS, Salesforce, Snowflake, and Oracle to support prioritized enterprise initiatives.ACCOUNTABILITIES: (The primary functions, scope and responsibilities of the role)Engineering and Architecture:
  • Lead the hands-on architecture, development, and deployment of production-grade AI/ML systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
  • Architect traditional ML solutions (e.g., classification, regression, recommendation systems) and advanced GenAI systems including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agentic AI.
  • Design and implement cloud-native AI/ML pipelines using cloud platforms.
  • Evaluate, prototype, and build PoCs regularly to test architectural decisions, validate feasibility, and accelerate solution delivery.
  • Integrate and deploy multiple LLMs (e.g., from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA, Hugging Face) and vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Qdrant, pgvector, Milvus, Weaviate).
  • Create reusable frameworks and solution templates that drive consistency, speed, and quality across AI initiatives.
  • Ensure all solutions are aligned with responsible AI standards, security best practices, and enterprise governance.
Design, Innovation & Strategy:
  • Explore and implement emerging AI paradigms, including agentic AI, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and Google's Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol.
  • Drive innovation by recommending and evaluating GenAI tools, third-party orchestration frameworks, and SaaS integrations.
  • Develop a forward-looking technical roadmap that balances short-term deliverables with long-term innovation.
  • Stay current with cutting-edge trends in LLMOps, AI observability, and intelligent automation platforms.
  • Leverage AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, AWS Bedrock, GitHub Copilot) to boost productivity.
Collaboration and Enablement:
  • Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, software engineers, and enterprise architects to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions.
  • Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and architectural direction to teams working across the AI/ML lifecycle.
  • Work in agile teams, contributing hands-on while also shaping backlog priorities and solution design.
  • Partner cross-functionally to integrate AI into enterprise systems (e.g., Salesforce, Snowflake, Oracle).
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: (Minimum qualifications needed for this position including education, experience, certification, knowledge and/or physical requirements)Knowledge of:
  • Scalable architecture patterns for traditional ML and GenAI.
  • Multi-cloud AI/ML services including AWS (SageMaker, Bedrock etc) and at least one of Azure (ML, OpenAI) or GCP (Vertex AI).
  • Strong familiarity with multiple LLMs and embedding models (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, Hugging Face).
  • Proficiency in contextual memory and multiple vector databases for semantic search.
  • MLOps and LLMOps practices, including CI/CD, model monitoring, versioning, drift detection, and governance.
  • Prompt engineering and management practices, including prompt versioning, A/B testing of prompts, and experience with prompt management tools
  • AI/ML observability stacks such as Weights & Biases, Langsmith or similar tools.
Required Skills and Abilities:
  • Hands-on experience designing and building AI/ML solutions from prototype to production.
  • Strong Python development skills, including frameworks and libraries for ML, GenAI, and software engineering best practices.
  • Experience with TensorFlow and/or PyTorch for training and deploying models.
  • Deep understanding of software engineering, including modular design, testing, version control (Git), and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Proven track record of building and running PoCs to validate architecture and feasibility.
  • Experience working in agile environments, participating in sprints and cross-functional delivery.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Eagerness and ability to quickly learn and apply new AI/ML and automation technologies.
Education and/or Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (Master's preferred).
  • 8+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering or architecture roles.
  • Strong portfolio of real-world deployments in both traditional ML and GenAI.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: (Additional qualifications that may make a person even more effective in the role, but are not required for consideration)
  • Master's or PhD in a technical field.
  • Experience architecting agentic AI systems and multi-agent orchestration workflows.
  • Experience in regulated industries, especially healthcare or finance.
  • AI/ML certifications from AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects or published research.
ResponsibilitiesThe AI/ML Architect will play a critical, hands-on leadership role within the AI Center of Excellence (CoE), shaping the architecture and strategic direction of enterprise-grade AI solutions. This position exists to design, build, and scale both traditional ML and Generative AI (GenAI) solutions that are robust, production-ready, and aligned with business objectives. The ideal candidate will have deep technical expertise and a strong execution mindset, someone who can drive solutions from idea to implementation.
This role works across a diverse ecosystem including AWS, Salesforce, Snowflake, and Oracle to support prioritized enterprise initiatives.ACCOUNTABILITIES: (The primary functions, scope and responsibilities of the role)Engineering and Architecture:
  • Lead the hands-on architecture, development, and deployment of production-grade AI/ML systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency.
  • Architect traditional ML solutions (e.g., classification, regression, recommendation systems) and advanced GenAI systems including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agentic AI.
  • Design and implement cloud-native AI/ML pipelines using cloud platforms.
  • Evaluate, prototype, and build PoCs regularly to test architectural decisions, validate feasibility, and accelerate solution delivery.
  • Integrate and deploy multiple LLMs (e.g., from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA, Hugging Face) and vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Qdrant, pgvector, Milvus, Weaviate).
  • Create reusable frameworks and solution templates that drive consistency, speed, and quality across AI initiatives.
  • Ensure all solutions are aligned with responsible AI standards, security best practices, and enterprise governance.
Design, Innovation & Strategy:
  • Explore and implement emerging AI paradigms, including agentic AI, Model Context Protocol (MCP), and Google's Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol.
  • Drive innovation by recommending and evaluating GenAI tools, third-party orchestration frameworks, and SaaS integrations.
  • Develop a forward-looking technical roadmap that balances short-term deliverables with long-term innovation.
  • Stay current with cutting-edge trends in LLMOps, AI observability, and intelligent automation platforms.
  • Leverage AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, AWS Bedrock, GitHub Copilot) to boost productivity.
Collaboration and Enablement:
  • Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, software engineers, and enterprise architects to translate business needs into scalable AI solutions.
  • Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and architectural direction to teams working across the AI/ML lifecycle.
  • Work in agile teams, contributing hands-on while also shaping backlog priorities and solution design.
  • Partner cross-functionally to integrate AI into enterprise systems (e.g., Salesforce, Snowflake, Oracle).
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: (Minimum qualifications needed for this position including education, experience, certification, knowledge and/or physical requirements)Knowledge of:
  • Scalable architecture patterns for traditional ML and GenAI.
  • Multi-cloud AI/ML services including AWS (SageMaker, Bedrock etc) and at least one of Azure (ML, OpenAI) or GCP (Vertex AI).
  • Strong familiarity with multiple LLMs and embedding models (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Google, Hugging Face).
  • Proficiency in contextual memory and multiple vector databases for semantic search.
  • MLOps and LLMOps practices, including CI/CD, model monitoring, versioning, drift detection, and governance.
  • Prompt engineering and management practices, including prompt versioning, A/B testing of prompts, and experience with prompt management tools
  • AI/ML observability stacks such as Weights & Biases, Langsmith or similar tools.
Required Skills and Abilities:
  • Hands-on experience designing and building AI/ML solutions from prototype to production.
  • Strong Python development skills, including frameworks and libraries for ML, GenAI, and software engineering best practices.
  • Experience with TensorFlow and/or PyTorch for training and deploying models.
  • Deep understanding of software engineering, including modular design, testing, version control (Git), and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Proven track record of building and running PoCs to validate architecture and feasibility.
  • Experience working in agile environments, participating in sprints and cross-functional delivery.
  • Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to a wide range of stakeholders.
  • Eagerness and ability to quickly learn and apply new AI/ML and automation technologies.
Education and/or Experience:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field (Master's preferred).
  • 8+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering or architecture roles.
  • Strong portfolio of real-world deployments in both traditional ML and GenAI.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: (Additional qualifications that may make a person even more effective in the role, but are not required for consideration)
  • Master's or PhD in a technical field.
  • Experience architecting agentic AI systems and multi-agent orchestration workflows.
  • Experience in regulated industries, especially healthcare or finance.
  • AI/ML certifications from AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Contributions to open-source AI/ML projects or published research.

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