MeridianLink

MeridianLink

Sr AI Architect - Internal Business Applications

US Remote · Senior

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PythonDistributed SystemsSQLDatabricksAWSGCPAzureCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesPlatform EngineeringAPI DevelopmentMachine LearningNLPLLMsRAGLLMOpsMLOpsAI OrchestrationCybersecurityStakeholder ManagementCRMProcess ImprovementERP

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About the role

  • The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with a hands-on approach to architecture, engineering leadership, and business enablement.

Responsibilities

  • Develop reference architectures for AI runtimes, model serving, security controls, identity management, policy enforcement, and secure enterprise data access.
  • Design and implement secure, compliant intelligent automation and decision-support solutions, including document processing, data extraction, workflow automation, and business process optimization.
  • Establish enterprise data integration strategies, governance practices, and data quality standards that support AI readiness across ERP, CRM, HCM, financial, and operational platforms.
  • Develop APIs, reusable services, and foundational platform capabilities that enable scalable AI adoption across business teams and technology organizations.
  • Partner with business and technology stakeholders to identify high-impact AI opportunities, evaluate solution feasibility, and define implementation roadmaps.
  • Lead adoption and change management efforts to support stakeholder alignment, trust, and effective utilization of AI-enabled solutions and intelligent automation capabilities.
  • Deep expertise in modern AI architectures, including LLM serving, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic orchestration, and AI workflow design.
  • Strong hands-on expertise with Python and SQL; cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform; containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes; enterprise integrations, API design, and distributed systems architecture; MLOps and LLMOps tools, frameworks, and production best practices; and modern data platforms such as Databricks and Snowflake.
  • Proven ability to provide architectural leadership from strategy and design through implementation and operationalization.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in software architecture, platform engineering, AI/ML systems design, data architecture, or related technical disciplines.
  • 4+ years of experience designing and deploying production-scale AI systems, including large language models, agent orchestration frameworks, and intelligent automation solutions.
  • Strong hands-on expertise with Python and SQL
  • Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decisions and communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Strong understanding of enterprise security, identity and access management, data governance, privacy requirements, and compliance frameworks.

Nice to have

  • Experience in fintech, financial services, or enterprise SaaS environments.
  • Hands-on experience with LLM fine-tuning, prompt engineering, RAG systems, and vector databases.
  • Prior experience enabling or architecting AI/ML workloads in enterprise environments.
  • Familiarity with enterprise application ecosystems (ERP, CRM, HCM, financial systems) and integration patterns.
  • Experience with event-driven architectures, real-time data processing, or workflow orchestration platforms.
  • Understanding of AI governance, model monitoring, drift detection, and responsible AI frameworks.
  • Background in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
  • Prior experience in high-scale, product-based, or global environments.

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