ICW Group

ICW Group

AI Architect

San Diego, CA

Sponsorship not specified$106k-$189kDetected 29 days ago
PythonPostgreSQLDynamoDBSnowflakeRedshiftVector DatabasesAWSTerraformCI/CDLinuxDevOpsAPI DevelopmentRESTMachine LearningData EngineeringLLMsRAGAgentic AIMLOpsLangGraphAI OrchestrationTest AutomationLeadershipCommunication

About the role

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  • This role will make architectural decisions that have real business impact and utilize expertise to help shape the direction of a rapidly evolving organization.

Responsibilities

  • Establish architectural standards, patterns, and reference architectures for AI solutions - covering RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, model serving, and AI gateway design.
  • Lead the evaluation, selection, and integration of AI/ML services and frameworks including LLMs, AI agents, and multi-agent systems using protocols such as MCP and A2A.
  • Design enterprise AI patterns including AI gateway architecture, knowledge bases, and integration of AI capabilities into existing business systems and workflows.
  • Design and implement scalable cloud architectures on AWS, leveraging serverless technologies and design patterns.
  • Develop and maintain architecture documentation, reference architectures, and technology roadmaps guiding the organization's cloud and AI transformation.
  • Provide technical mentorship and guidance to engineering teams on cloud best practices, AI implementation patterns, and modern software design principles.
  • Conduct architecture reviews, risk assessments, and proof-of-concept initiatives to validate technology decisions and drive innovation.
  • Lead application rationalization initiatives to assess, consolidate, and modernize the application portfolio, reducing technical debt and aligning technology investments with business priorities.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
  • Minimum 2-3 years hands-on with AI/ML technologies including practical application of LLMs, agentic frameworks, or AI/ML services in a cloud environment.
  • Proficiency in Linux and Windows system administration including networking, storage, security, and scripting.
  • Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and cloud-native application development.
  • Hands-on experience with Snowflake, AWS Aurora (PostgreSQL), DynamoDB, Glue, Redshift, Athena, S3-based data lakes, and data pipeline design.

Nice to have

  • TOGAF, Zachman Framework, FEAF
  • SnowPro Core, SnowPro Advanced Architect
  • AI/ML, Data Engineering, DevOps, Security
  • Familiarity with LLM fine-tuning, embedding models, vector stores, and chunking strategies for RAG pipelines.
  • Experience with AI orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, and AWS Strands Agents for multi-step agentic workflows.
  • Knowledge of frontier model evaluation, benchmarking methodologies, and model selection criteria for responsible and cost-effective AI adoption.
  • Familiarity with open-source AI tooling such as Open WebUI and LiteLLM for unified LLM API gateway and proxy management.
  • Understanding of responsible AI principles including bias detection, model risk management, content filtering, PII handling, and data residency

Skills

  • Understanding of cloud cost management, FinOps principles, and architectural trade-off analysis.

Compensation

  • If hired at ICW Group, your final base salary compensation will be determined by factors unique to each candidate, including experience, education and the location of the role and considers employees performing substantially similar work.

Benefits

  • We offer a competitive benefits package, with generous medical, dental, and vision plans as well as 401K retirement plans and company match
  • Bonus potential for all positions

Equal opportunity

  • ICW Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • We are currently not offering employment sponsorship for this opportunity.
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