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Principal AI Architect - Director

New York, NY, USFull-time$170k–$300k2026-10-20 → 2026-11-09
Based in United States

Core

Chief technical authority defining and governing enterprise architectural vision for autonomous agentic systems and multi-agent frameworks across Citigroup.

Role type

Principal AI Architect (Director-level)

Builds

Enterprise blueprints, review gates, playbooks, and the Product/Platform Loop bridging field implementations with core internal platforms.

Domain

Financial services / Autonomous AI systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Enterprise software architecture, Multi-agent system design, Python, Golang, Kubernetes/OpenShift, OAuth2/JWT, API gateway management, Model Risk Management (MRM), Technical governance

Preferred skills

Master's degree in CS/AI/ML, Experience chairing technical governance bodies

Technologies

LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, Semantic Kernel, Agent Development Kit, OpenTelemetry, Splunk, Tiramisu proxies, Arc Platform, R2D2 Gateway, Agentflow, Helix

Responsibilities

Define enterprise reference architectures for single-agent and hierarchical sub-agent workflows; Chair the Agent Architecture Review Board (AARB) for security reviews; Bridge field friction into core platform features; Establish governance standards for code quality and automated evaluation; Advise senior leadership on emerging AI paradigms and non-deterministic system validation.

Seniority

Principal, strategy & mentorship