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AI Systems Design Architect - Assistant Vice President

Quincy, MA, USFull-time$90k–$158k2026-11-07 → 2026-11-09

Core

Own end-to-end system design for a major GenAI platform and shared AI services, ensuring solutions are secure, resilient, compliant, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

Role type

Senior IC AI Systems Design Architect (AVP)

Builds

Scalable, production-grade AI solutions including model integration, orchestration, APIs, and downstream system interactions.

Domain

Financial Services / Generative AI & Enterprise Architecture

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Generative AI, LLMs, RAG architectures, vector databases, cloud architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP), API architecture, microservices, distributed systems, system integration patterns, security, resiliency, scalability, observability, AI governance, Responsible AI, model risk, compliance, testing, operational controls

Preferred skills

Master's degree in CS/Engineering/Mathematics

Technologies

AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), vector databases

Responsibilities

Define and implement reference architectures, design standards, integration contracts, and non-functional requirements (NFRs); Translate business and product requirements into scalable, secure, resilient, and maintainable AI solution designs; Partner with business stakeholders, product managers, engineers, data scientists, platform teams, and security teams to deliver enterprise-ready AI systems; Design solutions leveraging cloud architecture principles ensuring interoperability, scalability, observability, and operational readiness; Establish reusable architecture patterns for RAG, model serving, prompt workflows, agentic AI workflows, and AI application integration; Conduct architecture assessments, technical design reviews, and proof-of-concept evaluations for new AI use cases and platform capabilities; Review solution designs across pods and provide guidance on architecture decisions, trade-offs, and standards adherence; Partner with engineering and DevSecOps teams to support production readiness, release architecture, monitoring, and scalability planning

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC