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Lead Architect (AI)

CT - Hartford, USFull-time$169k2026-10-07 → 2026-11-10

Core

Define and maintain architectural principles, standards, and reference architectures for Travelers' AI platforms and AI-enabled products.

Role type

Senior IC AI/ML Architect (Generative AI & Agentic Systems)

Builds

Scalable, production-grade AI solutions, autonomous agent systems, and enterprise AI integration patterns

Domain

Insurance technology / Generative AI / Agentic AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

AI/ML development and deployment, Generative AI foundation (transformers, LLMs, fine-tuning), agentic patterns (tool use, function calling, RAG, vector databases), agent orchestration frameworks (MCP, Agent2Agent), cloud AI services (AWS Bedrock), MLOps & AI Ops, AI governance and risk management, system design for scalability and resiliency

Preferred skills

Insurance industry experience, autonomous AI systems with planning and reasoning, multimodal AI systems, reinforcement learning

Technologies

AWS Bedrock AgentCore, Azure Foundry, GCP/Gemini AI, vector databases, MCP, Agent2Agent, CI/CD pipelines

Responsibilities

Guide strategic technology decisions involving AI platforms and model hosting; lead architecture reviews for major AI initiatives; establish enterprise AI integration patterns and governance frameworks; apply hands-on expertise in agentic AI systems to architect scalable solutions; align AI platform capabilities to strategic business needs; establish AI standards and control processes for safe deployments

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities