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Senior Principal Architect, Applied AI Enterprise

3 LocationsFull-time$173k2026-08-12 → 2026-11-10
On-site · United StatesNo visa sponsorship

Core

Design and deploy agentic AI systems that can reason, plan, and take action to solve enterprise business problems.

Role type

Senior Principal Architect, Applied AI Enterprise

Builds

Scalable, architecturally sound AI solutions and agentic systems for Caterpillar's enterprise.

Domain

Industrial manufacturing (construction/mining equipment) + Applied AI/LLM Orchestration

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Agentic AI system design, Multi-agent architecture, Tool use and orchestration patterns, LLM capabilities and deployment patterns, MLOps/LLMOps practices, Cloud AI platforms (Azure, AWS, Google), Data architecture, Target architecture, Requirements analysis, API design and enterprise integration

Preferred skills

Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, Vector databases, Embedding models, Observability tools, Prompt engineering, RAG, Function calling, Context engineering

Technologies

Azure OpenAI Service, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel

Responsibilities

Develop detailed architecture deliverables for agentic AI systems, Design AI application technical infrastructure including orchestration and data retrieval, Lead evaluation and deployment of emerging AI technologies, Translate business requirements into AI solution designs

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence