AI Architect

Role : AI Architect 

Location: Chicago, IL 
Client: Brillio 
Job Type: Contract / Full-Time 

Rate: DOE 

Required Experience 

• 10+ years of software engineering, solution architecture, or AI experience  

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Generative AI and LLM-based applications  

• Strong experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform  

• Experience designing enterprise AI solutions from architecture through deployment  

• Strong understanding of Machine Learning and MLOps  

• Experience with APIs, Microservices, and Cloud-native architecture  

• Excellent communication and client-facing skills  

Required Technical Skills 

• Generative AI  

• Large Language Models (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Llama)  

• Prompt Engineering  

• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)  

• AI Agents / Agentic AI  

• LangChain / LangGraph / Semantic Kernel / LlamaIndex  

• Python  

• REST APIs  

• Vector Databases (Pinecone, FAISS, Weaviate, ChromaDB)  

• Docker & Kubernetes  

• AWS / Azure / Google Cloud Platform  

• Git, CI/CD  

• SQL & NoSQL Databases  

Preferred Skills 

• MCP (Model Context Protocol)  

• Multi-Agent Architecture  

• AI Governance & Responsible AI  

• MLOps  

• Databricks or Snowflake AI  

• Knowledge Graphs  

• Event-Driven Architecture  

• Experience with BFSI, Healthcare, Retail, or Manufacturing domains  

Responsibilities 

• Design enterprise AI and Generative AI solutions.  

• Architect scalable AI applications using LLMs, RAG, and AI Agents.  

• Define AI architecture standards and best practices.  

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.  

• Lead proof of concepts and production implementations.  

• Review solution architecture and mentor engineering teams.  

• Ensure security, scalability, governance, and performance of AI solutions.  

• Work with cloud-native technologies and modern DevOps practices.  

Education 

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.