Agentic-AI Architect @ NC

Title: AI Architect

Location: Chatlotte, NC

Duration: 1 Year contract

As the one of the highest levels of technical authority within the engineering organization, you will define architectural vision, establish engineering standards, and lead the design and delivery of cloud-native, AI powered platforms that serve as foundational capabilities for the enterprise. This role is ideal for a distinguished engineer who combines deep technical expertise with a passion for solving some of the industry's most complex and consequential challenges.

While strategic leadership is essential, success in this role also requires a hands-on mindset. You will actively influence architecture, develop prototypes, review critical designs and code, mentor engineering teams, and help accelerate the delivery of innovative solutions that will shape the future of financial crime prevention.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Leadership & Architecture

Define and drive the long-term technology strategy for modernization initiatives.

Lead architecture and implementation of AI-powered investigation platforms, decisioning engines, and agentic workflows.

Establish engineering standards, design patterns, and reference architectures across Financial Crime platforms.

Serve as the highest-level technical reviewer for architecture, security, scalability, resiliency, and performance decisions.

Lead technical design reviews and influence enterprise architecture direction.

AI & Agentic Engineering

Design and implement GenAI and Agentic AI solutions for:

o Investigator copilots

o Alert triage and disposition

o Risk assessment

o Entity resolution

o SAR narrative generation

o Customer screening

o Knowledge retrieval and decisioning

Evaluate and implement modern AI frameworks including LLM orchestration, agent frameworks, vector databases, RAG architectures, model routing, guardrails, and observability.

Partner with Data Science teams to operationalize AI/ML models into scalable production platforms.

Engineering Excellence

Write and review high-quality production code when necessary.

Lead proof-of-concepts, rapid prototyping, and technical spikes.

Mentor senior engineers and establish best practices for software engineering.

Drive automation, CI/CD, DevSecOps, testing, and operational excellence.

Resolve complex technical challenges across multiple platforms and teams.

Platform Modernization

Lead migration from legacy Financial Crime applications to cloud-native architectures.

Architect scalable microservices, event-driven systems, and API-first platforms.

Design enterprise capabilities for:

o Real-time risk assessment

o Customer screening

o Case management

o Regulatory reporting

o AI orchestration

o Data ingestion and processing

Drive modernization using cloud technologies and enterprise platforms.

Required Qualifications:

7+ years of Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, education

7+ years architecting, designing and leading the delivery of large-scale solutions

4+ years' experience presenting technology strategy and concepts to C-level executives and large audiences

5+ years' experience delivering cloud ready and cloud native solutions

Best Regards,
Yogesh Bisht
Assistant Manager

VBeyond Corporation |

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