[Remote] AI Applications Architect, AI Services

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. AHEAD builds platforms for digital business and is seeking an AI Applications Architect. This role is responsible for designing and delivering enterprise-grade architectures for agentic AI solutions, partnering with various stakeholders to translate strategic goals into scalable designs and implementation roadmaps. Responsibilities • Architecture & Technical Leadership • Design and own cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure) for agentic AI workloads using Kubernetes/EKS, Terraform, Docker, serverless APIs, AWS Batch, and async orchestration frameworks (Celery, Step Functions, EventBridge, StoneBranch) • Define agentic system patterns using LangChain, LangGraph, Autogen, LlamaIndex, Pinecone, and other multi-agent frameworks; ensure consistency of prompt/tool design, memory/state handling, and workflow orchestration • Architect vector database, RAG, embeddings pipelines, and model-serving endpoints (LLM/SLM) with strong emphasis on scalability and latency management • Establish platform-wide standards for API gateway patterns, identity and auth (OAuth2, Cognito, Vault), secrets management, event contracts/schemas, and data governance • Ensure holistic observability across multi-agent systems: tracing, metrics, logging, SLO/SLA definitions, synthetic checks, and incident response playbooks • Lead architecture reviews, threat modeling, and performance benchmarking for agentic workloads • Team Leadership & Technical Mentorship • Guide engineering teams through architectural decisions, distributed design principles, and production-readiness standards • Mentor engineers in Kubernetes/EKS, async programming, multi-agent orchestration, cloud-native development, and responsible AI practices • Provide input on hiring, onboarding, and talent development to grow AHEAD’s agentic engineering bench • Delivery Excellence & Continuous Improvement • Partner with Delivery Leads to ensure architecture is executable, scalable, and aligned with timelines • Champion automation, IaC, CI/CD, model deployment workflows, runbooks, and platform governance • Lead sprint-level architectural alignment, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and post-incident reviews • Stakeholder Engagement & Strategic Alignment • Work with Product Owners and client stakeholders to shape roadmaps, define technical scope, and convert ambiguous problem statements into actionable designs • Communicate architectural decisions clearly to both technical and business audiences, balancing constraints, risks, and tradeoffs • Embed platform security, compliance, cost optimization, and data integrity into all architectural decisions Skills • 6+ years designing and delivering cloud-native, event-driven, or distributed architectures at scale (AWS/Azure) • Deep hands-on experience with: • Kubernetes/EKS, Docker, Terraform, and cloud infrastructure patterns • Python, FastAPI, async frameworks, serverless APIs • Vector DBs (Pinecone, Elasticsearch, pgvector) and RAG/LLM integration workflows • Agentic AI frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, Autogen, CrewAI, LlamaIndex) • Strong knowledge of security, identity, devsecops pipelines, and secrets management in cloud environments • Proven leadership experience guiding engineering teams, performing code/design reviews, and enforcing architectural best practices • Excellent communication, stakeholder alignment, and documentation skills • Experience operating LLMs/SLMs in production (NIMs, Bedrock, OpenAI, Azure OpenAI) • Experience with GPU clusters, inference optimization, or model-serving architectures (Ray, Triton, KServe) • Consulting or client-facing architecture experience Benefits • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance • 401(k) • Paid company holidays • Paid time off • Paid parental and caregiver leave • Plus more! See benefits for additional details. Company Overview • AHEAD is a solutions-based company that helps clients move to an optimized IT service delivery model. It was founded in 2007, and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • AHEAD has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 24 in 2025, 19 in 2024, 22 in 2023, 20 in 2022, 18 in 2021, 1 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job