Director, Senior Technical Architect

Responsibilities

• Shape architecture and technology strategy for key ELT-level AI programs; create roadmap and target-state architecture.
• Define solution/reference architectures, technical standards, integration patterns, and guardrails.
• Align AI programs to enterprise platforms/standards; reuse shared capabilities (agent, data, memory, security) and integrate into the platform spine.
• Serve as trusted technical advisor to ELT, business, and Digital leaders; translate ambiguous AI ambitions into delivery models and measurable outcomes.
• Architect responsible AI/automation and modern engineering practices with governance, controls, and verification.
• Provide architectural leadership and mentorship to delivery teams to raise technical standards via influence.
• Set reliability, security, documentation, and operational excellence expectations; ensure compliance, observability, and resilience.

• BS + 8 years OR MS + 7 years OR PhD + 5+ years.
• Experience defining architecture/technology strategy for significant AI/data-intensive domains.
• Deep hands-on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration patterns, APIs, AI/ML services, security, and reliability.
• Experience as a design authority/technical advisor guiding through influence.
• Partnered with senior business/Digital stakeholders on high-visibility programs.

• Experience in regulated global enterprises; architecting AI/agentic/automation and applying platform reuse; proven stakeholder influence.

• Annual bonus target 20% of base; eligible for long-term incentive; 401(k) with matching, paid leave (vacation/holidays), caregiver/parental and medical leave; medical/dental/vision coverage.