AI Architect

Overview

The AI Architect is responsible for designing and leading AI-based solutions and services to select the optimal architecture for GEI’s priority digital and AI initiatives. The role owns the end-to-end solution architecture for AI and agent-based systems, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, and cost‑effective while aligned with GEI governance, cloud, and data standards.

• Design and lead AI-based solutions and services, selecting optimal architectures aligned with GEI’s cloud, data, and security standards.
• Define and maintain AI reference architecture patterns for platforms such as Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, Copilot extensions, and related integrations.
• Lead solution architecture for priority AI use cases, including hands‑on design, technical decision‑making, and architecture reviews.
• Identify technical, security, data, and delivery risks associated with AI solutions and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Embed Responsible AI principles into solution designs, including privacy, security, transparency, and model risk management.
• Partner with GEI enterprise architecture, IT, and delivery teams to harmonize AI, cloud, and data standards.
• Create and maintain architecture decision records, solution diagrams, and deployment guidance to support consistent implementation.

• 8+ years of experience in solution or enterprise architecture, including 3+ years in applied AI or machine learning solutions.
• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Azure services, including Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, cognitive search, vector databases, and API integrations.
• Strong understanding of identity, networking, data governance, and security within cloud‑based environments.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical design discussions, manage stakeholders, and coach engineering teams.

GEI addresses the world’s most pressing problems—climate change, sustainable development, critical infrastructure, and the future of energy supply—by bringing together diverse experts to create safer, more resilient communities. With offices across North America, GEI offers a range of engineering, science, and consulting services. GEI is an employee‑owned company that values flat leadership, career development, inclusive culture, and sustainability.

GEI is an equal opportunity employer, including disabled and veterans.