Cloud Agentic AI Platform Engineer ​/ Architect

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. We are currently seeking a professional to join our team in Charlotte, North Carolina (US-NC), United States (US).

NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long-term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity.

We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us at

We are seeking a hands-on professional to design, build, and scale enterprise-grade platforms that enable intelligent automation, autonomous workflows, and AI-powered business solutions across the organization. This role is responsible for defining and implementing the foundational platform capabilities that support AI agents, including agent runtimes, orchestration frameworks, developer tooling, platform services, observability, governance, and scalable cloud infrastructure. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in AI platform engineering, cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and modern AI ecosystems to create reusable, production-ready capabilities that accelerate AI adoption across application teams.

• 5 years strong experience designing and building enterprise-scale AI platforms, including agent runtimes, orchestration engines, developer frameworks, and platform services.
• 5 years of expertise in cloud-native architecture, Kubernetes/Open Shift, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, and scalable distributed platforms.
• 5 years of hands-on experience with hyperscaler AI offerings such as Google ADK / Agent Engine, Vertex AI, Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock Agents, MCP ecosystems.
• 5 years of deep understanding of LLMs, reasoning models, tool calling, agent frameworks, RAG architectures, model evaluation, prompt engineering, inference optimization.
• 5 years of experience building reusable SDKs, developer platforms, low-code/no-code solutions, workflow automation capabilities, and self-service experiences.
• 5 years of strong Dev Ops and Platform Engineering expertise, including CI/CD, Git Ops, Terraform, containerization, release automation, monitoring and observability, production operations.
• 5 years of experience with distributed data technologies including MongoDB, Redis, vector databases, caching platforms, session state management, high-performance AI data access patterns.
• 5 years of knowledge of AI platform governance, observability, security, guardrails, identity management, resiliency, and enterprise production operations.
• 5 years of strong software engineering skills in Python and/or Java.
• 5 years of demonstrated experience leading architecture, technical design, and engineering decisions for complex enterprise platforms.

• Experience building enterprise AI platforms in regulated environments.
• Knowledge of multi-agent architectures and autonomous workflow systems.
• Experience deploying and operating AI solutions across multi-cloud environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise AI governance frameworks and responsible AI practices.
• Experience building internal developer platforms and platform-as-a-product initiatives.
• Exposure to MLOps, LLMOps, and AI lifecycle management tools and processes.

• 10 years of software engineering, cloud platform engineering, or platform architecture experience.
• 5 years leading large-scale cloud-native platform initiatives.
• Proven experience designing and delivering production-grade AI, GenAI, or AI platforms at enterprise scale.

NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for U.S.

-based positions. The starting pay range for this role is $70/Hr - $80/Hr. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications. This position is eligible for company benefits including participation in medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending or health savings account, and AD&D insurance, employee assistance, participation in a 401k program, and additional voluntary or legally-required benefits.

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