Technical Architect – AI, ML
Job in
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601, USA
Listed on 2026-11-01
Listing for:
Veraqor
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-11-01
Job specializations:
-
Software Development
AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Machine Learning/ ML Engineer, Azure
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Role Overview
A Technical Architect (TA) – AI & ML drives end-to-end design, development, and deployment of intelligent, AI-powered solutions across cloud and hybrid environments. This role combines enterprise application architecture with advanced AI/ML engineering, Generative AI, and agentic systems design
. The TA acts as a customer-facing technical leader, responsible for translating business problems into scalable AI-powered architectures, enabling data-driven decision-making, automation, and intelligent workflows
. This role spans pre-sales, discovery, solution design, build, deployment, and optimization
, with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Azure AI ecosystem
.
Architecture & Solution Design
- Lead architecture for AI-first enterprise applications
, including:- Machine Learning systems
- Generative AI (LLMs, copilots, agents)
- Predictive analytics platforms
- Design scalable, secure, and cost-optimized architectures using Azure services
- Translate business use cases into AI/ML pipelines, data models, and intelligent workflows
- Define multi-agent orchestration architectures (Semantic Kernel / CrewAI / Azure AI Foundry)
- Design and oversee:
- Model training, evaluation, deployment (MLOps)
- Data ingestion and transformation pipelines
- Implement:
- Feature engineering pipelines
- Model monitoring, drift detection, and retraining strategies
- Guide teams on ML frameworks (PyTorch, Tensor Flow, Scikit-learn)
- Architect enterprise-grade solutions with:
- Azure OpenAI / GPT models
- RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation)
- Copilot-style experiences (chat, voice, agents)
- Design:
- Memory systems (vector DBs, Cosmos DB)
- AI orchestration workflows
- Build autonomous agent systems for:
- Reporting
- Workflow automation
- Decision augmentation
- Lead deployment of AI solutions on:
- Azure AI Foundry / Azure ML
- Azure Functions, AKS, App Services
- Ensure:
- High availability, scalability, and performance
- Secure model serving and API layers
- Implement:
- CI/CD pipelines for AI/ML workloads
- Model lifecycle management
- Define governance around:
- AI ethics and responsible AI
- Data privacy and regulatory compliance (SOC2 readiness, audit logs)
- Enable:
- Monitoring, observability, anomaly detection
- Lead:
- Discovery workshops
- AI solution envisioning sessions
- Present to:
- C-level executives and stakeholders
- Support:
- Proposal development, estimations, and technical documentation
- Mentor engineering teams on AI architecture best practices
- Deep understanding of:
- Distributed systems
- Microservices and API-first design
- Event-driven architectures
- Strong experience in:
- Machine Learning lifecycle (training → deployment → monitoring)
- Deep learning fundamentals
- NLP, computer vision (preferred)
- Hands-on with:
- Azure ML, Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI
- Databricks / Synapse / Fabric
- Experience with:
- Vector databases (Azure AI Search, Pinecone, Redis)
- RAG architectures
- Proficiency in:
- Python (mandatory)
- .NET ecosystem (C#) for enterprise apps
- Experience with:
- FastAPI / Flask
- Lang Chain / Semantic Kernel / CrewAI
- Familiarity with:
- REST APIs, GraphQL
- Strong expertise in Azure:
- Azure ML, AKS, Functions, Logic Apps
- Experience with:
- CI/CD pipelines (Azure Dev Ops / Git Hub Actions)
- Docker, Kubernetes
- Knowledge of:
- Infrastructure-as-Code (Bicep, Terraform)
- Experience with:
- SQL, No
SQL (Cosmos DB, MongoDB) - Data Lakes and Warehouses
- SQL, No
- Understanding of:
- Real-time data processing
- Knowledge of:
- Identity & Access (Azure AD)
- Data security & encryption
- Responsible AI frameworks
- Strong consulting mindset with client-facing experience
- Ability to:
- Translate business needs into AI…
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