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Technical Architect – AI, ML

Job in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60601, USA
Listing for: Veraqor
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-11-01
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Machine Learning/ ML Engineer, Azure
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 150000 - 210000 USD Yearly USD 150000.00 210000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Technical Architect – AI, ML & Intelligent Applications
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
.

Key Responsibilities:

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)
AI/ML & Data Engineering
  • 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)
Generative AI & Agentic Systems
  • 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
Cloud & Platform Engineering
  • 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
Dev Ops, MLOps & Governance
  • 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
Client Engagement & Leadership
  • 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
Technical Skills Core Architecture
  • Deep understanding of:
    • Distributed systems
    • Microservices and API-first design
    • Event-driven architectures
AI / ML / Data
  • 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
Programming & Frameworks
  • Proficiency in:
    • Python (mandatory)
    • .NET ecosystem (C#) for enterprise apps
  • Experience with:
    • FastAPI / Flask
    • Lang Chain / Semantic Kernel / CrewAI
  • Familiarity with:
    • REST APIs, GraphQL
Cloud & Dev Ops
  • 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)
Data & Storage
  • Experience with:
    • SQL, No

      SQL (Cosmos DB, MongoDB)
    • Data Lakes and Warehouses
  • Understanding of:
    • Real-time data processing
Security & Governance
  • Knowledge of:
    • Identity & Access (Azure AD)
    • Data security & encryption
    • Responsible AI frameworks
Non-Technical Skills
  • Strong consulting mindset with client-facing experience
  • Ability to:
    • Translate business needs into AI…
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