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Known for being a great place to work and build a career, KPMG provides audit, tax and advisory services for organizations in today’s most important industries. Our growth is driven by delivering real results for our clients. It’s also enabled by our culture, which encourages individual development, embraces an inclusive environment, rewards innovative excellence and supports our communities. With qualities like those, it’s no wonder we’re consistently ranked among the best companies to work for by Fortune Magazine, Consulting Magazine, Seramount, Fair
360 and others. If you’re as passionate about your future as we are, join our team.

KPMG is currently seeking an AI Architect to join our Audit Technology Alliance organization.

• Define and own the end‑to‑end technical vision and strategic architectural roadmap for our generative AI product suite, ensuring alignment with the firm’s long‑term audit transformation goals
• Architect highly scalable and resilient microservice‑based solutions, making critical design decisions regarding LLM integration, advanced context engineering, and data processing pipelines
• Collaborate closely with product leadership, data scientists, and engineering directors to translate complex business requirements into a cohesive and executable technical strategy, fostering a culture of cross‑functional alignment
• Champion architectural excellence and uncompromising quality by establishing advanced design patterns, mandating rigorous evaluation frameworks using tools like Lang Smith, and pioneering the adoption of new AI agent and orchestration technologies
• Provide strategic leadership and mentorship to a team of architects and senior engineers, guiding them in solving the most challenging technical problems and fostering their professional growth within the organization
• Drive innovation by continuously evaluating emerging technologies in the generative AI space, leading proof‑of‑concept initiatives, and defining the future state of our AI‑driven audit solutions to maintain our competitive edge
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG’s respectful and courteous work environment

• Minimum fifteen years of recent experience in technology, with a significant portion dedicated to designing and delivering large‑scale, enterprise‑grade software and AI systems
• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field or a Ph.D. is highly desirable; a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required
• Expert‑level knowledge in designing solutions with Large Language Models (LLMs) from providers like Azure OpenAI and Google Cloud, modern AI frameworks (Lang Chain/Lang Graph, Semantic Kernel), and advanced RAG pipelines.
• Proven experience architecting and deploying complex, scalable applications using a microservices architecture on cloud‑native platforms, specifically Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), KEDA, and asynchronous service bus technologies
• Deep expertise in modern software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices within an Agile framework, including mastery of Azure Dev Ops, Git, and building robust CI/CD pipelines for enterprise‑level systems
• Exceptional strategic thinking, problem‑solving, and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to articulate a complex technical vision to both executive leadership and deep technical audiences

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