AI Architect; Illinois
Job in
Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, 61639, USA
Listed on 2026-10-09
Listing for:
OTAVO
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-09
Job specializations:
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Software Development
AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Machine Learning/ ML Engineer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
10+ years experience $200k / yr Enterprise
Posted Sep 20, 2026---## OverviewA company is hiring a Principal AI Architect to lead the architecture of its enterprise AI platform. The role involves setting technical standards for AI design, deployment, and governance across the organization. This is a hands-on leadership position reporting to senior technical and business leaders, with a focus on delivering secure, scalable, and well-governed AI systems at enterprise scale.##
Location & Work Mode3 points
Peoria, Illinois, United States.
On-site 5 days a week.
50–60% travel to customer sites across the US.## Compensation1 point
Base salary of $200k+.##
Key Responsibilities
10 points
Own the architecture of the enterprise AI platform, including orchestration layers, LLM integration, RAG pipelines, and reusable services.
Define architectural standards, reference designs, and guardrails for AI workloads.
Translate business requirements into architecture decisions and reusable components.
Design and build production AI systems across ML, deep learning, computer vision, and LLM workloads.
Architect agentic AI systems using frameworks like Lang Chain and Semantic Kernel.
Work hands-on with foundation models for RAG, fine-tuning, and evaluation.
Establish CI/CD, testing, monitoring, and retraining practices for AI systems.
Build observability, reliability, and cost-management practices for production AI systems.
Embed security by design and operationalize Responsible AI principles.
Advise senior leaders on AI strategy and mentor engineers to raise technical standards.## Must Have6 points
Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
Proven track record designing enterprise-grade AI solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.Fluency in Python and modern AI/ML tools like PyTorch, Tensor Flow, Hugging Face, and Lang Chain.
Demonstrated depth in ML, deep learning, computer vision, and LLMs.Experience delivering secure, robust, and well-governed AI systems at enterprise scale.
Strong grasp of Responsible AI, model risk, and regulatory compliance.## Good to Have5 points
Master's or PhD in a relevant discipline.
Experience with agentic/multi-agent architectures in production.
Background in regulated or safety-critical industrial environments.
Contributions to open source, patents, publications, or recognized thought leadership in AI.Experience defining enterprise AI reference architectures adopted across teams.## Additional Information
This role offers end-to-end ownership of the enterprise AI platform, covering classical ML, deep learning, computer vision, and modern LLM systems. Compensation is highly competitive and uncapped for top candidates.## Key Skills & Technologies Primary tools, core competencies, and technical domains relevant to this role:
AI architecture
Machine Learning Deep Learning Computer VisionLLMsGenerative AIMLOpsLLMOps Python Py Torch Tensor Flow Hugging Face Lang Chain Lang Graph Semantic Kernel Vector Databases Kubernetes Responsible AICloud Integration API Design## What to Expect Fast-Track Review Otavo directly coordinates with hiring managers for accelerated screening.
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