AI Architecture Lead

Crescendo Global Leadership Hiring India; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Crescendo Global Leadership Hiring India is seeking an senior AI/architectural leader with 12+ years in software/solution architecture, data, or digital transformation and 3+ years in AI/LLM/agentic AI design. The role focuses on delivering production AI solutions for large enterprises and serving as a design authority across multiple engagements.

The candidate will work with CTOs/CIOs and senior stakeholders, shaping governance, reference architectures, and modern enterprise platforms with

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software/solution architecture, data, or digital transformation.
• 3+ years architecting AI/LLM or agentic AI solutions.
• Proven track record of delivering production AI/GenAI solutions for large enterprise clients.
• Serving as design authority across multiple concurrent engagements or programs.
• Operating in business-facing, consulting, or forward-deployed environments with senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of Agentic AI and LLM architectures, RAG, evaluation, and guardrails.
• Data platforms, cloud, security, and compliance.
• Enterprise integration and legacy modernization.
• Experience engaging with CTOs, CIOs, enterprise architects, and executive stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver AI/GenAI solutions for large enterprise clients.
• Convene AI Architecture Reviews and define Reference Architectures.
• Evaluate build vs. buy options and document architectural choices.
• Develop and govern secure, scalable, and interoperable multi-modal systems.
• Guide engineering and runtime delivery teams through complex architectural challenges.
• Interface with CTO/CIO stakeholders on architectural deliberations.
• Lead cross-functional teams to ensure governance and consistency across programs.

Skills

AI/LLM architecture

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Data platforms

Cloud security/compliance

Executive stakeholder engagement

Agentic AI

RAG and guardrails

Modernization

Travel onsite

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Job description

• 12+ years of experience in software/solution architecture, data, or digital transformation, with 3+ years architecting AI/LLM or agentic AI solutions.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven track record of:
• Architecting and delivering production AI/GenAI solutions for large enterprise clients
• Serving as design authority across multiple concurrent engagements or programs
• Operating in business-facing, consulting, or forward-deployed environments with senior stakeholders
• Strong understanding of:
• Agentic AI and LLM architectures, RAG, evaluation, and guardrails
• Data platforms, cloud, security, and compliance
• Enterprise integration and legacy modernization
• Experience engaging with CTOs, CIOs, enterprise architects, and executive stakeholders.

Willingness to travel and work onsite at business locations as required.

• AI and Agentic Systems and Platform Architecture, Standards Development
• Design Connected-Secure-Governed-Scalable Enterprise & Operations Solutions Components and Platform’s Fabric-Bus
• Convene AI Architecture Reviews, Reference Architecture(s), Evaluation of Build vs. Buy Considerations, Documentation of Choices, Subscription-Licensing Economics
• Functional-Secure-Scalable-Governed Multi-Modal Systems, Drive Cross-Functional Reusability, Guardrails, Pipelines
• Guide Engineering & Runtime Delivery Teams, Address Complex Architectural Challenges
• Interface with CTO-CIO stakeholders on Architectural Deliberations
• Deep knowledge of Leading-Edge and Emerging AI Concepts and Capabilities: Knowledge Graphs, Context Engineering, Agents Harness, and Loop Engineering

Understanding of Multi-Modal Ecosystem, Cloud, Data Mgmt., Responsible & Secure AI, Token Economics, AI FinOps