Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Persistent Systems; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 6,000,000 - 12,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Persistent Systems is seeking an AWS Agentic AI Lead to architect enterprise-scale GenAI solutions on AWS. The role demands deep AWS AI service expertise, large-scale distributed systems experience, and strong leadership for cross-functional teams.

You will drive solution architecture, mentor engineers, and manage customer engagements to deliver secure, scalable, production-ready AI applications.

Qualifications

• 12–20 years of experience in AI architecture and leadership.
• Deep expertise in AWS AI services, large-scale distributed systems, GenAI, and multi-agent orchestration.
• Proven ability to lead customer engagements and define strategic AI architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end architecture and implementation of enterprise-grade Agentic AI solutions on AWS.
• Define scalable, secure reference architectures for GenAI and Agentic AI applications.
• Design governance, security, and observability practices for AI platforms.
• Mentor architects and engineers while collaborating with stakeholders and AWS teams.

Skills

AWS Bedrock

Bedrock Agents

AgentCore

Knowledge Bases

Multi-Agent System

Agent Orchestration

Memory Management

Tool Calling

Workflow Orchestration

Human-in-the-Loop

GenAI Architecture

Tools

AWS Tools

Job description

Job Description : Agentic AI Lead with AWS

Experience: 12–20 Years

Location: Hybrid / Work from any Persistent Locations across India

Employment Type: Full-Time

Note – Need candidate who can join within 30 days

We are seeking an accomplished AWS Solution Architect – Agentic AI (Lead Architect) to spearhead the design, architecture, and implementation of enterprise-scale Agentic AI solutions on AWS. This role is ideal for a seasoned technology leader with deep expertise in AWS AI services, large-scale distributed systems, GenAI architectures, and multi-agent orchestration frameworks.

The ideal candidate will lead customer engagements, define strategic AI architectures, establish engineering best practices, and guide cross-functional teams in delivering secure, scalable, and production-ready AI applications. This is a high-impact leadership position requiring strong technical depth, architectural vision, and customer-facing consulting experience.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Lead end-to-end architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-grade Agentic AI solutions on AWS.
• Define scalable, resilient, secure, and cost-efficient reference architectures for GenAI and Agentic AI applications.
• Design and govern enterprise AI platforms, frameworks, and reusable architecture patterns.
• Drive architectural reviews and ensure adherence to AWS Well-Architected Framework principles.

Agentic AI & Generative AI Architecture

• Design advanced multi-agent architectures using Amazon Bedrock, Bedrock Agents, AgentCore, and associated AWS AI services.
• Architect autonomous agent ecosystems with memory management, reasoning capabilities, tool utilization, and workflow orchestration.
• Design Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) systems to support governance, compliance, and operational oversight.
• Implement Model Context Protocol (MCP) based integrations for tool enablement and contextual agent interactions.
• Define strategies for agent communication, collaboration, monitoring, and lifecycle management.

RAG & Knowledge Systems

• Amazon Bedrock Knowledge Bases
• Vector Databases
• Structured and Unstructured Data Sources
• Design semantic search, contextual retrieval, and knowledge management architectures.
• Define enterprise integration patterns with:
• REST APIs
• Enterprise Applications
• Databases
• SaaS Platforms
• Messaging Systems
• Third-Party AI Services
• Architect event-driven and microservices-based AI platforms.
• Drive cloud-native solution design using AWS serverless and container-based services.

Governance, Security & Observability

• Establish AI governance frameworks, security controls, guardrails, evaluation frameworks, and responsible AI practices.
• Define observability strategies for AI applications, including monitoring, tracing, logging, agent evaluation, and performance measurement.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security and regulatory requirements.

Stakeholder Management & Mentorship

• Lead customer workshops, architecture discussions, and executive-level technical presentations.
• Collaborate closely with AWS teams, business stakeholders, delivery teams, and product leadership.
• Mentor architects, technical leads, and engineering teams on Agentic AI best practices.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend adoption strategies.

Required Technical Skills

AWS AI Services

• Amazon Bedrock
• Bedrock Agents
• Amazon AgentCore
• Bedrock Knowledge Bases

Agentic AI

• Multi-Agent Systems
• Agent Orchestration
• Agent Memory Management
• Tool Calling Frameworks
• Workflow Orchestration
• Human-in-the-Loop Systems

Why Join Us?

• Work on cutting-edge Agentic AI and Generative AI initiatives.
• Collaborate with global customers and AWS experts.
• Drive innovation at scale across industries and business domains.

ABOUT PERSISTENT:

We are an AI-led, platform-driven Digital Engineering and Enterprise Modernization partner, combining deep technical expertise and industry experience to help our clients anticipate what’s next. Our offerings and proven solutions create a unique competitive advantage for our clients by giving them the power to see beyond and rise above. We work with many industry-leading organizations across the world, including 20 Fortune 50 companies and 4 of the 5 top banks in both the US and India, and numerous innovators across the healthcare ecosystem.

Our disruptor’s mindset, commitment to client success, and agility to thrive in the dynamic environment have enabled us to sustain our growth momentum. Persistent has been recognized across top industry platforms for innovation, leadership, and inclusion. We have delivered 23 sequential quarters of growth with $422.5M in Q3 FY26 revenue, up 4.0% Q‑o‑Q and 17.3% Y‑o‑Y growth. Our 26,500+ global team members, located in 18 countries, have been instrumental in helping the market leaders transform their industries. We won the 2025 ISG Star of Excellence™ Award for AI and Data Excellence and were named a Leader in the Everest Group Talent Readiness for Next-generation Data, Analytics and AI Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025.

Our company fosters a values-driven and people-centric work environment that enables our employees to:

• Accelerate growth, both professionally and personally
• Impact the world in powerful, positive ways, using the latest technologies
• Enjoy collaborative innovation, with diversity and work-life wellbeing at the core
• Unlock global opportunities to work and learn with the industry’s best