Gen AI - Associate Director

Iris Software; Dadri; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Iris Software, Inc. in Noida/Gurugram is seeking a Principal Architect for AI GenAI to drive enterprise AI strategy, architecture, and multi-program delivery across complex business domains.

You will own end-to-end lifecycle, from concept to production, shaping scalable, policy-driven AI systems aligned with business goals. Applicants should bring 15+ years of software/architecture experience, strong hands-on expertise with Generative AI, LangChain, LLMs, and cloud-native architectures, plus

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering, architecture, cloud, data, and emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-scale AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI solutions.
• Own the complete solution lifecycle from ideation to production deployment, optimization, and scale-up.
• Drive 2-4 concurrent AI initiatives across varying maturity levels.

Skills

AI GenAI

Enterprise Architecture

Full-Stack AI

Cloud Platforms

Leadership

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

LlamaIndex

CrewAI

Job description

Why Join Iris

Are you ready to do the best work of your career at one of India's Top 25 Best Workplaces in IT industry? Do you want to grow in an award-winning culture that truly values your talent and ambitions? Join Iris Software - one of the fastest-growing IT services companies - where you own and shape your success story.

About Us

At Iris Software, our vision is to be our client's most trusted technology partner, and the first choice for the industry's top professionals to realize their full potential.

With over 4,300 associates across India, U.S.A, and Canada, we help our enterprise clients thrive with technology-enabled transformation across financial services, healthcare, transportation logistics, and professional services.

Our work covers complex, mission-critical applications with the latest technologies, such as high-value complex Application Product Engineering, Data Analytics, Cloud, DevOps, Data MLOps, Quality Engineering, and Business Automation.

Working with Us

At Iris, every role is more than a job - it's a launchpad for growth.

Our Employee Value Proposition, "Build Your Future. Own Your Journey." reflects our belief that people thrive when they have ownership of their career and the right opportunities to shape it.

We foster a culture where your potential is valued, your voice matters, and your work creates real impact. With cutting-edge projects, personalized career development, continuous learning and mentorship, we support you to grow and become your best - both personally and professionally.

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Job Description

Principal Architect - AI GenAI

Location: Noida/Gurugram

Role Overview

Seeking an accomplished AI GenAI Architecture Leader with deep expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Agentic AI, Full-Stack Engineering, and Enterprise Architecture. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of conceptualizing, designing, prototyping, and scaling AI-powered solutions from PoC and experimentation phases through enterprise production deployment. This role requires a highly technical leader who can drive multiple concurrent AI initiatives (2-4 programs) across varying stages of maturity while defining enterprise-grade architecture and innovation strategies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and implementation of enterprise-scale AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI solutions.
• Own the complete solution lifecycle from ideation, use-case discovery, architecture design, PoC, MVP, production deployment, optimization, and scale-up.
• Drive 2-4 concurrent AI initiatives operating at different stages of the product lifecycle.
• Design and implement multi-agent systems, AI orchestration frameworks, RAG architectures, AI copilots, autonomous workflows, and conversational AI platforms.
• Define enterprise AI architecture standards, governance frameworks, and reusable accelerators.
• Drive architecture decisions across full-stack applications, cloud-native platforms, APIs, microservices, data platforms, and AI systems.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies, models, frameworks, and tooling to accelerate innovation.
• Lead technical solutioning, estimation, architecture reviews, risk assessment, and production readiness activities.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to identify and deliver measurable business value through AI.
• Ensure AI solutions are scalable, secure, observable, compliant, and enterprise-ready.

Key Requirements

• 15+ years of experience across software engineering, architecture, cloud, data, and emerging technologies.
• 5+ years of experience building and deploying enterprise AI/ML and Generative AI solutions.
• Proven experience delivering AI products from prototype through large-scale production deployment.
• Strong expertise in Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI Agents, Multi‑Agent Systems, LLM-based applications, Conversational AI, and RAG architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, and similar AI frameworks.
• Experience working with OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Llama, Mistral, and other leading/open‑source models.
• Strong experience designing full‑stack AI applications, API‑first platforms, cloud‑native solutions, and microservices architectures.
• Hands‑on expertise across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Experience with vector databases, knowledge systems, AI governance, Responsible AI, model evaluation, observability, security, and compliance.
• Strong foundation in DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and Platform Engineering.
• Excellent architecture consulting, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience building enterprise AI platforms, AI copilots, digital assistants, and autonomous agent ecosystems.
• Experience in Banking, Financial Services, Capital Markets, or other regulated industries.
• Thought leadership in AI through patents, publications, conferences, or open‑source contributions.
• Strong innovation mindset and passion for applying cutting‑edge AI technologies to complex business challenges

Perks and Benefits for Irisians

Iris provides world-class benefits for a personalized employee experience. These benefits are designed to support financial, health and well-being needs of Irisians for a holistic professional and personal growth.