AI SDLC Architect — Forward-Deployed Engineer

UST USource; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 300,000 - 430,000; Full time

Job summary

UST USource is seeking an experienced AI-SDLC Architect (FDE) to transform enterprise software lifecycles into AI-native workflows, guiding architecture, tooling, and governance for scalable AI-enabled delivery across cloud platforms and CI/CD.

You will collaborate with client engineering teams, provide technical leadership, and define reference architectures, agent memory models, and best practices for AI-driven software delivery.

Qualifications

• 12–15 years of experience in software engineering, architecture, or platform engineering.
• Hands-on experience with AI development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Copilot CLI, Claude Code, VS Code AI extensions.
• Experience implementing spec-driven development using SpecKit, OpenSpec, BMD, or similar frameworks.
• Strong understanding of AI artifact management, FinOps/token consumption management, and AI guardrails.
• Experience designing agent memory management (static, dynamic, and episodic memory) and multi-agent orchestration.
• Proven expertise in architecting AI-native software delivery platforms and developer workflows for enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of FastAPI (or equivalent API frameworks).
• Experience with Azure OpenAI, Amazon Bedrock, or similar AI gateway architectures.
• Expertise in Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions or equivalent tools.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement AI-native SDLC workflows, from specification-driven development through deployment.
• Design and deploy AI coding agent architectures integrated with enterprise development pipelines and cloud platforms.
• Define reference architectures, blueprints, and governance models for AI-assisted software delivery.
• Build scalable, secure CI/CD pipelines incorporating AI tooling, security controls, and quality gates.
• Collaborate directly with client engineering teams to drive adoption of agentic development practices.
• Provide technical leadership, design reviews, and best practices for AI-enabled software engineering.

Skills

Python development

FastAPI

AI security

Multi-agent orchestration

Agent memory management

CI/CD

DevOps

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Copilot CLI

Claude Code

VS Code AI extensions

SpecKit

OpenSpec

BMD

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure OpenAI

Amazon Bedrock

Job description

UST USource is seeking an experienced AI-SDLC Architect (FDE) to transform enterprise software lifecycles into AI-native workflows, guiding architecture, tooling, and governance for scalable AI-enabled delivery across cloud platforms and CI/CD.

You will collaborate with client engineering teams, provide technical leadership, and define reference architectures, agent memory models, and best practices for AI-driven software delivery.