AI Architect

Conch Technologies, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite role in Houston

Job summary

Conch Technologies, Inc. is seeking an AI Architect in Houston, TX, with 5 days onsite work. The role demands extensive AI/enterprise architecture experience and hands-on leadership of AI solutions in large enterprises.

You will drive governance, design reusable patterns, oversee architecture reviews, and translate complex AI concepts into strategic roadmaps for executives and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Extensive AI/enterprise architecture experience required.
• Hands-on with Generative AI, LLMs, orchestration, APIs, and enterprise AI patterns.
• Designing AI solutions in large, complex enterprises.
• Strong governance, Responsible AI, model evaluation, security, and compliance knowledge.
• Develop reusable enterprise architecture patterns and frameworks.
• Solid understanding of modern software dev, QA, and testing practices.
• Experience with AI-enabled QA use cases and automation.
• Ability to evaluate AI platforms, tools, and vendors from tech and business angles.
• Lead technical architecture reviews across multiple projects/workstreams.
• Translate complex AI concepts into exec-level roadmaps and recommendations.
• Communicate effectively with leadership, engineering, vendors, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI architecture reviews and provide oversight across programs.
• Translate AI architecture concepts into executive roadmaps and decisions.
• Collaborate with engineering, vendors, and business stakeholders to implement governance.
• Evaluate and select AI platforms, tools, and integration patterns.
• Drive reusable architecture patterns and ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
• Promote responsible AI practices and security across the portfolio.

Skills

AI architecture

Generative AI

LLMs

AI governance

enterprise integration

architecture reviews

communication with execs

vendor evaluation

roadmap development

team collaboration

QA & testing practices

Tools

Microsoft Azure / Azure AI

Azure DevOps

GitHub Copilot

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Power Platform

Power BI

Enterprise LLM platforms

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)

AI agents and multi-agent architectures

Prompt engineering

API and integration architecture

Tricentis Tosca

UFT

Test automation frameworks

AI/ML model evaluation and validation

Responsible AI frameworks

Job description

AI Architect

Houston, TX ( Local only with 5 days onsite )

6 Months to hire

• Extensive experience in AI architecture, enterprise architecture, or solution architecture roles.


• Strong hands-on understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, AI agents, orchestration, APIs, and enterprise AI integration patterns.


• Experience designing AI solutions within large, complex enterprise environments.


• Strong understanding of AI governance, Responsible AI, model evaluation, validation, security, and compliance.


• Experience developing reusable enterprise architecture patterns and frameworks.


• Strong knowledge of modern software development, QA, and testing practices.


• Experience with software testing automation and AI-enabled QA use cases.


• Ability to evaluate AI platforms, vendors, tools, and emerging technologies from both a technical and business perspective.


• Experience leading technical architecture reviews and providing oversight across multiple projects or workstreams.


• Ability to translate complex AI architecture concepts into executive-level recommendations and roadmaps.


• Strong communication skills and ability to work across executive leadership, engineering teams, architecture groups, vendors, and business stakeholders.

• Microsoft Azure / Azure AI


• Azure DevOps


• GitHub Copilot


• Microsoft Copilot


• Microsoft Copilot Studio


• Power Platform


• Power BI


• Enterprise LLM platforms


• Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)


• AI agents and multi-agent architectures


• Prompt engineering


• API and integration architecture


• Tricentis Tosca


• UFT


• Test automation frameworks


• AI/ML model evaluation and validation


• Responsible AI frameworks