AI Architect: Agentic AI & Autonomous Agents Lead

Persistent Systems

Charlotte (NC)

Hybrid

USD 170,000 - 250,000

Full time

6 hours ago

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Job summary

Persistent is seeking an AI Architect in Charlotte, NC, to lead the design of enterprise AI platforms with autonomous agents and supervisory controls. The role emphasizes agent governance, safety, and responsible AI, partnering with stakeholders across business units to drive data transformation and scalable architectures.

The position requires 12+ years of experience and a strong background in multi-agent systems, planning, and tool-calling.

Qualifications

Extensive experience with agentic and autonomous AI architectures.
Strong background in planning, memory, and tool-calling for enterprise AI.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional AI platform design.

Responsibilities

Define architecture principles and plan technical implementation roadmaps.
Collaborate with stakeholders to shape AI use cases aligned with business goals.
Architect autonomous agent platforms with supervisory controls and human-in-the-loop workflows.
Design multi-agent systems leveraging planning, reasoning, memory, orchestration, and tool-calling.
Define agent communication frameworks using MCP and modern integration patterns.
Evaluate hybrid strategies for LLM/SLM vs deterministic approaches in enterprise AI.
Research emerging AI trends to provide strategic recommendations.
Develop governance, safety, observability, and responsible AI frameworks.
Define operating models for enterprise AI adoption and reusable architecture patterns.
Collaborate with engineering and product teams to drive architecture standards.