AI Architect- Director

KPMG LLP; Montvale (NJ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG LLP is hiring an AI Architect to join the Audit Technology Alliance. You will lead architectural design and strategy for our generative AI platform and mentor a team of engineers, guiding multiple squads through implementation with a focus on scalable, auditable AI solutions.

You will collaborate with data scientists and product leaders to translate objectives into concrete blueprints, ensure high-quality outputs, and drive adoption of advanced evaluation frameworks.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in software engineering and architecture, leading complex data-intensive AI systems in an enterprise
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred in CS/Engineering or related field
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in future

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural design and technical strategy for major components of our generative AI platform
• Partner with senior managers, product leaders, and data scientists to translate objectives into architectural blueprints
• Drive adoption of engineering standards and AI evaluation frameworks like LangSmith
• Spearhead technical solutioning for complex challenges, including AKS with KEDA and LangGraph
• Mentor associate architects and engineers, promoting technical excellence
• Own a significant portion of the technology roadmap and explore cutting-edge AI agent patterns

Skills

Azure AKS

LangChain / LangGraph

Semantic Kernel

RAG pipelines

Azure DevOps

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline (preferred)

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking an AI Architect to join our Audit Technology Alliance organization.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the architectural design and technical strategy for major components of our generative AI platform, ensuring solutions are scalable, resilient, and aligned with the product vision
• Partner with senior engineering managers, product leaders, and data scientists to translate strategicobjectivesinto executable architectural blueprints, guiding multiple development teams through implementation
• Drive the adoption of superior engineering standards and advanced AI evaluation frameworks likeLangSmith, taking ownership of the quality and verifiability of system outputs
• Spearhead technical solutioning for the platform's most complex challenges, making critical decisions on the use of AKS with KEDA,LangGraph, and our core context engineering engine
• Mentor and cultivate a team of associate architects and senior engineers,establishinga culture of technical excellence and acting as a key decision-maker for significant architectural challenges
• Own and executea significant portionof the technology roadmap, actively researching and integratingcutting-edgeAI agent patterns to keep the platform at the forefront of innovation
• Act with integrity, professionalism and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum twelve years of recent experience in software engineering and architecture, with a proventrack recordof leading the design of complex, data-intensive AI systems in an enterprise environment
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university;master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline is preferred
• Deep, hands-onexpertisewith Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), LLM orchestration frameworks (LangChain/LangGraph, Semantic Kernel), and building sophisticated RAG pipelines with tools like Azure AI Search
• Mastery of Agile methodologies and extensive experience creating and managing robust CI/CD pipelines for microservices using Azure DevOps and Git
• Demonstrated ability to resolve ambiguous and complex technical problems at scale, providing clear, decisive guidance and direction to high-performing engineering teams
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to effectively articulate complex architectural concepts, trade-offs, and decisions to technical teams and executive stakeholders (200TEC)
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)