AI Architecture Consultant

Inter-American Development Bank; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Parental leave

Health insurance allowance

Savings plan

Relocation assistance

Development opportunities

Wellbeing programs

Lactation room

Job summary

The Inter-American Development Bank seeks an AI & Emerging Technologies Architecture Consultant to design reusable patterns, assess platforms, and drive secure, scalable AI across banking and corporate initiatives. You will formulate reference architectures and standards, and develop proofs-of-concept to validate potential enterprise capabilities.

You will collaborate with Product Teams, Security, Data Governance, and Cloud Engineering, participating in architecture governance and ARB reviews to

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or a related field is required.
• At least 5 years of experience including Azure and applied AI across Cloud & AI Platforms, Applied AI, Software Engineering, and Enterprise Architecture.
• Proficiency in English and another Bank official language (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI reference architecture using reusable patterns and standards.
• Assess and accredit AI platforms, cloud-native technologies, and emerging AI tech.
• Create proofs-of-concept to evaluate scalability, cost, and enterprise applicability.
• Collaborate with Product Teams, Security, Data Governance, and Cloud Engineering to enable enterprise AI.
• Participate in Architecture Review Boards and governance activities.
• Promote Responsible AI governance and technology adoption.

Skills

Azure

Applied AI

Python

C#

REST APIs

Microservices

OAuth2/OIDC

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Enterprise Architecture

Education

Master’s degree in IT/CS/Analytics

Tools

LLMs

RAG

Prompt engineering

Semantic search

Orchestration frameworks

Containerization tooling

Job description

The IDB Group is a community of diverse, versatile, and passionate people who come together on a journey to improve lives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our people find purpose and do what they love in an inclusive, collaborative, agile, and rewarding environment.

About this position

We are looking for an experienced professional to join the Technology & Data Assurance Division (TTD/TDA) as an AI & Emerging Technologies Architecture Consultant. The successful candidate will contribute to the evolution of the Bank's Enterprise AI capabilities by designing reusable architecture patterns, evaluating emerging technologies, developing technical standards, and enabling the implementation of secure and scalable AI solutions across business and corporate initiatives.

The ideal candidate combines experience in AI, cloud-native architectures, software engineering, and enterprise architecture, with the ability to evaluate emerging technologies and translate them into reusable enterprise capabilities. Working closely with Product Teams, Security, Data Governance, Cloud Engineering, and Solution Architects, the consultant will accelerate AI adoption while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles, governance processes, and technology standards.

What you’ll do

You will report to the Enterprise Architecture Team Leader in the Technology & Data Assurance Division. The key activities include:

• Develop the Bank's AI reference architecture through reusable patterns, reference implementations, standards, architecture decision records, implementation guidance, roadmaps, and executive recommendations.
• Assess and accredit AI platforms, AI services, cloud-native technologies, and emerging technologies such as Generative AI, AI Agents, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), orchestration frameworks, and enterprise AI platforms.
• Develop proof-of-concepts, technical prototypes, and reference implementations to evaluate scalability, operational readiness, cost, and enterprise applicability.
• Enable the implementation of enterprise AI capabilities by collaborating with Product Teams, Technical Leads, Security, Data Governance, and Cloud Engineering.
• Participate in Architecture Review Boards (ARB), technical design reviews, and architecture governance activities.
• Promote Responsible AI governance and responsible technology adoption.

What you’ll need

• Education: Master’s degree from an accredited university in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Analytics, or another relevant field is required.
• Experience: At least 5 years of experience, including Azure and applied AI experience, across most of the following areas: Cloud & AI Platforms, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, Enterprise Architecture
• Languages: Proficiency in English and one of the other Bank official languages (Spanish, French or Portuguese) is required.

Additional Expertise:

• Design Enterprise Solutions.
• Production implementation of LLMs, RAG, prompt engineering, semantic search, AI agents, and orchestration frameworks.
• Python, C#, or other modern programming languages.
• REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, and containerization.
• Identity and access integration, including OAuth2/OIDC and role-based access control.
• Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD pipelines.
• Solution architecture, enterprise integration, and technology architecture.
• Architecture governance, Architecture Review Boards, and technical design reviews.

Requirements

• Citizenship: You are a citizen of one of our 48-member countries. We may offer assistance with relocation and visa applications for you and your eligible dependents.
• Consanguinity: You have no family members (up to the fourth degree of consanguinity and second degree of affinity, including spouse) working at the IDB, IDB Invest, or IDB Lab.

Type of contract and duration

International consultant Full-Time, 12 months ( up to 48 months, subject to eligibility).

What we offer

The IDB group provides benefits that respond to the different needs and moments of an employee’s life. These benefits include:

• Acompetitive compensation packages.
• Leaves and vacations: 2 days per month of contract + gender- neutral parental leave.
• Health Insurance: the IDB Group provides a monthly allowance for the purchase of health insurance.
• Savings plan: The IDB Group cares about your future, depending on the length of the contract, you will receive a monthly savings plan allowance.
• We offer assistance with relocation and visa applicationsfor you and your family when it applies.

On-site position with the occasional flexibility of teleworking.

• Development support: We offer learning opportunities to boost your professional profile such as seminars, 1:1 professional counseling, and much more.
• Health and wellbeing: Access to our Health Services Center which provides preventive care and health education for all employees.
• Other perks: Lactation Room, Daycare Center, Gym, Bike Racks, Parking, and others.

Our culture

At the IDB Group , we work so everyone brings their best and authentic selves to work while finding their purpose. Our people consistently strive for excellence, and we recognize and celebrate the impact of their contributions.

In our efforts to drive innovation, we intentionally include all voices, cultivate a sense of belonging and champion fairness. We welcome individuals from underrepresented groups to join us and share their unique perspectives.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job interview process. If you require an accommodation to complete this application, please email us at [e-mail] .