Architect, AI - Active Top Secret Clearance

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and eye

401(k) retirement plan with employer-m

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave for new parents

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Health Savings Account

Job summary

Ladders is seeking an Architect, AI with an active Top Secret clearance to shape AI architecture and enterprise delivery strategies. This remote US role focuses on secure, scalable platform design and deployment of AI capabilities across enterprise and public-sector environments.

The architect will lead model selection, portable inference workloads, and data management patterns, ensuring observable, measurable outcomes for customers and strong collaboration with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise technology with 5+ years as hands-on architect or senior consultant
• Deep expertise in container platform architecture: cluster architecture, GitOps, multi-cluster management, security, and observability
• Production experience with AI platforms, including container AI and model serving
• Fluency in application development on Kubernetes with Python, Go, or Java
• Automation skills with a platform-equivalent tooling
• Proven track record of leading engagements to measurable results
• Strong communication for technical and executive audiences

Responsibilities

• Lead model selection and optimization decisions on the company's AI platforms
• Design portable inference workloads across various environments
• Architect retrieval and context patterns for data management
• Establish evaluation-driven release gates for model deployment
• Design and implement Models-as-a-Service and GPU-as-a-Service
• Build agentic systems for infrastructure operations using automation tools
• Own architecture and delivery plans, ensuring customer success metrics are met

Skills

Hands-on architect

Container platform architecture

Kubernetes development

Python/Go/Java

Automation tooling

Leadership engagements

Strong communication

Tools

Kubernetes

GitOps

Security observability

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Architect, AI - Active Top Secret Clearance to join the team of a leader in the Information Technology space.

This role will shape AI architecture and delivery strategies for enterprise and public-sector environments, with a strong emphasis on secure, scalable platform design. The architect will guide how models are selected, optimized, deployed, and evaluated across portable infrastructure footprints. This position partners closely with technical and customer stakeholders to turn AI capabilities into measurable operational outcomes.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $130,420 - $215,300 annually

Responsibilities

• Lead model selection and optimization decisions on the company's AI platforms
• Design portable inference workloads across various environments
• Architect retrieval and context patterns for data management
• Establish evaluation-driven release gates for model deployment
• Design and implement Models-as-a-Service and GPU-as-a-Service
• Build agentic systems for infrastructure operations using automation tools
• Own architecture and delivery plans, ensuring customer success metrics are met

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise technology, with 5+ years as a hands-on architect or senior consultant
• Deep expertise in container platform architecture: cluster architecture, GitOps, multi-cluster management, security, and observability
• Production experience with the company's AI platform or upstreams, including container AI and model serving
• Fluency in application development on Kubernetes, with experience in Python, Go, or Java
• Automation skills with a platform equivalent or similar tooling
• Proven track record of leading engagements to measurable results and empowering customer teams
• Strong communication skills for technical and executive audiences

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account for healthcare and dependent care
• Health Savings Account for high deductible medical plans
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Paid parental leave for all new parents
• Leave benefits including disability and paid family medical leave
• Employee stock purchase plan and tuition reimbursement

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification-your background could be exactly what this team needs.