Architect - Enterprise AI (Memphis, TN / Coppell TX) or Remote in USA

ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital; Memphis, Northern (TN, KY); Remote; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital seeks an Enterprise AI Architect to define and evolve AI architecture standards, reference patterns, and governance across AI-enabled solutions.

You will partner with Enterprise Architecture, Engineering, Data, Security, and business teams to guide AI implementations from concept to production, focusing on scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years in enterprise or solution architecture, systems integration, or software engineering.
• Experience designing AI, Generative AI, ML, or intelligent automation solutions.
• Experience developing architecture standards, reference architectures, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise architecture standards and reference architectures for AI and AI-enabled solutions.
• Partner with EA, Engineering, Data, Security, and business teams to evaluate AI use cases and guide architectural tradeoffs.
• Design reusable architecture patterns for AI gateways, MCP integrations, agent orchestration, and AI platforms.
• Provide guidance on AI security, identity, governance, and compliance.
• Support AI-DLC adoption through reviews, standards, and reference implementations.
• Develop approaches for AI evaluation, observability, and cost management.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

AI strategy

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder communication

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

OpenShift/Kubernetes

AI platforms

Job description

The Enterprise AI Architect is responsible for defining and evolving ALSAC's enterprise architecture standards for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Agentic AI, and AI-enabled applications. This role partners with technology and business teams to ensure AI solutions align with enterprise architecture principles and are scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable.The Enterprise AI Architect provides architecture guidance, develops reusable patterns and standards, and helps teams successfully move AI solutions from concept through production implementation. This role collaborates across stakeholders to evaluate technologies, establish best practices, and ensure AI investments support ALSAC's long-term technology strategy.### Essential Job Functions* Define enterprise architecture standards, reference architectures, and implementation patterns for AI, Agentic AI, and AI-enabled solutions.* Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Engineering, Data, Security, and business teams to evaluate AI use cases, establish success criteria, and provide guidance on architectural tradeoffs, including model selection, agent design patterns, cost considerations, and responsible AI practices.* Design and maintain reusable architecture patterns for AI gateways, Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations, agent orchestration, enterprise knowledge access, retrieval architectures, and AI platform services.* Establish architectural guidance for AI security, identity management, authorization, governance, compliance, and policy enforcement.* Support adoption of AI development lifecycle (AI-DLC) practices through architecture reviews, standards, reference implementations, and implementation guidance.* Define architectural approaches for AI evaluation, observability, monitoring, operational readiness, and cost management.* Develop reference implementations and proof-of-concept solutions that accelerate delivery and help teams scale AI capabilities into production environments.* Ensure AI and technology solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, strategic technology roadmaps, and long-term operational objectives.* Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, analyze, communicate, and validate requirements impacting ALSAC's enterprise technology environment.### ### Required Qualifications* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.* 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, systems integration, software engineering, or related technology disciplines.* Experience designing and implementing AI, Generative AI, machine learning, or intelligent automation solutions.* Experience developing architecture standards, reference architectures, and technology governance practices.* Strong understanding of cloud platforms, application integration, enterprise security, and modern software architecture patterns.* Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.* 5+ years of leadership, team lead, or architecture influence experience.### ### Preferred Qualifications* Enterprise AI architecture expertise with Bedrock, MCP, AI Gateways, LangGraph/LangChain, RAG, and agentic AI platforms.* Strong architecture and implementation experience across OpenShift/Kubernetes, and scalable AI infrastructure, including deployment, operations, and lifecycle management of long-running agents.* Knowledge of large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agent frameworks, vector databases, and AI observability practices.* Experience with responsible AI, AI governance, security, and compliance frameworks.* Experience creating reusable frameworks, accelerators, and architecture guidance for enterprise technology teams.ALSAC is committed to providing flexible work options. This role may be based in a hybrid schedule for candidates located near our Memphis, TN or Coppell, TX offices. For highly qualified candidates in other U.S. locations, remote work arrangements may be available.