Cloud-Native AI Platform Architect (Azure)

Chatham Financial

Denver (CO)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Chatham Financial seeks an experienced solutions/enterprise architect to bridge the AI Consulting Practice with the Onyx engineering team in Denver. You will guide cloud-native design, security, and integration across Python, .NET, TypeScript, and SQL stacks while shaping platform standards.

You will mentor teams, evaluate build-versus-buy choices, and ensure architectural alignment with regulatory requirements and client needs.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field; equivalent professional experience will also be considered.
5+ years of experience in solutions architecture, enterprise architecture, software engineering, or related technical leadership roles.
Experience designing cloud-native applications in Microsoft Azure (App Service, Functions, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage).
Working knowledge of Python and C#/.NET development frameworks sufficient to evaluate solution designs, review architectural approaches, and support cross-platform integrations.
Familiarity with TypeScript, React, and modern API-driven application architectures.
Experience designing authentication and authorization solutions, including OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), RBAC, and secrets management practices.
Understanding of large language model (LLM) integration patterns, including security, governance, performance, prompt protection, output validation, and cost management.
Experience with CI/CD practices and tools such as GitHub Actions or comparable enterprise DevOps platforms.
Ability to navigate governance processes, collaborate across technical and business teams, and build strong relationships with platform, security, and operational stakeholders.
Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience working in financial services, fintech, or other regulated industries is preferred.

Responsibilities

Act as the primary liaison between the AI Consulting Practice and the core Onyx engineering organization, translating practice needs into well-defined platform requests and maintaining a structured engagement model.
Participate in early-stage scoping and design reviews for new client engagements, identifying architectural risks, security considerations, and alignment with Chatham's technology strategy before development begins.
Guide technology decisions related to resiliency, scalability, data residency, disaster recovery, and operational support requirements.
Define and promote authentication, authorization, secrets management, data classification, and access control practices aligned with Chatham's security and compliance standards.
Identify opportunities to leverage existing Onyx platform services or extend platform capabilities to meet practice needs, helping reduce duplication and encourage platform consistency.
Evaluate buy-versus-build technology decisions by considering business requirements, existing platform capabilities, vendor solutions, and long-term supportability.
Define and steward integration standards between AI Consulting Practice solutions and the Onyx platform, including API contracts, authentication patterns, and access control requirements.
Partner with platform, DevOps, and security teams to support infrastructure provisioning, environment setup, access approvals, and CI/CD implementation.
Bridge architectural considerations across Python/FastAPI/Azure and C#/.NET/PostgreSQL/TypeScript technology stacks, identifying effective integration and convergence opportunities.
Plan, prepare, and execute solution transition activities to the broader Chatham technology organization, ensuring solutions are documented, supportable, and operationally ready.
Provide architectural guidance and mentorship to project teams throughout the solution lifecycle.
Support the development of architecture standards, reusable patterns, and best practices that enable efficient delivery across multiple client engagements.