Data & AI Architect Lead: GenAI, Big Data & Cloud

Capgemini; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical coverage

401(k)

Life and disability insurance

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Capgemini Engineering is seeking a Data & AI Architect/Lead Engineer to drive the design, development and deployment of large-scale analytics and AI solutions. You will lead architectural decisions, guide data models, pipelines and platforms, and mentor diverse engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on Python/SQL, ETL/ELT, cloud platforms, Spark, and GenAI-based product thinking with an eye toward security, governance and observability in production systems.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Data Engineering / Data Platforms with technical leadership experience.
• Experience in cross-functional program delivery and business insight domains.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end Data & AI solution design, architecture, development and delivery.
• Drive GenAI/LLM use cases, including RAG, AI agents, conversational AI and intelligent automation.
• Mentor Data Engineers and offshore teams while coordinating with stakeholders.

Skills

Data Engineering Leadership

Solution Architecture

Python

SQL

ETL/ELT

Cloud Data Platforms

Spark

GenAI/LLM

RAG frameworks

AI agents

Offshore mentoring

Communication

Tools

GCP

AWS

Azure

Job description

Capgemini Engineering is seeking a Data & AI Architect/Lead Engineer to drive the design, development and deployment of large-scale analytics and AI solutions. You will lead architectural decisions, guide data models, pipelines and platforms, and mentor diverse engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on Python/SQL, ETL/ELT, cloud platforms, Spark, and GenAI-based product thinking with an eye toward security, governance and observability in production systems.