Enterprise AI Architect: Scale-Governed AI Solutions

knowles; Itasca (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Knowles seeks an Enterprise AI Architect to define the architecture and guardrails for scalable, secure AI across the business. You will translate business needs into practical AI solutions and design agentic architectures in collaboration with IT, data, cybersecurity, and operations teams.

This hands-on builder role focuses on governance, AI platforms, and production-ready patterns to turn AI ideas into measurable enterprise impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in solution, cloud, or enterprise architecture.
• 3+ years designing AI, ML, GenAI, or agentic AI solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Azure AI services.
• Experience integrating AI with ERP, manufacturing, or operational data is a plus.
• Experience leading Agile teams and globally distributed development resources.

Responsibilities

• Define the enterprise AI architecture roadmap from early use cases to production-ready solutions.
• Create reusable standards, solution patterns, and best practices for scalable AI delivery.
• Lead architecture for generative AI, copilots, AI agents, RAG, ML, and intelligent workflows.
• Design agentic and multi-agent solutions with controls, escalation paths, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints.
• Architect solutions using Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure ML, Fabric, Copilot Studio and related services.

Skills

Strong communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Problem solving

Leadership

Education

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate

Tools

Azure OpenAI

Azure AI Foundry

Azure Machine Learning

Microsoft Fabric

Copilot Studio

Power Platform

OpenAI models

RAG tooling

Job description

Knowles seeks an Enterprise AI Architect to define the architecture and guardrails for scalable, secure AI across the business. You will translate business needs into practical AI solutions and design agentic architectures in collaboration with IT, data, cybersecurity, and operations teams.

This hands-on builder role focuses on governance, AI platforms, and production-ready patterns to turn AI ideas into measurable enterprise impact.