Forward-Deployed AI Architect (Manager)

Crowe; Lexington (KY); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Crowe Studio is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Architect (Manager) to lead hands-on engineering and architect AI solutions for clients. You’ll own technical feasibility, design decisions, and production readiness while mentoring teams and guiding projects from discovery to deployment.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure AI applications across cloud platforms, emphasizing responsible AI and enterprise integration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a technical field.
• Minimum 6 years of production software/AI/cloud engineering experience.
• Hands-on software engineering with production-grade solution deployment.
• Experience architecting cloud-native apps using Azure/AWS/GCP.
• Knowledge of generative AI, LLM patterns, and RAG workflows.
• Strong communication and client-facing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop end-to-end AI solutions, including generative AI apps and agentic systems.
• Lead solution architecture for build and PoV engagements.
• Remain hands-on across development, data integration, prototyping, and deployments.
• Design cloud-native AI solutions across major cloud platforms.
• Define patterns for LLMs, vector databases, APIs, microservices, and data platforms.
• Mentor engineers and drive engineering standards and trade-off discussions.
• Collaborate across AI, data, MLOps, DevOps, and security teams.

Skills

Hands-on software engineering

Cloud-native architectures

LLMs / agentic workflows

Solution architecture

Client-facing

Mentoring engineers

Technical leadership

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field

Master's degree in technical field or cloud/architecture certifications

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Observability

Azure AI

SageMaker

Vertex AI

Job description

Crowe Studio is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Architect (Manager) to lead hands-on engineering and architect AI solutions for clients. You’ll own technical feasibility, design decisions, and production readiness while mentoring teams and guiding projects from discovery to deployment.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure AI applications across cloud platforms, emphasizing responsible AI and enterprise integration.