Hands-On AI Architect for Enterprise Solutions

Crowe; Springfield (IL); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Flexible remote work policy

Job summary

Crowe Studio is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Architect (Manager) to design, develop, and deliver production AI solutions for clients. You will own architecture, feasibility, engineering quality, and production readiness while remaining actively involved in coding and prototyping.

You will lead client engagements, guide cloud-native architectures across Azure, AWS, and GCP, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams. Willingness to travel up to 80% is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and related technical field.
• 6+ years in production software or cloud engineering, AI/ML engineering, or related field.
• Strong hands-on software engineering experience and production-grade solutions.
• Experience architecting cloud-native apps on Azure/AWS/GCP.
• Knowledge of generative AI, LLM patterns, prompt engineering, RAG, embeddings.
• Excellent client-facing communication and mentoring abilities.
• Willingness to travel up to 80%.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver end-to-end AI solutions including generative AI applications and agentic systems.
• Lead solution architecture for AI build and POC engagements.
• Remain hands-on across development, data integration, prototyping, and deployment.
• Design cloud-native AI solutions across major cloud platforms.
• Define patterns for LLMs, vector databases, APIs, microservices, and data platforms.
• Own feasibility, design decisions, and production readiness.
• Guide Architecture Review Board processes and ensure security and responsible AI alignment.
• Assess feasibility during client discovery and scope discussions, communicating risks and options.
• Establish engineering standards, reusable patterns, and documentation across engagements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including MLOps, DevOps, security, and data engineering.
• Evaluate tradeoffs among custom development, managed AI services, and low-code platforms.

Skills

Cloud engineering

AI/ML engineering

Client-facing skills

Hands-on engineering

Travel up to 80%

Education

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

Master's degree in a technical field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Terraform

Observability

Pinecone

Weaviate

FAISS

Microsoft Power Platform

Cursor

Replit

Retool

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Job description

Crowe Studio is seeking a Forward Deployed AI Architect (Manager) to design, develop, and deliver production AI solutions for clients. You will own architecture, feasibility, engineering quality, and production readiness while remaining actively involved in coding and prototyping.

You will lead client engagements, guide cloud-native architectures across Azure, AWS, and GCP, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams. Willingness to travel up to 80% is expected.