Lead AI & Data Architect

Jobot; Orange (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive compensation

Career growth in AI/Data

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a hands‑on Lead AI & Data Architect in Orange, CA to design scalable enterprise data platforms and build AI solutions that connect to real business systems. The role blends 65% data/platform architecture with 35% hands‑on AI engineering, requiring deep Microsoft Fabric/Azure expertise and practical delivery capabilities.

You will architect Azure AI Foundry solutions, implement RAG and agent architectures, and personally develop critical components, APIs and integrations for

Qualifications

• Senior/principal-level experience in enterprise data architecture and engineering.
• Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Fabric and Azure architecture.
• Strong SQL, dimensional data modeling and data warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Architect and modernize enterprise data platforms using Microsoft Fabric, Azure, SQL and data warehouse tech.
• Design dimensional models, star/snowflake schemas and semantic layers.
• Define scalable data ingestion, transformation, integration and orchestration patterns.
• Architect Azure AI Foundry solutions and enterprise AI applications.
• Develop AI agents, vector search, and grounding strategies for knowledge retrieval.
• Build hands-on Python services, APIs and integration components.

Skills

RAG

AI agents

Python

API integrations

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

SQL

Lakehouse

Job description

Lead AI & Data Architect

$175000 - $210000 per year | Orange, CA | Hybrid | Permanent

Fast Growing Renewables Company

A bit about us:

We are an established, industry-leading organization with a large-scale operational footprint and a continued investment in modernizing our enterprise data platforms, Microsoft ecosystem, and AI capabilities.

We are looking for a highly experienced Lead AI & Data Architect to help shape our next generation of enterprise data and intelligent business solutions. This is a unique hybrid position combining approximately 65% data/platform architecture and 35% hands-on AI engineering.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure, enterprise data architecture, and modern AI technologies including RAG, AI agents, Python, and API integrations. We need someone who can architect enterprise-grade solutions and personally build critical components, not someone limited to high-level diagrams or strategy.

Why join us?

• $175–$210K proposed base compensation range
• High-impact technical leadership role shaping enterprise data and AI architecture
• Opportunity to design the Microsoft Fabric/Azure foundation for future AI initiatives
• Build production AI agents, RAG solutions, and intelligent enterprise integrations
• Balance strategic architecture decisions with meaningful hands-on engineering
• Collaborate with existing SQL/data engineering and Power Platform developers
• Influence security, governance, scalability, and long-term technical direction
• Join an established organization investing in data modernization and AI innovation
• Opportunity for the role to evolve toward greater AI engineering ownership over time

Job Details

Job Details

We are seeking a hands-on Lead AI & Data Architect who can design scalable enterprise data platforms and engineer AI solutions that securely connect to real business systems.

This is not a pure AI research position, a traditional data architect role, or a Power Platform development position. The ideal candidate combines enterprise data architecture expertise with the ability to personally develop AI agents, integrations, and proof-of-value solutions that can evolve into production systems.

What You'll Be Doing

• Architect and modernize enterprise data platforms using Microsoft Fabric, Azure, SQL, Lakehouse and data warehouse technologies
• Design dimensional data models, star/snowflake schemas, semantic layers and governed enterprise datasets
• Define scalable data ingestion, transformation, integration and orchestration patterns
• Architect Azure AI Foundry solutions and enterprise AI applications
• Design and implement RAG architectures, vector/search solutions, grounding strategies and enterprise knowledge retrieval
• Develop AI agent and tool-integration architectures, including MCP where appropriate
• Build hands‑on Python services, APIs, agents and integration components
• Establish secure data and AI access patterns using Microsoft Entra, row‑level security, governance and enterprise controls
• Collaborate with existing SQL developers on data engineering and platform implementation
• Partner with the Power Platform developer on Power Apps, Power Automate and Copilot Studio integrations
• Translate business requirements into scalable, production‑ready architecture and AI solutions
• Establish architectural standards and mentor developers while remaining technically hands‑on

What We're Looking For

• Senior/principal-level experience in enterprise data architecture and engineering
• Strong hands‑on Microsoft Fabric and Azure architecture expertise
• Advanced SQL, dimensional modeling, data warehousing and semantic modeling skills
• Experience with Azure AI Foundry or related Azure AI services
• Practical knowledge of RAG, vector search, grounding and AI agents
• Strong Python development, API integration and enterprise systems integration experience
• Familiarity with agent tools, function calling and MCP architecture
• Experience designing secure systems with Entra, RLS, data governance and access controls
• Ability to make sound architecture decisions and personally build working solutions
• Strong collaboration and technical leadership skills technologies including RAG, AI agents, Python, and API integrations. We need someone who can architect enterprise‑grade solutions and personally build critical components, not someone limited to high‑level diagrams or strategy.

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