Lead Enterprise AI Platform Architect

Relha LLC; Fort Mill (SC); Hybrid; USD 156,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

LPL Financial is seeking a Principal Architect, AI to design, build, and govern a centralized AI Hub platform. The role leads architecture across model access, agent orchestration, governance, and security while collaborating with multiple teams to accelerate responsible AI adoption.

You will drive standards, POCs, and production-ready capabilities. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in enterprise AI architecture, cloud-native design, and cross-functional leadership, with a focus on

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Enterprise Architecture, Software Engineering, Platform Architecture, or Distributed Systems.
• 3+ years designing AI/ML or Generative AI platforms.
• 5+ years cloud-native architectures, APIs, microservices, and scalable distributed apps.

Responsibilities

• Architect and lead LPL's Enterprise AI Hub Platform across business domains.
• Establish a shared AI platform for model access, agent orchestration, prompts, tools, governance, and observability.
• Define reference architectures for Generative AI, Agentic AI, RAG, MCP, and Multi-Agent solutions.
• Design core services: Model/Agent/Prompt/Tool Registries; LLM Gateway; MCP and A2A Gateways; Audit and Compliance.
• Govern Data Access Layer, data governance, privacy, and permissioning for AI workloads.
• Lead experiments/POCs, evaluate AI technologies, and translate into production capabilities.
• Lead MLOps/LLMOps onboarding, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Define standards for agent onboarding, communication, interoperability, and model governance.
• Embed security-by-design (RBAC, PII protection, guardrails, auditability) and ensure compliance.
• Shape AI observability, usage analytics, cost management, and governance reporting.
• Collaborate with EA, Engineering, Security, Data, and Product to align AI strategy with business goals.
• Mentor architects, engineers, and AI teams on enterprise AI architecture.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Software Engineering

Platform Architecture

Distributed Systems

AI Platform Design

Cloud-Native Architecture

Kubernetes/EKS

APIs & Microservices

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes/EKS

API Gateway

Bedrock

DynamoDB

Security frameworks

Job description

LPL Financial is seeking a Principal Architect, AI to design, build, and govern a centralized AI Hub platform. The role leads architecture across model access, agent orchestration, governance, and security while collaborating with multiple teams to accelerate responsible AI adoption.

You will drive standards, POCs, and production-ready capabilities. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in enterprise AI architecture, cloud-native design, and cross-functional leadership, with a focus on