Lead Platform Architect for Enterprise Data & AI

LaSalle Intelligent Solutions; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Job summary

LaSalle Network seeks an experienced Principal Platform Architect to shape the technical foundation for enterprise data, AI, software, and digital platforms. This hands-on role defines standards, guides major tech decisions, and creates reusable patterns for scalable engineering execution.

The ideal candidate connects business strategy to technical execution, simplifying complex environments while balancing innovation with security, cost, and long-term flexibility.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise architecture, platform or cloud engineering.
• Experience designing large-scale architectures across data, software, AI and hybrid infra.
• Strong cloud security, identity, networking, APIs, data platforms, containers.
• Ability to move between executive discussions and technical design sessions.
• Proven ability to establish architecture standards and reusable patterns.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture standards and reusable patterns.
• Develop target-state architectures across data, AI, software, cloud and on-premises environments.
• Lead architecture reviews for platforms, products, integrations and technology selections.
• Translate enterprise priorities into solutions engineering teams can implement.
• Collaborate with security, data, AI, software, governance and business stakeholders.
• Promote consistency across platforms while meeting business needs.
• Communicate architecture decisions and tradeoffs to executives and teams.
• Support pilots and establish standards for successful solutions.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Platform engineering

Cloud architecture

Security knowledge

AI/ML platforms

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Independent ownership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

LaSalle Network seeks an experienced Principal Platform Architect to shape the technical foundation for enterprise data, AI, software, and digital platforms. This hands-on role defines standards, guides major tech decisions, and creates reusable patterns for scalable engineering execution.

The ideal candidate connects business strategy to technical execution, simplifying complex environments while balancing innovation with security, cost, and long-term flexibility.