Platform Architect (Generative AI)

Apollo Solutions; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Apollo Solutions partners with a global financial services organisation undergoing a major AI transformation to hire a Principal GenAI Platform Architect. You will define architecture, standards and engineering strategy for a next‑generation enterprise AI platform used across business units.

This platform‑focused role involves shaping foundations enabling teams to build and deploy AI safely, securely and at scale, with emphasis on governance, observability and performance.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of modern GenAI architectures and platform engineering
• Experience with cloud-native enterprise architecture in regulated environments
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and establish engineering standards

Responsibilities

• Define architecture, standards and engineering strategy for a next‑generation enterprise AI platform
• Provide technical leadership across large engineering organisations and across business units
• Focus on governance, observability, security and performance to enable safe, scalable GenAI deployments

Skills

GenAI architectures

Cloud-native platforms

AI governance & security

Job description

Global Financial Services Organisation | Enterprise AI Platform

Join a leading global financial institution undergoing a major AI transformation.

We are seeking a Principal GenAI Platform Architect to define the architecture, standards and engineering strategy for a next-generation enterprise AI platform used across multiple business units. This is a platform-focused role where you'll shape the foundations enabling teams to build and deploy AI solutions safely, securely and at scale.

Key areas of focus:

• RAG, agentic AI and orchestration frameworks
• Scalability, resilience and performance engineering
• AI governance, observability and security
• Technical leadership across large engineering organisations

What we're looking for:

• Deep understanding of modern GenAI architectures and AI platform engineering
• Strong cloud-native and enterprise architecture expertise
• Experience establishing technical standards and influencing senior stakeholders
• Background within financial services or other regulated environments is advantageous

Why apply?

• Shape AI strategy at enterprise scale
• Work on high-impact, business-critical technologyInfluence architecture adopted across a global organisation
• Help define how Generative AI is deployed within one of the world's most complex technology environments

This is an opportunity for a senior architect who wants to solve large-scale platform challenges and play a key role in the future of AI adoption across a major financial institution.