Principal AI Architect

Royper Royco LLC; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 270,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Royper Royco LLC is seeking a Principal AI Architect to shape the architecture and technical strategy for enterprise-scale AI systems on a production SaaS platform.

You will lead design of multi-agent AI systems, build guardrails and safety mechanisms, and modernize data pipelines, while guiding teams toward scalable SaaS capabilities in a hybrid New York setting.

Qualifications

• 12+ years delivering enterprise AI systems.
• Experience designing multi-agent or agentic AI in production.
• Leads AI architecture and technical strategy for large-scale enterprise apps.
• Experience with guardrails, safety measures, or control systems for AI.
• Experience with real-time data pipelines and SaaS modernization.
• Background in cybersecurity, risk management, or security ratings.

Responsibilities

• Design and oversee AI/ML architectures for large-scale systems serving enterprise customers.
• Define AI architecture decisions and technical strategy across the organization.
• Design and deliver multi-agent and agentic AI systems for production environments.
• Develop guardrails, safety mechanisms, and control systems for production AI models.
• Architect real-time data pipelines and platform modernization initiatives.
• Lead engineering teams or technical architects in delivering scalable SaaS platform capabilities.

Skills

AI architecture

Multi-agent AI

SaaS platform

Production guardrails

Real-time data pipelines

Cybersecurity background

Technical leadership

Job description

Join a cybersecurity company as a Principal AI Architect, shaping the architecture and technical strategy for enterprise-scale AI systems. This senior leadership role focuses on building production-ready AI capabilities for a SaaS platform.

What You'll Do

• Design and oversee AI/ML architectures for large-scale systems serving enterprise customers.
• Define AI architecture decisions and technical strategy across the organization.
• Design and deliver multi-agent and agentic AI systems for production environments.
• Develop guardrails, safety mechanisms, and control systems for production AI models.
• Architect real-time data pipelines and platform modernization initiatives.
• Lead engineering teams or technical architects in delivering scalable SaaS platform capabilities.

What We're Looking For

• At least 12 years of professional experience, including enterprise-scale AI systems delivery in AI/ML architecture roles.
• Experience designing and implementing multi-agent or agentic AI architectures in production.
• Strong background leading AI/ML architecture and technical strategy for enterprise systems.
• Experience building production AI guardrails, safety measures, or control systems.
• Experience with real-time data pipelines, platform modernization, and SaaS architecture at scale.
• Background in cybersecurity, risk management, or security ratings.
• Experience leading engineering teams or managing technical architects.

Annual base salary: $270,000 to $330,000. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Hybrid role based in New York, New York.