Principal AI Data Architect

LS3002 GE Vernova Operations LLC; Town of Niskayuna (NY); On-site; USD 138,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive compensation

Excellent benefits

Job summary

GE Vernova Operations LLC seeks a Principal AI Data Architect to define and evolve the enterprise data architecture for trusted, scalable AI products. You will connect diverse data sources to AI agents, ensuring clean, accessible data for analytics and production‑grade capabilities.

You will lead architecture reviews, guide governance and security, and shape a multi‑year data roadmap across ingestion, storage, and AI consumption, partnering with product, engineering, and security teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Data Science or Information Systems or related field.
• 10+ years of experience as a Data Architect, Data Engineer, ML Ops or similar role with enterprise data systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical decisions and influence senior stakeholders, with strong communication skills and experience establishing data governance, security, privacy, quality, lineage, and operational standards in enterprise or regulated environments.
• Demonstrated experience delivering data foundations for AI/ML or GenAI solutions, including one or more of RAG, vector databases, enterprise search, LLM evaluation, agentic workflows, feature/data pipelines, and model‑serving integration.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience in data processing libraries.
• Hands on experience with MCP Servers and MCP Registries.

Responsibilities

• Enable AI and GenAI use cases: Ensure data is usable for LLM and ML applications, such as RAG, vector-based knowledge retrieval, agentic workflows, AI-assisted reporting, or secure data access for agents.
• Establish data trust, security, and responsible‑AI controls including data quality and validation, lineage, metadata, privacy, RBAC/ABAC, auditability, retention, policy enforcement, and AI‑output evaluation and monitoring.
• Drive technology, platform, and investment decisions by evaluating cloud data services, AI platforms, frameworks, and vendors; lead build‑versus‑buy assessments with explicit consideration of performance, resilience, security, operability, and total cost of ownership.
• Define the target‑state AI data architecture and multi‑year roadmap for data ingestion, integration, storage, modeling, semantic access, and AI consumption; establish reusable reference architectures and engineering standards across domains.
• Provide principal‑level technical leadership across the organization by leading architecture reviews, resolving complex cross‑domain design issues, partnering with product, engineering, security, and executive leaders.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data governance

Security

RBAC/ABAC

Cloud data services

Leadership

ML Ops

AI/GenAI

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Data Science

Tools

Databricks

RedShift

Snowflake

Kafka

Airflow

Job description

Job Description Summary As a Principal AI Data Architect, you will define and evolve the enterprise data architecture needed to deliver trusted, scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AI products. This work starts with data. You will design systems that connect diverse data sources to AI agents and ensure the information is clean, accessible, and ready for advanced analytics. You will also shape the technical data engineering strategy, set clear architectural standards, and translate complex business priorities into robust, production-ready capabilities. You’ll partner with product managers, AI engineers, and security teams to ensure data governance, security protocols and compliance rules are enforced when Agents need access to data sources. Expect to drive strategy, provide leadership in data engineering, clarify outcomes, and shape standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enable AI and GenAI use cases: Ensure data is usable for LLM and ML applications, such as RAG, vector-based knowledge retrieval, agentic workflows, AI-assisted reporting, or secure data access for agents.
• Establish data trust, security, and responsible‑AI controls including data quality and validation, lineage, metadata, privacy, RBAC/ABAC, auditability, retention, policy enforcement, and AI‑output evaluation and monitoring.
• Drive technology, platform, and investment decisions by evaluating cloud data services, AI platforms, frameworks, and vendors; lead build‑versus‑buy assessments with explicit consideration of performance, resilience, security, operability, and total cost of ownership.
• Define the target‑state AI data architecture and multi‑year roadmap for data ingestion, integration, storage, modeling, semantic access, and AI consumption; establish reusable reference architectures and engineering standards across domains.
• Provide principal‑level technical leadership across the organization by leading architecture reviews, resolving complex cross‑domain design issues, partnering with product, engineering, security, and executive leaders.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Data Science or Information Systems or related field.
• 10+ years of experience as a Data Architect, Data Engineer, ML Ops or similar role with enterprise data systems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical decisions and influence senior stakeholders, with strong communication skills and experience establishing data governance, security, privacy, quality, lineage, and operational standards in enterprise or regulated environments.
• Demonstrated experience delivering data foundations for AI/ML or GenAI solutions, including one or more of RAG, vector databases, enterprise search, LLM evaluation, agentic workflows, feature/data pipelines, and model‑serving integration.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience in data processing libraries.
• Hands on experience with MCP Servers and MCP Registries.

Eligibility: Must be willing to work out of an office located in Niskayuna, NY or Cambridge, MA.

Accelerated Immersion for Senior talent

Impact starts with a deep understanding of our core capabilities. For Cambridge, MA based resources, this position includes a required three-month (hybrid) onboarding residency at the GE Vernova Advanced Research Center in Niskayuna, NY. This immersive program allows our senior talent to establish a strong technical foundation, collaborate with our premier scientists and engineers, and align with our mission to lead the energy transition from the epicenter of our innovation hub. Travel, housing, and living stipend provided.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience developing on AWS Bedrock Deep hands‑on proficiency in SQL and Python, plus practical experience with data‑processing and orchestration technologies such as Databricks, RedShift, Snowflake, Kafka, Airflow, or equivalent cloud‑native services.
• Experience with Ontologies and Semantic systems.

GE Vernova offers a great work environment, professional development, challenging careers, and competitive compensation.

GE Vernova is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. GE Vernova will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable).

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes. For candidates applying to a U.S. based position, the pay range for this position is between $137,700.00 and $229,600.00. The Company pays a geographic differential of 110%, 120% or 130% of salary in certain areas. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s experience, education, and skill set.

Bonus eligibility: discretionary annual bonus.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Access to Health Coach from GE Vernova, a 24/7 nurse‑based resource.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program, providing 24/7 confidential assessment, counseling and referral services.
• Retirement benefits include the GE Vernova Retirement Savings Plan, a tax‑advantaged 401(k) savings opportunity with company matching contributions and company retirement contributions, as well as access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants.
• Other benefits include tuition assistance, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, disability benefits, life insurance, 12 paid holidays, and permissive time off.

GE Vernova Inc. or its affiliates (collectively or individually, “GE Vernova”) sponsor certain employee benefit plans or programs. GE Vernova reserves the right to terminate, amend, suspend, replace, or modify its benefit plans and programs at any time and for any reason, in its sole discretion. No individual has a vested right to any benefit under a GE Vernova welfare benefit plan or program. This document does not create a contract of employment with any individual.

Addressing the climate crisis is an urgent global priority and we take our responsibility seriously. That is our singular mission at GE Vernova: continuing to electrify the world while simultaneously working to help decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard‑earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World. www.gevernova.com