Principal AI & Java Architect // Manhattan NY

Global Business Ser. 4u; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Business Ser. 4u is seeking a Principal AI and Java Architect in Manhattan, NY, for a contract role spanning 12+ months. The position combines AI/GenAI architecture leadership with Java-based system design across microservices, REST APIs, and distributed environments.

You will define standards, patterns, and governance for scalable, secure, and observable architectures, while guiding teams through complex implementations in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• Define enterprise architecture for AI/GenAI-powered applications and platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of highly scalable Java/J2EE and Spring Boot applications.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

AI architecture

System design

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

REST APIs

Event-driven architecture

Distributed systems

LLMs

RAG

Vector databases

Prompt engineering

AI governance

Job description

Role: Principal AI and Java Architect

Location: Manhattan NY Hybrid

Duration: Contract 12+ months

AI & GenAI Architecture

• Define enterprise architecture for AI/GenAI-powered applications and platforms.
• Design solutions using Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), embeddings, vector databases, prompt engineering, and AI agents.
• Architect hybrid search solutions combining vector search, keyword search, metadata filtering, and semantic retrieval.
• Design AI workflows that integrate enterprise data, business rules, APIs, and decision engines.
• Establish patterns for AI governance, security, explainability, observability, evaluation, and responsible AI.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and determine their applicability to enterprise use cases.
• Design scalable LLM integration patterns supporting multiple models and model providers.

Java & Distributed Systems

• Lead architecture and development of highly scalable Java/J2EE and Spring Boot applications.
• Define standards and reference architectures for microservices, REST APIs, event-driven architecture, and distributed systems.
• Design highly available and fault-tolerant services capable of supporting high-volume transaction environments.
• Provide technical leadership in areas including concurrency, performance optimization, caching, resiliency, and distributed transactions.
• Establish reusable Java frameworks, libraries, design patterns, and engineering standards.