Remote Senior AI Architect Build an AI-First Platform

Banyan Software; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Chapter Technology, an operating company of Banyan Software, seeks a Senior AI Architect to lead the shift to an AI-first platform. This is a hands-on, builder-to-leader role that starts with designing and proving the first AI capabilities, then scales the engineering team.

You will own from concept to production, refactor legacy components into cloud-native services, and ensure compliant execution within government-adjacent frameworks.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering with modernization of architectures.
• Proven history shipping AI/ML systems end-to-end to real users.
• Experience as a founding or first AI engineer delivering baseline architecture independently.
• Strong judgment on build-vs-buy and modernizing a 15-year Microsoft-stack platform.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the initial AI-driven capability and ship a production-ready solution.
• Lead platform modernization to scalable cloud-native services.
• Ensure safe, compliant execution within government-adjacent frameworks (HIPAA, CJIS).
• Collaborate with Banyan's AI initiatives to accelerate product value.

Skills

8+ years software

Production AI experience

Build-solo capability

Cloud-native/DevSecOps

Tools

Azure ML

Azure OpenAI

LLM orchestration

Job description

Next Chapter Technology, an operating company of Banyan Software, seeks a Senior AI Architect to lead the shift to an AI-first platform. This is a hands-on, builder-to-leader role that starts with designing and proving the first AI capabilities, then scales the engineering team.

You will own from concept to production, refactor legacy components into cloud-native services, and ensure compliant execution within government-adjacent frameworks.