Senior AI & Automation Architect

Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Tech is seeking an AI and Automation Architect at Lead Professional level to design and govern enterprise architecture for AI, data, and automation across the Institute. The role sets standards, security controls, and lifecycle practices aligned with privacy, cybersecurity, accessibility, and compliance.

You will lead collaborative design sessions, mentor staff, evaluate technologies, and define platform requirements for capacity, resilience, and observability, reporting to senior

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or equivalent, plus 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Preferred Master’s degree with related experience in enterprise AI/automation.
• Experience shaping AI governance, security, privacy, and compliance controls.

Responsibilities

• Design cloud, integration, and platform architecture standards for AI, ML, and automation.
• Define and maintain security architecture: identity, access, encryption, data protection.
• Implement safeguards against AI-specific risks and data exposure.
• Evaluate technologies for capability, privacy, risk, and cost.
• Architect data grounding strategies and retrieval pipelines for AI use.
• Lead architecture reviews and collaborative design sessions with stakeholders.
• Translate governance requirements into enforceable architecture controls.
• Provide mentoring and keep abreast of emerging technologies.
• Oversee platform capacity, performance, resilience, and observability requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

AI architecture

Cloud platforms

Security architecture

Governance

Leadership & mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in related discipline or equivalent

Master's degree in related discipline or equivalent (preferred)

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

APIs & integration frameworks

Job description

Georgia Tech is seeking an AI and Automation Architect at Lead Professional level to design and govern enterprise architecture for AI, data, and automation across the Institute. The role sets standards, security controls, and lifecycle practices aligned with privacy, cybersecurity, accessibility, and compliance.

You will lead collaborative design sessions, mentor staff, evaluate technologies, and define platform requirements for capacity, resilience, and observability, reporting to senior