Senior AI & Cloud Architect (Hybrid)

Diversified Services Network; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Dental insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) seeks a Principal Software Architect – AI & Cloud to craft AI-native data models and secure production AI environments in a hybrid Chicago/Peoria setting.

Lead engineering teams, govern secure coding, and advance cloud-native practices while guiding responsible AI adoption. Responsibilities include designing multi-agent workflows, integrating foundation models via secure gateways, and optimizing data models for retrieval-augmented generation, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, plus 10+ years of professional software engineering experience OR
• Master's degree plus 8+ years of experience, including 2+ years in a technical leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Design and orchestrate multi-agent workflows and stateful AI systems using modern frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen, or CrewAI.
• Integrate foundation models (e.g., Anthropic Claude, OpenAI GPT, Google Gemini) via secure API gateways, managing token limits, costs, and rate-limiting.
• Architect data models optimized for AI-native structures, integrating relational databases with vector databases for semantic search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Implement robust white-box testing and continuous evaluation metrics to monitor AI outputs for factual correctness, hallucinations, and safety compliance.
• Champion secure, reliable, and scalable software solutions through architectural leadership, risk management, and continuous improvement of engineering practices.
• Mentor and scale an engineering team, establishing engineering standards, best practices, and architectural governance for secure coding, CI, and cloud-native deployment.
• Drive AI-assisted engineering velocity by integrating next-gen development tools into the team's SDLC.
• Establish governance policies and coach developers on responsible AI use, data sensitivity, license compliance, and security guardrails.
• Evaluate existing systems, services, APIs, and data models for modernization, scalability, and performance improvements.
• Facilitate technical leadership forums with Product Owners, Tech Leads, Architects, and Engineering Managers.
• Drive conversations around architecture, engineering health, technical debt, AI adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Foster collaboration through architecture reviews, RFCs, and technical discussions.
• Promote self-service engineering and platform enablement.
• Drive automation initiatives that improve productivity and software quality.

Skills

Backend systems

Cloud & DevOps

Generative AI / AI agents

API design

Mentoring engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

Master's degree + 8+ years with 2+ years in technical leadership

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

AutoGen

CrewAI

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Pinecone

Milvus

Chroma

pgvector

Job description

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) seeks a Principal Software Architect – AI & Cloud to craft AI-native data models and secure production AI environments in a hybrid Chicago/Peoria setting.

Lead engineering teams, govern secure coding, and advance cloud-native practices while guiding responsible AI adoption. Responsibilities include designing multi-agent workflows, integrating foundation models via secure gateways, and optimizing data models for retrieval-augmented generation, with a