Senior AI Infrastructure Architect

Huron Consulting Group; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Huron Consulting Group seeks a Sr AI Infrastructure Architect to design, build, and operate production platform capabilities for governed AI across cloud infrastructure, model access, identity, observability, automation, agent execution, and enterprise service integration.

The role focuses on turning evolving platform requirements into secure, reusable solutions and collaborating with client-facing teams to accelerate infrastructure coding, runbooks and reference implementations.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building and operating production cloud or platform infrastructure, including hands-on experience with AWS, infrastructure as code, automation, or production operations.
• Strong infrastructure as code experience.
• Experience with cloud networking, IAM, secrets management, logging, monitoring, deployment automation, and operational support.
• Strong software engineering or scripting skills for automation and platform tooling.
• Demonstrated ability to use AI tools as a practical system-building accelerator for infrastructure automation, code generation, debugging, testing, or documentation.
• Familiarity with APIs, event-driven systems, service integration, and secure deployment patterns.
• Ability to work in ambiguous environments and convert platform requirements into working systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate approved model-access patterns for governed AI usage, including Amazon Bedrock where applicable.
• Build infrastructure as code, deployment automation, CI/CD templates, and reusable platform components.
• Implement usage telemetry, token reporting, model usage reporting, user attribution, project attribution, quotas, and cost-management data pipelines.
• Deploy and operate approved sandbox patterns for coding agents and tool-using agents.
• Build governed tool/service mediation patterns for AI applications and agents, including MCP or equivalent approaches where applicable.
• Implement logging, monitoring, alerting, audit evidence capture, and operational reporting for onboarded workloads.
• Build onboarding templates and reference implementations that Client-facing AI Delivery, Enterprise IT, Global Products, analytics, consulting, engineering, and internal operations teams can reuse.
• Use AI tools hands-on to accelerate infrastructure coding, automation, debugging, test creation, documentation, and runbook development.
• Help define runbooks, support models, incident paths, and operational handoffs.

Skills

Infrastructure as code

Cloud infrastructure

Software engineering

AI tooling

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Temporal

Bedrock

Job description

Remote

Chicago - 550 Van Buren

Full time

JR-0016106

Huron is a global consultancy that collaborates with clients to drive strategic growth, ignite innovation and navigate constant change. Through a combination of strategy, expertise and creativity, we help clients accelerate operational, digital and cultural transformation, enabling the change they need to own their future.

Join our team as the expert you are now and create your future.

The Sr AI Infrastructure Architect will design, build, integrate, and operate production platform capabilities that support Huron's governed use of AI. Working across cloud infrastructure, model access, identity, observability, automation, agent execution, and enterprise service integration, this role will turn evolving platform requirements into secure, reusable, and supportable solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Build and operate approved model-access patterns for governed AI usage, including Amazon Bedrock where applicable.

• Build infrastructure as code, deployment automation, CI/CD templates, and reusable platform components.

• Implement usage telemetry, token reporting, model usage reporting, user attribution, project attribution, quotas, and cost-management data pipelines.

• Deploy and operate approved sandbox patterns for coding agents and tool-using agents.

• Build governed tool/service mediation patterns for AI applications and agents, including MCP or equivalent approaches where applicable.

• Implement logging, monitoring, alerting, audit evidence capture, and operational reporting for onboarded workloads.

• Build onboarding templates and reference implementations that Client-facing AI Delivery, Enterprise IT, Global Products, analytics, consulting, engineering, and internal operations teams can reuse.

• Use AI tools hands-on to accelerate infrastructure coding, automation, debugging, test creation, documentation, and runbook development.

• Help define runbooks, support models, incident paths, and operational handoffs.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience building and operating production cloud or platform infrastructure, including hands-on experience with AWS, infrastructure as code, automation, or production operations.

• Strong infrastructure as code experience.

• Experience with cloud networking, IAM, secrets management, logging, monitoring, deployment automation, and operational support.

• Strong software engineering or scripting skills for automation and platform tooling.

• Demonstrated ability to use AI tools as a practical system-building accelerator for infrastructure automation, code generation, debugging, testing, or documentation.

• Familiarity with APIs, event-driven systems, service integration, and secure deployment patterns.

• Ability to work in ambiguous environments and convert platform requirements into working systems.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Amazon Bedrock or other managed AI/model platforms.

• Experience with token/cost telemetry, usage attribution, chargeback, showback, or FinOps data pipelines.

• Experience with Temporal or comparable workflow orchestration platforms for durable infrastructure automation, agent workflows, or operational processes.

• Experience with containerized or sandboxed execution environments.

• Experience with agent tools, MCP, model gateways, API gateways, or secure service broker patterns.

• Experience supporting regulated, client-confidential, PHI, PII, or sensitive workloads.

Flexible living locations across the US. Ability to travel as needed.

The estimated base salary for this job is $175,000 - $245,000 USD. The range represents a good faith estimate of the range that Huron reasonably expects to pay for this job at the time of the job posting. The actual salary paid to an individual will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to specific skills or certifications, years of experience, market changes, and required travel. This job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s annual incentive compensation program, which reflects Huron’s pay for performance philosophy. Inclusive of annual incentive compensation opportunity, the total estimated compensation range for this job is $201,000 - $306,000 USD. The job is also eligible to participate in Huron’s benefit plans which include medical, dental and vision coverage and other wellness programs. The salary range information provided is in accordance with applicable state and local laws regarding salary transparency that are currently in effect and may be implemented in the future.

Position Level

Senior Manager

Country

United States of America

At Huron, we’re redefining what a consulting organization can be. We go beyond advice to deliver results that last. We inherit our client’s challenges as if they were our own. We help them transform for the future. We advocate. We make a difference. And we intelligently, passionately, relentlessly do great work…together.

Are you the kind of person who stands ready to jump in, roll up your sleeves and transform ideas into action? Then come discover Huron.

Whether you have years of experience or come right out of college, we invite you to explore our many opportunities. Find out how you can use your talents and develop your skills to make an impact immediately. Learn about how our culture and values provide you with the kind of environment that invites new ideas and innovation. Come see how we collaborate with each other in a culture of learning, coaching, diversity and inclusion. And hear about our unwavering commitment to make a difference in partnership with our clients, shareholders, communities and colleagues.

Huron Consulting Group offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and dependents; a 401(k) plan with a generous employer match; an employee stock purchase plan; a generous Paid Time Off policy; and paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Our Wellness Program supports employee total well-being by providing free annual health screenings and coaching, bank at work, and on-site workshops, as well as ongoing programs recognizing major events in the lives of our employees throughout the year. All benefits and programs are subject to applicable eligibility requirements.

Huron is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity to job applicants and employees in recruitment, hiring, employment, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, training, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Huron will not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, religion, veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, creed, citizenship or any other status protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. We endeavor to maintain a drug-free workplace.