Senior AI Platform Architect: GCP & MLOps

Ulta Beauty; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 143,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health benefits

Dental and vision coverage

Life and disability benefits

Job summary

Ulta Beauty is seeking a Senior Architect, GCP & AI Platform Architect in Bolingbrook, IL to own scale and platform strategy for AI technologies. The role blends hands-on architecture with leadership across data, cloud, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable, cost-efficient AI platforms.

Responsibilities include design of core AIML components, MLOps patterns, governance, and mentorship of AI engineers, with a focus on reliability, observability, and enterprise-grade performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or applicable work experience.
• 10+ years of experience in software development or architecture.
• Deep knowledge of AI/ML ecosystems and MLOps pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic platform leadership and translate AI strategy into actionable roadmaps.
• Design and govern AI/ML platform components, data pipelines, and inference engines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure security, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Mentor AI engineers and architects to uplift platform quality and best practices.

Skills

GCP

Cloud architecture

MLOps

AI Platform

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, a related field, or applicable work experience

Tools

Databricks

CI/CD practices

Job description

Ulta Beauty is seeking a Senior Architect, GCP & AI Platform Architect in Bolingbrook, IL to own scale and platform strategy for AI technologies. The role blends hands-on architecture with leadership across data, cloud, security, and operations teams to deliver scalable, cost-efficient AI platforms.

Responsibilities include design of core AIML components, MLOps patterns, governance, and mentorship of AI engineers, with a focus on reliability, observability, and enterprise-grade performance.