Senior AI Platform Architect & Technical Lead

RR Donnelley & Sons; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 130,000 - 207,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Tuition assistance

Parental leave

Job summary

RR Donnelley & Sons seeks a senior Technical Architect to lead architectural direction across engagements in the US. You will define patterns, ensure security, and guide AI workflow engineers while coordinating with clients and senior stakeholders.

The role emphasizes hands-off leadership, platform-scale automation, and cross-geography collaboration to deliver resilient, scalable client solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of software engineering, cloud architecture, or enterprise integration experience.
• Led complex technical architecture on client-facing delivery engagements; comfortable presenting to senior technical audiences.
• Experience with AI/automation platforms at enterprise scale; familiarity with LLM APIs and orchestration patterns.
• Cloud certification (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP relevant) or equivalent cloud architecture experience.
• Strong integration background: authentication, data pipelines, deployment infra, monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural patterns for engagements with security guardrails.
• Review AI workflow builds against the agreed architectural pattern.
• Own integration architecture with client systems: auth, data ingress, deployment, monitoring.
• Present technical architecture to senior client stakeholders (CTOs, architects).
• Mentor AI Workflow Engineers and guide technical decisions without taking over builds.

Skills

8+ years software eng

Lead architect delivery

AI/automation platforms

Cloud certification

Integration engineering

Client-facing

Global collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering or related

Job description

RR Donnelley & Sons seeks a senior Technical Architect to lead architectural direction across engagements in the US. You will define patterns, ensure security, and guide AI workflow engineers while coordinating with clients and senior stakeholders.

The role emphasizes hands-off leadership, platform-scale automation, and cross-geography collaboration to deliver resilient, scalable client solutions.