Senior Architect - AI, Security & Emerging Tech

Seneca Resources; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Part time

Job summary

Seneca Resources seeks a highly technical Principal Architect (AI, Security & Emerging Technologies) to guide strategy and hands-on implementation. Collaborative across engineering, infrastructure, data, security, and business teams, you will design and drive secure, scalable AI-enabled solutions.

The ideal candidate blends cloud, networking, cybersecurity, software development, and AI expertise with hands-on approach, capable of reviewing code, prototyping, and guiding teams through

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in architecture, software engineering, infrastructure engineering, technology consulting, or related leadership roles.
• Demonstrated expertise across multiple domains: Infrastructure & Platforms, Networking, Cybersecurity, Software Development.
• Strong understanding of modern software architecture patterns, APIs, microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native tech.
• Experience working with development, infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders.
• Excellent communication and consulting skills; ability to influence architecture without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Partner with engineering, infrastructure, security, and business teams to evaluate, design, and refine technology solutions.
• Provide hands-on architectural guidance across applications, infrastructure, cloud, networking, security, and data.
• Identify risks, gaps, and operational considerations; recommend practical, scalable solutions.
• Architect secure, scalable AI-enabled applications and platforms using modern cloud and software practices.
• Design solutions with Generative AI, RAG, agentic AI frameworks, APIs, and intelligent automation.
• Mentor engineers and teams on architecture best practices and emerging technologies.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Infrastructure engineering

Networking

Cybersecurity

Software development

Generative AI

RAG

Zero Trust

Cloud platforms

Python

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Python

Terraform

CloudFormation

Bicep

Docker

Azure OpenAI

AWS Bedrock

Google Vertex AI

Kubernetes

Job description

Seneca Resources seeks a highly technical Principal Architect (AI, Security & Emerging Technologies) to guide strategy and hands-on implementation. Collaborative across engineering, infrastructure, data, security, and business teams, you will design and drive secure, scalable AI-enabled solutions.

The ideal candidate blends cloud, networking, cybersecurity, software development, and AI expertise with hands-on approach, capable of reviewing code, prototyping, and guiding teams through