Senior Data & AI Architect - Azure & AI/ML Solutions

CDM Smith; Naperville (IL); On-site; USD 123,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Data and AI Architect to join our Business Technology - Digital Engineering Solutions domain. This individual will drive architecture for data and AI initiatives, delivering scalable, secure, and actionable insights for AEC professionals and clients.

The ideal candidate has proven experience in data architecture, advanced analytics, and AI/ML, with strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent related experience.
• Minimum 5 years of data/AI architecture experience.
• Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop and design architecture for data and AI solutions, ensuring scalability, security, and reliability.
• Engage with business units to translate requirements into technical designs.
• Create data and AI architectural solutions to complex problems.
• Design and implement strategies to scale data and AI solutions across units.
• Create detailed architecture and technical design docs for data/AI solutions.
• Collaborate with data scientists, data engineers, and stakeholders.

Skills

Data governance

Azure Databricks

Data architecture

Azure cloud

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Databricks

Azure cloud services

Architecture design tools

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Data and AI Architect to join our Business Technology - Digital Engineering Solutions domain. This individual will drive architecture for data and AI initiatives, delivering scalable, secure, and actionable insights for AEC professionals and clients.

The ideal candidate has proven experience in data architecture, advanced analytics, and AI/ML, with strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical teams.