Senior Data & AI Architect: Build Scalable AI Solutions

CDM Smith; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 123,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Data and AI Architect to join our Data & AI Technology group in the Digital Engineering Solutions domain. You will drive architecture, engineering, and analytics initiatives using cutting‑edge data technologies to deliver actionable insights for AEC professionals and clients.

The ideal candidate designs scalable data and AI architectures, communicates effectively across technical and non‑technical teams, and actively contributes to R&D and cross‑practice guidance

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop and design the architecture for various data and AI solutions, ensuring each solution is scalable, secure, and reliable.
• Engage with our business units to understand their requirements and translate them into technical requirements and designs.
• Create data and AI architectural solutions to complex architecture, engineering, and environmental science problems.
• Design and implement strategies to scale data and AI solutions across different business units.
• Create detailed architecture and technical design docs for our data and AI solutions.
• Assist with initiatives and efforts, as part of a collaborative team, with your data scientists, data engineers, data analysts, and stakeholders.
• Eagerness to learn and work as part of a multidisciplinary team across a global practice.

Skills

Data governance

Data architecture

Azure cloud

Databricks

AI/ML

Communication

Critical thinking

Data security

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Job description

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Data and AI Architect to join our Data & AI Technology group in the Digital Engineering Solutions domain. You will drive architecture, engineering, and analytics initiatives using cutting‑edge data technologies to deliver actionable insights for AEC professionals and clients.

The ideal candidate designs scalable data and AI architectures, communicates effectively across technical and non‑technical teams, and actively contributes to R&D and cross‑practice guidance