Senior Enterprise AI Architect (Hands-On)

Alvarez & Marsal; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 195,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal seeks an Enterprise AI Solutions Architect to own the end-to-end architecture of AI-enabled enterprise systems across frontend, backend, data platforms, and Azure cloud infrastructure. This senior role combines strategic direction with hands-on development, prototyping, and troubleshooting.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with product managers and stakeholders, mentor offshore teams, and translate business requirements into scalable, secure production-ready

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering, solution architecture, or full-stack development experience, including at least 6 years in senior architectural roles.
• Deep experience designing and deploying enterprise solutions within Microsoft Azure.
• Generative AI/Agentic AI technologies and architectures.
• Experience building AI-powered applications using LLMs, RAG, embeddings, and orchestration frameworks.
• Strong understanding of scalable, secure, and maintainable enterprise architectures.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture of enterprise AI and technology solutions across frontend applications, backend services, APIs, data platforms, AI services, integrations, and Azure cloud infrastructure.
• Translate requirements into scalable, secure solution architectures and define the technical roadmap to production.
• Develop architecture diagrams, integration patterns, data flows, and technical specifications for dev teams.
• Maintain hands-on involvement (~50%) in designing, coding, prototyping, integrating, and troubleshooting solutions.
• Architect and develop enterprise AI solutions using Azure, Generative AI, LLMs, vector databases, and related technologies.

Skills

Architectural design

Hands-on coding

Leadership

Communication

Azure cloud

Generative AI

LLMs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

AI SDKs

Vector databases

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal seeks an Enterprise AI Solutions Architect to own the end-to-end architecture of AI-enabled enterprise systems across frontend, backend, data platforms, and Azure cloud infrastructure. This senior role combines strategic direction with hands-on development, prototyping, and troubleshooting.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with product managers and stakeholders, mentor offshore teams, and translate business requirements into scalable, secure production-ready