Senior Enterprise AI Architect — Patterns, Governance & Agents

Apex Systems; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 152,000; Part time

Job summary

Everforth Apex in Plano, TX seeks a senior Enterprise AI Architect to define enterprise AI patterns, governance, and decision frameworks that drive scalable, secure AI adoption. You will lead cross-functional teams with CIO-aligned governance, ensuring reuse and interoperability across platforms.

The role requires 15+ years in enterprise architecture and at least 8 years in AI/ML, NLP, or advanced analytics, with 2+ years in GenAI and agentic AI.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, software engineering, or distributed systems design.
• 8+ years architecting AI/ML, NLP, or advanced analytics solutions.
• 2+ years designing enterprise GenAI, RAG, and agentic AI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise AI architecture strategy, patterns, and reference architectures.
• Establish decision frameworks for AI platform selection, solution design, and deployment approaches.
• Develop governance models, standards, and guardrails for AI and agentic solutions.
• Drive consistency and reuse through enterprise AI patterns, templates, and guidance artifacts.
• Align AI architecture with security, risk, compliance, and control requirements.
• Define architecture patterns for enterprise AI agents, multi-agent systems, and workflow automation.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

AI/ML

GenAI

NLP Analytics

Stakeholder Influence

Communication Skills

Tools

Copilot Studio

Azure OpenAI

Azure AI Services

Vector Databases

Job description

Everforth Apex in Plano, TX seeks a senior Enterprise AI Architect to define enterprise AI patterns, governance, and decision frameworks that drive scalable, secure AI adoption. You will lead cross-functional teams with CIO-aligned governance, ensuring reuse and interoperability across platforms.

The role requires 15+ years in enterprise architecture and at least 8 years in AI/ML, NLP, or advanced analytics, with 2+ years in GenAI and agentic AI.