Senior Enterprise AI Architect — Remote

Bitovi; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Avalara is hiring a Principal Architect, Enterprise AI, to shape enterprise AI adoption and turn pilots into scalable architecture standards. This full-time remote role reports to the VP of Enterprise AI Transformation, with no direct people management.

You will design patterns, governance guardrails, and decision models for AI-enabled solutions, testing new AI models and guiding pilots to production at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of enterprise/solution/platform architecture experience.
• Platform architecture across integrations, data, cloud infrastructure, APIs, identity, and security.
• Hands-on with modern AI/LLM tools, APIs, and agent frameworks.
• Experience with TOGAF or equivalent.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and AI/ML services.
• Experience guiding teams and executive decision-making.
• Experience with AI enablement programs, workshops, or communities of practice.
• Experience architecting automation, integration, or orchestration platforms such as n8n, Boomi, MuleSoft, or Workato.
• Public writing, speaking, or open-source contributions related to applied AI.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture standards, reference patterns, and governance guardrails for AI‑enabled solutions moving from pilot to production.
• Establish decision models for build, buy, or integrate choices; model and vendor selection; data access; security; and responsible AI adoption.
• Design scalable architecture patterns for AI‑enabled workflows and agentic processes across data, APIs, identity, security, and cloud platforms.
• Test new AI models, LLMs, agent frameworks, and tools to inform enterprise adoption.
• Design proof‑of‑concepts, define success criteria, and guide solutions from pilot to production.
• Lead architecture reviews and communicate trade-offs, risks, and growth to partners.
• Partner with teams to translate needs into governed, implementation‑ready solutions.
• Ensure teams through demos, workshops, and reusable templates to support safe AI adoption.

Skills

AI/LLM tools

Enterprise architecture

Cloud platforms

Governance frameworks

Agent frameworks

TOGAF

Executive engagement

Automation platforms

Open source contributions

Security & identity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience

Tools

n8n

Boomi

MuleSoft

Workato

Job description

Avalara is hiring a Principal Architect, Enterprise AI, to shape enterprise AI adoption and turn pilots into scalable architecture standards. This full-time remote role reports to the VP of Enterprise AI Transformation, with no direct people management.

You will design patterns, governance guardrails, and decision models for AI-enabled solutions, testing new AI models and guiding pilots to production at scale.