Senior GenAI Architect & Engineering Lead

Citi; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Job summary

The Citi USCC Architecture and AI Engineering group seeks a seasoned principal Generative AI/AI Lead to guide our team and architect the next generation of intelligent systems in Irving, TX. You will mentor engineers, drive project execution from concept to production, and shape the technical direction for GenAI and agentic AI initiatives.

Lead design of robust, scalable AI solutions, partner with business stakeholders, and enforce governance and MLOps practices to ensure secure, compliant

Qualifications

• 6+ years of Gen AI application development experience.
• Leadership and team mentorship in a technical setting.
• Ability to design and architect scalable, high-availability AI systems.
• Experience with governance, risk, and ethical guidelines for enterprise AI.
• Expert Python proficiency and core AI/ML libraries.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design end-to-end AI systems at scale.
• Collaborate with business leaders to translate needs into a technical vision.
• Mentor and develop a team of AI engineers.
• Establish AI governance and MLOps best practices.
• Hands-on leadership in ML/GenAI development.
• Lead MLOps strategy and production deployment in containerized environments like OpenShift.

Skills

Gen AI application development

Leadership & Management

Architectural Expertise

Business Acumen

AI Governance

Python Proficiency

Deep AI/ML Expertise

MLOps

Data handling pipelines

OpenShift/Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Docker

OpenShift

Kubernetes

FastAPI

PyTorch

TensorFlow

NumPy

Pandas

Transformers

LangChain

Job description

The Citi USCC Architecture and AI Engineering group seeks a seasoned principal Generative AI/AI Lead to guide our team and architect the next generation of intelligent systems in Irving, TX. You will mentor engineers, drive project execution from concept to production, and shape the technical direction for GenAI and agentic AI initiatives.

Lead design of robust, scalable AI solutions, partner with business stakeholders, and enforce governance and MLOps practices to ensure secure, compliant