Sr. AI Data Engineer/Architect

T Rowe Price; Baltimore (MD); Híbrido; USD 121.000 - 206.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid work schedule

Annual bonus eligibility

Competitive compensation

Health and wellness benefits

Retirement plan

Descripción de la vacante

T. Rowe Price is seeking a Senior Enterprise AI Data Architect to lead the design, governance, and evolution of enterprise data and AI architecture across the firm.

The role combines strategic leadership with hands-on delivery, spanning data ingestion, transformation, semantic modeling, model orchestration, and production deployment. The ideal candidate will bring deep cloud data platform expertise, AI/ML architecture, and strong communication to influence cross-functional teams.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in data, platform, or solution architecture for enterprise-scale cloud data and AI.
• Hands-on experience with generative AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics, with at least one end-to-end production use case.
• Strong experience with AWS and Snowflake, including governance for data access, analytics, and AI integration; Bedrock/Cortex preferred.
• Deep understanding of modern data architecture: ingestion, transformation, semantic modeling, metadata, lineage, governance, and deployment.
• Proficiency in Python or another modern language, with APIs, orchestration, CI/CD, and IaC experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management to influence architecture decisions.

Responsabilidades

• Lead architecture, design, and hands-on implementation of enterprise data and AI solutions from concept to production.
• Define end-to-end architecture patterns for ingestion, transformation, semantic modeling, retrieval, orchestration, inference, integration, and deployment.
• Build prototypes and POCs to validate decisions and accelerate adoption of new data and AI capabilities.
• Establish reusable design patterns for workflows using cloud-native and enterprise data platforms.
• Design and guide AI integration with enterprise applications, APIs, and data platforms such as Snowflake.
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure scalable, secure, and supportable implementations.
• Define standards for metadata, lineage, governance, observability, and lifecycle management across data/AI.
• Evaluate tools, models, platforms, and integration approaches aligned to strategy and business needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align architecture, platform capabilities, and roadmaps.
• Drive adoption of enterprise architecture standards and reusable frameworks.

Conocimientos

Cloud data platforms

AI architecture

Data governance

Python

APIs

CI/CD

Infrastructure as code

Stakeholder management

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems

Master's degree (preferred)

Herramientas

Snowflake

AWS

Amazon Bedrock Agent Core

Snowflake Cortex

Descripción del empleo

At T. Rowe Price, we identify and actively invest in opportunities to help people thrive in an evolving world. As a premier global asset management organization with more than 85 years of experience, we provide investment solutions and a broad range of equity, fixed income, and multi-asset capabilities to individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. We take an active, independent approach to investing, offering our dynamic perspective and meaningful partnership so our clients can feel more confident.

We believe doing the right thing for our clients and our associates is good business. With a career at the firm, you can expect opportunities to create real impact at work and in your community. You’ll enjoy resources to support your career path, as well as compensation, benefits, and flexibility to enrich your life. Here, you’ll find a collaborative culture that respects and values differences and colleagues who share a spirit of generosity.

Join us for the opportunity to grow and make a difference in ways that matter to you.

About the Team

The Enterprise Data Architecture and Data Platform team is a central organization built to establish enterprise-wide standards and capabilities as scalable solutions to be used across the enterprise. This team defines and manages enterprise data architectures and AI data readiness working with Enterprise Architecture that ensures consistency, scale, controls and compliance to how data is managed. This organization is also responsible for enterprise capabilities including vendor solutions as product owners.

Role Summary

As a Senior Enterprise AI Data Architect, you will lead the design, governance, and evolution of enterprise data and AI architecture capabilities across the firm. This role is responsible for defining reference architectures, guiding implementation patterns, and ensuring scalable, secure, and governed solutions that enable enterprise data and AI outcomes.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in modern cloud data platforms, AI/ML architecture, and enterprise integration patterns, along with strong communication and stakeholder management skills. This is a highly hands‑on, full‑stack architecture role spanning data ingestion, transformation, semantic and consumption layers, model orchestration, application integration, and production deployment patterns. The role includes both strategic architecture leadership and practical execution, including prototyping and proof‑of‑concept development to validate new capabilities.

We are seeking an energetic, creative, and technically strong architect who enjoys solving complex enterprise problems and building reusable frameworks, standards, and patterns that scale data and AI capabilities across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design, and selective hands‑on implementation of enterprise data and AI solutions from concept through production.
• Define end‑to‑end architecture patterns covering data ingestion, transformation, semantic modeling, retrieval, model orchestration, inference, integration, and deployment.
• Build prototypes and proof‑of‑concepts to validate architecture decisions, evaluate emerging technologies, and accelerate adoption of new data and AI capabilities.
• Establish reusable design patterns for agentic, analytical, and model‑driven workflows using cloud‑native and enterprise data platforms.
• Design and guide integration of AI capabilities with enterprise applications, APIs, and data platforms such as Snowflake.
• Partner with engineering teams to ensure architecture patterns are implemented in a scalable, secure, and supportable manner.
• Define standards for metadata, lineage, governance, observability, and lifecycle management across data and AI solutions.
• Evaluate tradeoffs across tools, models, platforms, and integration approaches, and recommend solutions aligned to enterprise strategy and business needs.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to align architecture, platform capabilities, and delivery roadmaps.
• Drive adoption of enterprise architecture standards, reusable frameworks, and best practices across data and AI initiatives.

Qualifications

Required

We are looking for an experienced architect with a passion for data and a talent for driving technical consensus. We value your background and we place a high emphasis on your ability to continuously learn and master new technologies. The ideal candidate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of experience in data, platform, or solution architecture, including experience designing and delivering enterprise‑scale cloud data and AI solutions.
• Hands‑on experience with generative AI, machine learning, or advanced analytics solutions, including at least one use case delivered end‑to‑end into production.
• Strong experience with AWS and Snowflake, including architecture and implementation patterns for governed data access, analytics, and AI integration; experience with Amazon Bedrock Agent Core and Snowflake Cortex strongly preferred.
• Deep understanding of modern data architecture, including data ingestion, transformation, semantic modeling, metadata, lineage, data quality, governance, and production deployment patterns.
• Strong technical skills in Python or another modern programming language, along with experience in APIs, orchestration patterns, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and operational best practices.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence architecture decisions, work across technical and business teams, and operate effectively in a fast‑evolving environment.

Preferred

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical, 5 years of experiences working in Asset Management or a related financial services or highly regulated industry.
• AWS certified AI practitioner. SnowPro Core Certification.

FINRA Requirements

FINRA licenses are not required and will not be supported for this role.

Work Flexibility

This role is eligible for hybrid work, with up to three days per week from home.

Base Salary Ranges

Please review the job posting for the location of this specific opportunity.

$121,000.00 - $206,000.00 for the location of: Maryland, Colorado, Washington and remote workers
$133,000.00 - $227,000.00 for the location of: Washington, D.C.
$151,000.00 - $258,000.00 for the location of: New York, California

Placement within the range provided above is based on the individual’s relevant experience and skills for the role. Base salary is only one component of our total compensation package. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, which is determined upon company and individual performance.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At T. Rowe Price, our associates are our greatest asset. We thrive because our company culture is built on inclusion and because we sustain a work environment where associates can bring their best selves to work every day. The backgrounds, talents, and experiences of our global associates allow us to embrace new ideas and perspectives that move our business priorities forward and enable us to deliver strong client outcomes. Here, you can expect equal opportunity and fair and consistent treatment for all.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Annual bonus eligibility
• A generous retirement plan
• Hybrid work schedule
• Health and wellness benefits, including online therapy
• Paid time off for vacation, illness, medical appointments, and volunteering days
• Family care resources, including fertility and adoption benefits

Learn more about our benefits.

T. Rowe Price is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all associates and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.