Lead Architect - Generative AI
Department: Information Technology
Reports to: Senior Manager - IT Infrastructure
Location: In Office , Boston MA, Orange CT
The base salary range for this position is dependent upon experience and location, ranging from: $125,766 - $164,354
Job Summary
The Lead Architect – Generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a senior technical leader responsible for shaping the organization's AI strategy and delivering innovative solutions using generative AI technologies. This role focuses on architecting scalable, secure, and high-performance AI systems across AWS and Azure, with strong emphasis on infrastructure automation via Terraform.
Collaborating with data scientists, engineers, and business stakeholders, the architect integrates generative AI—such as LLMs, NLP, image synthesis, and code generation—into enterprise platforms. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in cloud-native AI services, software architecture, and machine learning frameworks, along with strong communication and mentoring skills.
Reporting to the Senior Manager – IT Infrastructure, this role drives ethical AI adoption and delivers transformative solutions that enhance efficiency, customer experience, and competitive edge.
Key Responsibilities
Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams, including data scientists, software engineers, and DevOps professionals.
Effectively communicates to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders, including executives, product managers, and clients.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Familiarity with use cases such as natural language processing (NLP), content generation, chatbots, code generation, and image synthesis.
Knowledge of ethical considerations in AI, including bias mitigation, fairness, and compliance with regulations like GDPR or CCPA.
Extensive experience with OpenAI APIs (e.g., GPT models, DALL·E, Whisper) and Amazon Bedrock for building and deploying generative AI solutions.
Proficiency in Python for AI/ML workflows, including libraries like TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, and LangChain.
Experience with AWS (especially Bedrock, SageMaker, Lambda, and S3) and familiarity with other cloud providers like Azure or Google Cloud if needed.
Hands-on experience with machine learning frameworks (e.g., Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch) and tools for model deployment (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
Preferred Qualifications
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Company:
AVANGRID MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC.
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Job Posting End Date:
August-5-2026
