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Sphera

Sphera creates a safer, more sustainable and productive world.

Senior Principal Architect, AI

AI EngineerMachine Learning EngineerFull TimeRemoteSeniorTeam 1,001-5,000Since 1989H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

1 day ago

Salary

$173K - $277K / year

Seniority

Senior

Bachelor Degree8 yrs expEnglishAzurePython

Job Description

Senior Principal Architect, AI

Sphera

• Own and operate the AIDLC — Sphera's agentic software delivery framework that applies across all engineering, not just AI projects. • Serve as the senior technical practitioner within the AI COE — personally designing, building, and guiding AI solutions from concept through production across the portfolio. • Establish and enforce the defined delivery roles across squads — ensuring each role operates within its scope and that agentic execution is properly supervised and validated at every stage. • Drive adoption of the AIDLC operating model across engineering teams — onboarding squads, enforcing framework discipline, and intervening where teams drift toward ad-hoc approaches or accumulate governance gaps. • Create and apply AI solution evaluation frameworks — covering prompt quality, model accuracy, latency, cost, and production reliability — and monitor deployed features for drift and degradation. • Evaluate and benchmark emerging AI tools, models, and frameworks through structured experimentation, producing clear technical recommendations from hands-on testing. • Collaborate fluidly with engineering, product, InfoSec, Legal, and senior leadership, translating technical depth and business consequence depending on the audience.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Data Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience building production AI systems.
  • 8+ years in software or platform engineering or solutions architecture, with a clear shift toward AI/ML implementation in recent roles.
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience designing and delivering production AI solutions — LLM applications, RAG systems, agentic workflows, or multi-model orchestration pipelines.
  • Deep practical knowledge of LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, vector stores, and orchestration frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or Semantic Kernel.
  • Fluent in Python; comfortable across the full AI stack including Azure AI Foundry, Azure Data Lake, APIM, and Databricks Mosaic AI.
  • Experience owning an AI delivery lifecycle or methodology — including standards definition, team onboarding, and process governance across concurrent projects.
  • Familiarity with agentic AI tooling including Claude Code and Claude Desktop with MCP servers, and structured artifact-driven delivery models.
  • Experience developing corporate AI governance frameworks — acceptable use policies, model approval processes, usage management, and audit readiness.
  • Working knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, and EU AI Act; experience partnering with Legal and InfoSec to operationalize AI compliance obligations.
  • Strong communicator — able to translate architectural and governance decisions clearly across engineering teams, product owners, and executive leadership.

Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Health Savings Account
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan with Company Match
  • Life and Disability Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Accident Insurance
  • Hospital Indemnity Insurance
  • Paid Time Off and Holidays
  • Flexible Working Schedule

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