HCLTech · 7 hours ago
Principal GEN AI Architect
East Brunswick, NJ
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $220K/yr
8+ years expHCLTech is looking for a highly talented and self-motivated Principal Gen AI Architect to join it in advancing the technological world through innovation and creativity. The role involves guiding the strategy and delivery for modern AI solutions, engaging with leaders in successful organizations, and leading architectural design for complex AI initiatives.
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Responsibilities
As an AI Architect, you will guide the strategy and delivery for interoperable, compliant, and economically viable modern AI solutions. You will architectures across a Hybrid AI landscape, blending Frontier Models (Azure OpenAI/Gemini) with Cost-Efficient Small Language Models (SLMs) and Edge Inference
You will craft solutions based on advanced AI technologies from OpenAI, NVIDIA, Google, , Microsoft and AWS. This role has a focus on enabling advanced Agentic AI solutions that transform core business functions and enable the future hybrid workforce
Working at the highest levels, you will engage AI, Technology and Business leaders in the world’s most successful organizations. You will lead architectural design, establish best practices, for our most complex AI initiatives
Multi-Agent Architecture Patterns: Define and govern reference architecture for multi-agent systems, covering hierarchical, peer-to-peer, and sequential (ReAct) orchestration models. Guide teams on pattern selection based on client use cases
Memory System Design: Architect the standards for integrated memory systems, including short-term session state, long-term knowledge via vector databases and knowledge graphs, and episodic/audit memory. Ensure coherent retrieval strategies across layers
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and CAG (Cache Augmented) Architecture: Define architectural patterns for end-to-end RAG pipelines, including chunking, embedding, vector search (e.g., Azure Cognitive Search, pgvector), and reranking. Ensure designs include standards for lineage, observability, and evaluation (e.g., RAGAS)
Cross-Cloud & Vendor Integration: Create and maintain decision frameworks for platform selection (e.g., Copilot Studio for Teams integration, Vertex AI for GCP workloads). Advise clients on balancing vendor lock-in risks with integration benefits
GenAIOps & Observability: Define the architectural standards for GenAIOps, including CI/CD, IaC, and observability. Establish standard metrics to track agent decision traces, latency, token consumption, hallucination, and cost
Safety, Security & Governance: Architect enterprise-wide guardrails for safety (hallucination mitigation), security (prompt injection defense, PII masking), and fairness (bias detection). Apply governance frameworks (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001) and design human-in-the-loop (HITL) workflows
Enterprise Integration & Scalability: Architect scalable integration patterns for agentic systems with enterprise platforms (Microsoft Entra ID, Teams, Dynamics/Salesforce, ERPs) and compute (Kubernetes). Ensure patterns address security, data residency, and compliance
Technical Leadership & Client Advisory: Combine technical architecture with strategic guidance. Lead C-level workshops on Agentic AI adoption, advise on roadmaps, and shape technology strategy. Mentor other architects and contribute to industry thought leadership
Thought leadership and public speaking: Present at industry events and publish articles that advance the AI industry
Qualification
Required
8–10+ years in technical leadership, with a strong background in both software engineering and enterprise-scale cloud architecture
Architectural expertise with one primary cloud platform (Azure, GCP, or AWS) and hands-on familiarity with at least one other
Demonstrated experience architecting and guiding solutions using GenAI platforms (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Vertex AI, or AWS Bedrock)
Proven experience designing complex RAG pipelines
Experience with instruction tuning or fine-tuning strategies for LLMs
Exceptional communication skills with demonstrated experience advising senior stakeholders (Director/C-Level) on technical strategy, roadmaps, and governance
Preferred
Deep understanding of, and experience designing or prototyping, advanced multi-agent systems (e.g., task decomposition, collaborative agents)
Hands-on architectural expertise across all three major clouds (Azure, AWS, GCP)
Hands-on experience with GenAI Ops tooling. Familiarity with AI governance frameworks (NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001) and their practical application. And AI FinOps & Model Routing
Hands-on development experience with one or more orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel)
Published work (whitepapers, patents), conference speaking engagements, or active contributions to relevant open-source projects
Professional-level cloud certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, GCP Professional Cloud Architect)
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Pharmacy
Life
Accidental death & dismemberment
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
401(k) retirement plan
10 days of paid time off per year
10 paid holidays per year
Company
HCLTech
HCLTech is a global IT company offering digital, engineering, and cloud solutions partnering with businesses for transformation.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$220MKey Investors
ChrysCapital
2008-07-10Post Ipo Equity· $220M
2000-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Vijayakumar C.
Chief Executive Officer
Alan Flower
Executive Vice President - CTO & Global Head, AI & Cloud Native Labs
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