Perficient · 8 hours ago
Lead Agentic AI Architect - Boston
555 Maryville University Drive, Ste 600, Saint Louis, MO, 63141, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$82K/yr - $178K/yr
7+ years expPerficient is a global AI-first consultancy that partners with leading enterprises to deliver transformative AI solutions. The Lead Agentic AI Architect will develop best-in-class experiences, provide technology direction, and collaborate with teams to innovate and implement high-quality AI solutions. This role also involves articulating complex data strategies to executives and leading AI enablement initiatives across the platform.
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Responsibilities
Articulate complex Data & AI strategies to C-level executives, translating technical "action fabrics" into business value
Lead high-velocity squads while remaining willing to jump into the console to debug, prototype, or architect solutions
Architect the Future Define and drive the AI and platform architecture vision, establishing best practices for building secure, scalable, and high-performance systems on GCP
Lead AI Enablement Design and implement AI/ML capabilities across the platform, including data ingestion, model lifecycle management, and real-time monitoring to deliver actionable insights
Evaluate Emerging Technologies Continuously assess new AI/ML tools and trends to ensure the platform remains innovative and aligned with strategic business goals
Collaborate Across Functions Act as a key liaison between engineering, product, and business stakeholders, translating business needs into actionable architectural designs and ensuring cohesive execution
Establish Technical Standards Define and enforce architectural standards, toolsets, and integration frameworks
Optimize Performance and Cost Direct initiatives to monitor and enhance platform performance and cost-efficiency using advanced platform tools, ensuring high availability and scalability
Mentor and Inspire Guide and support engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the architecture function
Implementing guardrails, optimizing for costs, and evaluating model performances
Qualification
Required
Gemini & Agentic AI: deeply hands-on with Vertex AI Agents and Gemini 1.5. You must understand how to build and deploy Gemini Connectors to ground models in enterprise data
Low-No Code Velocity: Leverage Vertex AI Agent Builder to rapidly prototype and deploy agentic workflows, bypassing traditional heavy-code bottlenecks when speed is critical
Fast-Paced Agile: drive delivery in a high-velocity environment. You thrive in 2-week sprints and can pivot strategy based on real-time feedback
Rigorous SDLC: enforce software development lifecycle best practices for AI—ensuring that 'Action Fabrics' are tested, versioned, and scalable (CI/CD for Data & AI)
Industrialization: Move POCs to production by prioritizing stability, security, and scale over novelty
Google Cloud Native: 7+ years of deep experience within the GCP ecosystem (BigQuery, Dataflow, Looker, Vertex AI)
GenAI Practitioner: Proven experience building RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) architectures and grounding LLMs (specifically Gemini) with enterprise data
The 'Connector' Mindset: Experience building custom connectors and integrations that allow AI agents to read from and write back to enterprise systems (ERP, CRM)
Agile Leadership: Certified Scrum Master or equivalent practical experience leading agile teams in a consulting or product environment
Communication: Exceptional ability to command a room, manage stakeholder expectations, and simplify the complex
Experience with prompt engineering, RAG, or agentic AI architectures
Experience with agentic frameworks in practice (langchain, n8n, pydantic, etc)
Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools to enhance productivity, streamline workflows, and support data-informed task execution
A solid understanding of AI capabilities and limitations including ethical considerations is expected
Preferred
Familiarity with AI-enhanced platforms is a plus
Company
Perficient
Perficient is an IT consulting firm that helps companies adapt their systems to third party software products that use internet.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
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$65.3M2024-05-05Acquired
2024-01-17Post Ipo Equity· $4.44M
2022-10-17Post Ipo Equity· $5.18M
Leadership Team
Ed Hofffman
Senior Vice President, North America Business Operations
Hari Madamalla
Vice President
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