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AI Architect

Chicago, Illinois, United States

How You’ll Make an Impact:
We are seeking an experienced AI Architect to help drive our AI strategy by researching, developing, and implementing cutting-edge artificial intelligence solutions that create market differentiating capabilities for our customers. The AI Architect will work closely with cross-functional teams to identify significant business opportunities to apply AI and to lead the development of reliable, scalable, and performant workflows and architectures that integrate  these technologies into new and existing applications. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in big data technologies, AI/ML tools and operations, and software engineering, with a proven track record of leading AI initiatives from concept to customer-facing product.  

 A day in the life: 

  • AI Strategy and Planning: Develop and advance the AI strategy to align with company goals. Lead the evaluation and selection of AI/ML tools and frameworks, including those relevant to generative AI and large language models (LLMs). 
  • Solution Architecture: Design scalable, robust AI/ML architectures to solve complex business problems. Define technical requirements, solution design, and deployment pipelines for AI systems. 
  • AI Model Development: Oversee the creation, training, and optimization of machine learning models, including generative AI models (e.g., GPT, Transformer-based architectures) and other advanced techniques in natural language processing. 
  • LLM and Generative AI Expertise: Lead the design, fine-tuning, and deployment of large language models and generative AI systems for various use cases such as content generation, virtual assistants, and recommendation engines. 
  • Integration and Deployment: Lead the integration of AI models into production systems, ensuring reliability, security, and scalability. Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines specific to AI/ML workflows. 
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, product managers, and business leaders to translate business needs into AI/ML solutions. 
  • Governance and Ethics: Implement best practices for AI governance, including model interpretability, bias detection, fairness, and regulatory compliance. 
  • Innovation and R&D: Stay current with AI trends, especially in generative AI and LLMs. Drive innovation by researching new techniques and methodologies that could benefit the company. 
  • Mentorship and Thought Leadership: Provide technical guidance and mentorship to data science and engineering teams. Advocate for AI best practices and foster a culture of continuous learning and experimentation. 
     

What we're looking for: 

  • 15+ years of experience in AI/ML, software development, or related roles, with at least 3 years in an architecture or leadership capacity. 
  • 8+ years of experience with cloud service providers such as Azure, AWS, or GCP 
  • Proven experience in designing and deploying AI/ML systems in a production environment, especially for customer-facing applications. 
  • Strong Knowledge with MLOps and LLMOps model deployment strategies, and version control systems. 
  • Strong knowledge and experience in AI/ML frameworks and libraries such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-Learn, etc. 
  • Strong knowledge and experience with containerization and orchestration tools 
  • Proficient in programming languages like Python or C++, with experience in cloud-based AI services (AWS, Azure, GCP).Deep knowledge of data science, statistics, and machine learning techniques, including supervised and unsupervised learning, NLP, and reinforcement learning. 
  • Experience with large language models (e.g., GPT, BERT) and generative AI technologies. 
  • Experience in building and deploying AI/ML solutions in areas like natural language understanding, generative content, and conversational AI.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills. 


Preferred Qualifications: 

  • Experience with AI governance, ethics, and regulatory compliance. 
  • Experience in high-impact domains such as healthcare or finance. 
  • Certification in AI/ML-related disciplines or cloud platforms. 
  • Publications or patents in AI/ML research, particularly in generative AI or LLMs, are a plus. 

How we work:
The preferred location for this role is in Chicago, IL or St. Louis, MO. We value our people spending time together and have campuses hosting in-person events located in both cities. We are truly a hybrid environment with all team members experiencing the flexibility to work from home. 

Thinking about applying?  
Research shows that women and underrepresented groups tend to apply to jobs only when they check every box on a job posting. If you’re currently reading this and hesitating to click “Apply” for that reason, we encourage you to go for it! A true passion and excitement for making an impact is just as important as work experience.

Should you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please reach out to careers@stratadecision.com. 

Here @ Strata… 
Our culture is driven by our people solving problems together. We embrace learning, collaboration, and continuous career growth. Together, we lift our customers, our products, our company, and our community.  

We believe that each of our team member’s unique perspectives and experiences is what drives innovation and positive change. Our individual differences are what make us a more forward-thinking organization. We foster a culture of inclusion, equity and belonging, regardless of race, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.  

Our Core Values:
While we celebrate what makes each member of our team unique, our core values are what connect us. They set clear expectations for how we approach our work and how each of us can positively influence the experience of our team and our customers.

  • Connect with positive intent.
  • Be helpful.
  • Own it.
  • Get better every day.
  • Stay humble.

Strata is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. Full-time roles are eligible for an annual bonus based on both individual and company performance. Find out more about Strata benefits here.  

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