Director, Senior Technical Architect
Pfizer
August 14, 2026
On-site
Tampa, FL
IT
Director, Senior Technical Architect — AI Architecture & Technology Strategy
Responsibilities:
- Shape architecture and technology strategy for ELT-level AI programs; translate ambiguous ambitions into a clear roadmap and target-state architecture.
- Define target/reference architectures, technical standards, integration patterns, and guardrails for enterprise scale.
- Align AI program architecture with enterprise platforms; ensure reuse of shared capabilities (agent, data, memory, security) and integration with the platform spine.
- Act as a trusted technical advisor to ELT/business/Digital leaders; drive measurable outcomes.
- Architect responsible AI/automation practices (governance, controls, verification).
- Provide mentorship to engineering/delivery teams; raise technical standards.
- Establish reliability, security, documentation, observability, and governance expectations.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s + 8 years; or Master’s + 7 years; or PhD + 5+ years.
- Experience defining architecture/technology strategy for significant programs/products/domains (ideally AI/data-intensive).
- Deep hands-on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration, APIs, AI/ML services, security, and reliability.
- Experience advising/guiding via influence; partnering with senior business/Digital stakeholders.
Preferred Requirements:
- Regulated enterprise experience (compliance, privacy, security, risk).
- Experience with AI/agentic/automation and platform reuse.
- Recognized technical depth in AI/modern architecture (agentic platforms, LLMs, data platforms, cloud, enterprise integration).
Benefits (explicitly stated): base salary; eligible bonus (20% target) and long-term incentive; 401(k) match and retirement contribution; paid vacation/holidays; caregiver/parental and medical leave; medical/prescription/dental/vision.
Work Location: On premise (multiple locations); on-site strongly preferred; remote only for eligible internal candidates.
Responsibilities:
- Shape architecture and technology strategy for ELT-level AI programs; translate ambiguous ambitions into a clear roadmap and target-state architecture.
- Define target/reference architectures, technical standards, integration patterns, and guardrails for enterprise scale.
- Align AI program architecture with enterprise platforms; ensure reuse of shared capabilities (agent, data, memory, security) and integration with the platform spine.
- Act as a trusted technical advisor to ELT/business/Digital leaders; drive measurable outcomes.
- Architect responsible AI/automation practices (governance, controls, verification).
- Provide mentorship to engineering/delivery teams; raise technical standards.
- Establish reliability, security, documentation, observability, and governance expectations.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor’s + 8 years; or Master’s + 7 years; or PhD + 5+ years.
- Experience defining architecture/technology strategy for significant programs/products/domains (ideally AI/data-intensive).
- Deep hands-on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration, APIs, AI/ML services, security, and reliability.
- Experience advising/guiding via influence; partnering with senior business/Digital stakeholders.
Preferred Requirements:
- Regulated enterprise experience (compliance, privacy, security, risk).
- Experience with AI/agentic/automation and platform reuse.
- Recognized technical depth in AI/modern architecture (agentic platforms, LLMs, data platforms, cloud, enterprise integration).
Benefits (explicitly stated): base salary; eligible bonus (20% target) and long-term incentive; 401(k) match and retirement contribution; paid vacation/holidays; caregiver/parental and medical leave; medical/prescription/dental/vision.
Work Location: On premise (multiple locations); on-site strongly preferred; remote only for eligible internal candidates.