Director, Senior Technical Architect

Responsibilities:
- Shape architecture and technology strategy for ELT-level AI programs; create actionable roadmap and target-state architecture.
- Define target/reference architectures, technical standards, integration patterns, and guardrails.
- Align AI program architecture to enterprise platforms/standards; reuse shared capabilities (agent, data, memory, security) and integrate into the platform spine.
- Serve as trusted technical advisor to business/Digital and ELT sponsors; translate ambiguous AI ambitions into architecture choices, delivery models, and measurable outcomes.
- Architect responsible AI/automation/engineering with governance, controls, and verification.
- Mentor engineering/delivery teams; raise technical standards through influence.
- Establish reliability, security, documentation, and operational excellence expectations; ensure compliance, observability, and resilience.

Minimum requirements:
- BS + 8+ years (or MS + 7+ years, or PhD + 5+ years).
- Experience defining architecture/technology strategy for significant (ideally AI/data-intensive) programs/domains.
- Hands-on expertise in modern engineering, cloud, data/integration patterns, APIs, AI/ML, security, reliability.
- Experience guiding stakeholders as a technical advisor/design authority.
- Partnered with senior business/Digital leaders on high-visibility programs to deliver measurable outcomes.

Preferred:
- Technology/engineering degree.
- Regulated global enterprise experience (compliance, privacy, security, risk).
- Experience architecting AI/agentic/automation solutions and platform reuse.
- Strong stakeholder influence; depth in AI and modern architecture (LLMs/agents/data/cloud/integration).

Benefits/comp (as stated): Base salary $162,900–$271,500; bonus target 20%; eligible for long-term incentive; 401(k) match; paid vacation/holidays; paid caregiver/parental and medical leave; medical/prescription/dental/vision.