We are a global technology company, home to more than 226,000+ people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around AI, digital, engineering, cloud and software, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. Consolidated revenues for 12 months ending December 2025 totaled $14.5B. ( )
The driving force behind that work, our people, are diverse, creative, and passionate, raising the bar for excellence on a regular basis. We, in turn, work hard to bring out the best in them as we strive to help them find their spark and become the best version of themselves that they can be. If all this sounds like an environment you ll thrive in, then you re in the right place.
Title: AI Architect
Location: New Jersey or Santa Clara, CA (USA)
Work Model: Hybrid
We are hiring an AI Architect to lead the strategy and design of enterprisescale, hybrid AI solutions, blending frontier models (Azure OpenAI, Gemini) with costefficient SLMs and edge inference.
In this role, you ll:
- Architect agentic AI and RAGbased solutions across complex enterprise environments
- Design interoperable, compliant, and costeffective AI architectures
- Advise Clevel and senior technology leaders on AI strategy, roadmaps, and governance
- Work across Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform, leveraging technologies from OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, NVIDIA, and AWS
Core Qualifications:
- Enterprise Experience: 8 10+ years in technical leadership, with a strong background in both software engineering and enterprise-scale cloud architecture.
- Cloud Expertise: Architectural expertise with one primary cloud platform (Azure, Google Cloud Platform, or AWS) and hands-on familiarity with at least one other.
- GenAI & LLM Depth: Demonstrated experience architecting and guiding solutions using GenAI platforms (e.g., Azure OpenAI, Vertex AI, or AWS Bedrock).
- RAG & Orchestration: Proven experience designing complex RAG pipelines.
- Model Fine-tuning: Experience with instruction tuning or fine-tuning strategies for LLMs.
- Leadership & Advisory Skills: Exceptional communication skills with demonstrated experience advising senior stakeholders (Director/C-Level) on technical strategy, roadmaps, and governance.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Multi-Agent Systems: Deep understanding of, and experience designing or prototyping, advanced multi-agent systems (e.g., task decomposition, collaborative agents).
- Multi-Cloud Experience: hands-on architectural expertise across all three major clouds (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform).
- GenAI Ops & Governance: 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
- Framework Expertise: Hands-on development experience with one or more orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel).
- Thought Leadership & Open Source: Published work (whitepapers, patents), conference speaking engagements, or active contributions to relevant open-source projects.
- Certifications: Professional-level cloud certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Google Cloud Platform Professional Cloud Architect).
How You ll Grow
At HCLTech, we offer continuous opportunities for you to find your spark and grow with us. We want you to be happy and satisfied with your role and to really learn what type of work sparks your brilliance the best. Throughout your time with us, we offer transparent communication with senior-level employees, learning and career development programs at every level, and opportunities to experiment in different roles or even pivot industries. We believe that you should be in control of your career with unlimited opportunities to find the role that fits you best.
Equality & Opportunity for All
Representing 165 nationalities across the globe, we pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees regardless of race, religion, sex, color, age, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, physical disability or genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with federal, state, and/or local law.
Pay Range
HCLTech offers a highly competitive compensation package, commensurate with experience. This includes a base salary, performance-based bonus, and comprehensive benefits.
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