Principal Enterprise Architect, AI Health Cloud

Job#: 3030847

Job Description:
Principal Enterprise Architect, AI Health Cloud

Location: Louisville, Kentucky (Partial Remote)
Employment Type: Contract to Perm

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Principal Enterprise Architect to lead the full-stack design and integration of advanced AI and ML platform and solution architectures within our AI-enabled Health Cloud Platform. This role blends expertise in end-to-end systems architecture and enterprise integration with an understanding of modern AI capabilities. You will play a critical role in shaping the technical foundation of the platform and the delivery of intelligent healthcare solutions by embedding services like Generative AI and RPA into clinical workflows.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and full-stack implementation of end-to-end AI/ML platform and solution architectures, ensuring seamless integration with enterprise systems and healthcare data sources.
• Design and develop scalable APIs and microservices using frameworks and technologies such as .NET, C#, and REST-based services.
• Define, document, and enforce platform and integration architecture standards, including data contracts, API security, and interoperability patterns.
• Partner with AI/ML engineers, product managers, and data engineers to translate business requirements into cloud-native, reusable platform capabilities.
• Architect and optimize LLM-based systems, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines, vector databases, and agentic AI frameworks such as LangChain or AutoGen.
• Design and evolve the overall AI/ML platform architecture, including model lifecycle management and reusable AI services.
• Ensure all platform components and solutions are secure, HIPAA-compliant, and aligned with healthcare interoperability standards such as FHIR and HL7.
• Evaluate and integrate third-party AI services, open-source tools, and cloud-native components into the platform architecture.
• Provide architectural leadership across model training, deployment, monitoring, and retraining to ensure performance and scalability.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 15+ years of overall experience in solution architecture, including at least 10+ years focused on platform and enterprise integration architecture. Demonstrated experience designing and delivering AI-powered healthcare or pharmacy platforms and solutions.

Technical Skills: Strong background in AI/ML system architecture, including multi-agent systems and RPA. Extensive experience building and integrating APIs and services using .NET and C#. Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure preferred), containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes, and hands-on expertise with Generative AI, RAG architectures, and vector databases.

Compliance & Communication: Strong understanding of healthcare data standards, security controls, and compliant data handling practices. Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in AI/ML engineering, data science, or biomedical informatics.
• Experience with responsible AI practices, including model interpretability, governance, and bias mitigation.
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Computer Science, AI/ML, or a related technical field.

Compensation & Benefits

The compensation for this position is a bill rate of up to $180.00 per hour. Compensation may be adjusted depending on geographic location, qualifications, and experience. Our organization offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.