AI Architect

Job Family:

Data Engineering & Architecture

Travel Required:

None

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

• Design practical AI-enabled solution architectures that translate business and supervisory priorities into implementable technology solutions, particularly where AI can improve regulatory examination workflows, staff planning, budgeting, workflow management, and other mission-oriented processes.
• Assess existing technology environments and identify opportunities, dependencies, constraints, and impediments associated with integrating AI capabilities into existing systems and workflows.
• Develop solution architectures that integrate with core enterprise platforms and define required data flows, interfaces, integrations, and dependencies.
• Translate business, functional, and technical requirements into executable AI solution designs, working across business, technology, risk, compliance, and operations stakeholders.
• Lead or support hands-on implementation, including configuration, integration, testing, troubleshooting, defect and root-cause analysis, deployment, and transition to sustainable operations.
• Embed technology risk, cybersecurity, data protection, privacy, resiliency, and regulatory considerations into AI solution designs.
• Support remediation and corrective actions where AI, data, integration, or technology issues contribute to deficiencies identified through examinations, audits, technology assessments, or other reviews.
• Develop architecture and implementation documentation with appropriate traceability and version control and support knowledge transfer and training.

What You Will Need:

• Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred.
• US Citizenship is contractually required.
• Minimum of EIGHT (8+) years of professional experience.
• Strong executive communication, documentation, and knowledge-transfer skills, including the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear business implications, risks, decisions, and actions is highly preferred.
• Strong AI and technology solution architecture skills, including hands-on experience with system architecture, interfaces, integrations, dependencies, and data flows is highly preferred.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Bachelor's degree from accredited university.
• Ability to work effectively across technology, business, risk, compliance, operations, and vendor teams.
• Strong analytical and rapid problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience within banking, financial services, payments, financial regulation, or another highly regulated environment.
• Experience designing or implementing AI-enabled solutions within regulatory, supervisory, risk, compliance, or other mission-oriented workflows.
• Experience working with enterprise platforms such as Snowflake, ServiceNow, and SharePoint, including integration with existing systems and workflows.
• Experience supporting technology remediation or corrective action efforts resulting from regulatory examinations, audits, technology assessments, or similar reviews.
• Experience operating in environments with significant cybersecurity, privacy, resiliency, data governance, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience taking technology solutions through assessment, architecture/design, development or configuration, testing, deployment, and implementation.
• Experience translating business and functional requirements into practical, implementable technology solutions.
• Experience with data architecture, enterprise integration, technology implementation, migration, troubleshooting, and defect resolution.
• Understanding of technology risk, cybersecurity, data protection, resiliency, third-party dependencies, and related technology controls.
• Experience with requirements development and configuration/change management.

The annual salary range for this position is $149,000.00-$248,000.00. Compensation decisions depend on a wide range of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, security clearances, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs.

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Care.com annual membership
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus