Technology Architect -AI & Data

About this opportunity

We are seeking a seasoned AI Architect to join the Architecture & Technology Board, driving AI architecture direction and adoption across Service Delivery. This role ensures fit-for-purpose, scalable, and responsible AI usage aligned with enterprise goals, while enabling development teams to build consistent, reusable, and production-ready AI applications through strong governance and best practices.

What You Will Do

Define and govern AI/ML, GenAI, and data architecture standards, patterns, and guardrails 
Review and approve AI-related solutions within the Architecture & Technology Forum 
Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture, data governance, security, and compliance 
Provide governance and guidance on AI platform capabilities including Model Context Protocol (MCP), Agent-to-Agent (A2A) communication, AI Gateways, and observability frameworks, ensuring secure, scalable, and well-orchestrated AI systems
Provide oversight on production-grade AI deployments, ensuring scalability, reliability, and observability 
Ensure strong data lifecycle management including data quality, lineage, governance, and compliance 
Establish and maintain baseline architecture for existing AI services and data ecosystems 
Evaluate business use cases for AI applicability, feasibility, and value realization 
Guide teams in selecting the right approach (AI vs automation vs traditional solutions) 
Ensure optimal technology fitment, avoiding overuse or misuse of AI 
Define and promote best practices for AI application design, data pipelines, and lifecycle management 
Guide engineering teams on architecture patterns, integration approaches, and data flows 
Enable reuse of AI components, datasets, and standardized solution patterns 
Stay current with latest advancements in AI/ML, GenAI, and enterprise AI platforms 
Evaluate emerging technologies and define adoption strategy for Service Delivery 
Publish whitepapers, architectural guidelines, and thought leadership on AI in Service Delivery 
Collaborate with other Ericsson organizations, architecture teams, and innovation units to understand ongoing AI initiatives 
Leverage and integrate existing platforms, solutions, and learnings, avoiding duplication of efforts 
Drive reuse, standardization, and alignment across units for consistent AI adoption 
Act as a bridge between global initiatives and Service Delivery implementation 

The Skills You Bring

Strong experience in AI/ML architecture with prior hands-on exposure to AI application development
Proven experience in governing or leading production-grade AI/ML deployments
Expertise in GenAI, LLMs, RAG architectures, and enterprise AI solution patterns
Solid understanding of data architecture fundamentals:
• Data modelling (conceptual/logical)
• Data pipelines (ETL/ELT) and data engineering practices
• Data quality, lineage, and governance
Experience with data platforms (data lakes, warehouses, streaming systems)
Knowledge of feature stores, vector databases, and data foundations for AI/GenAI
Strong understanding of AI lifecycle management (MLOps) and data lifecycle management
Experience with cloud AI ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP) and integration patterns
Ability to assess business use cases and map them to appropriate AI/automation solutions
Experience defining architecture standards, guidelines, and governance frameworks
Strong communication and thought leadership capabilities (whitepapers, forums, strategy articulation)

Good to have: Experience in NLP, conversational AI, or automation in Service Delivery contexts. Certifications in AI/ML, Cloud, or Architecture frameworks (TOGAF, etc.), Telecom Domain Knowledge.

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Primary country and city: India (IN) || Bangalore

Job details: Solution Architect

Job Stage: Job Stage 8

Primary Recruiter: Arunavo Banerjee

Hiring Manager: Subramanian Arumugam