AI Platform Architect | Remote

<p>&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">What you do:</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a name="_Hlk185408862"></a><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">As the AI &amp; Analytics Platform Architect you will be the strategic and technical leader driving Allianz Life’s AI and Analytics capabilities on the Azure platform. In this pivotal role, you’ll combine hands-on engineering expertise with architectural vision to design, build, and manage scalable cloud infrastructure that powers advanced analytics and AI solutions. You’ll define and execute the platform’s architecture with a focus on operational excellence, security, and performance. Collaboration will be key, as you partner closely with IT, data science, analytics engineering, and vendor teams to deliver a robust, future-ready platform that accelerates innovation and business value.</span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> &nbsp;You will report to the Sr. Director, AI &amp; Analytics Engineering.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Platform Strategy &amp; Architecture </span></strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Define and evolve the architectural vision for the AI &amp; Analytics platform on Azure, ensuring alignment with enterprise data strategy and business goals</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud-native solutions</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Own the platform roadmap, including service selection, integration patterns, and environment management</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Engineering &amp; Operations </span></strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Oversee the development, deployment, and maintenance of platform components including data pipelines, model hosting environments, and monitoring frameworks</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Manage the platform’s development and test environments, including data provisioning, masking, and access controls</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Ensure high availability, performance, and observability of platform services through proactive monitoring and incident response</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Collaboration &amp; Governance </span></strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Partner with IT, data science, and analytics engineering teams to support end-to-end solution delivery</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Provide architectural oversight and guidance across the SDLC, including CI/CD, release management, and environment promotion</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Manage vendor relationships and coordinate production support activities with internal and external stakeholders</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Innovation &amp; Enablement </span></strong></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Evaluate emerging Azure services and AI/ML capabilities to drive innovation and continuous improvement</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Contribute to platform governance, including data ethics, compliance, and security best practices</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Mentor technical teams and promote architectural standards and reusable patterns</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Utilize artificial intelligence tools and resources (e.g. generative AI)</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">&nbsp;</span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><a name="_Hlk201563927"></a><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">What you bring:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; color: #2f5496;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">&nbsp;</p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">8+ years of experience in cloud engineering or architecture with at least 2+ years working on Azure</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Expertise in Azure services such as Azure Machine Learning, AI Foundry, Data Factory, Synapse, Key Vault, and Monitor</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Experience with MLOps, DevOps, and SDLC practices in a regulated enterprise environment</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Understanding of the infrastructure required to run LLM and other GenAI-based AI Applications as well as traditional ML Ops &amp; data pipelines</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Experience managing multi-environment platforms (dev/test/prod) and supporting AI/analytics workloads</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage vendor relationships</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0in 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills</span></li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 8pt 0px; line-height: 107%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">You must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. and will not require immigration sponsorship for visa status now or in the future (e.g. H1-B, L-1, TN, etc). If you are currently on CPT/OPT, you are ineligible due to the need for future immigration sponsorship</span></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>76590 | Data &amp; AI | Professional | Non-Executive | Allianz US Life | Full-Time | Permanent</p>