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Senior level design architect jobs put experienced professionals in charge of design direction, project outcomes, and the teams or disciplines that execute complex built environments. Roles are concentrated across Electronics & Hardware, Technology & Software, and Banking & Financial Services, with a mix of on-site, hybrid, and remote positions posted by employers like State Street, Jacobs, and Convergint hiring at this level now.
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We are seeking an AI System Design Architect (AVP) with strong expertise in Generative AI, Machine Learning, enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, and scalable solution design. This role will own end-to-end system design for a major GenAI platform and shared AI services, ensuring solutions are secure, resilient, compliant, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
The ideal candidate will translate business and platform requirements into robust technical architectures across the AI stack, define architecture patterns and integration contracts, establish non-functional requirements, and provide architecture reviews across pods. This role requires close collaboration with product, engineering, data science, cloud, and control teams to drive scalable, production-grade AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end architecture and system design for a major AI platform domain, including model integration, orchestration, APIs, data flows, and downstream system interactions.
- Define and implement reference architectures, design standards, integration contracts, and non-functional requirements (NFRs) for the platform area.
- Translate business and product requirements into scalable, secure, resilient, and maintainable AI solution designs.
- Partner with business stakeholders, product managers, engineers, data scientists, platform teams, and security teams to deliver enterprise-ready AI systems.
- Design solutions leveraging cloud architecture principles on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, ensuring interoperability, scalability, observability, and operational readiness.
- Establish reusable architecture patterns for RAG, model serving, prompt workflows, agentic AI workflows, and AI application integration.
- Ensure alignment with Responsible AI, model governance, data handling, compliance, testing, risk, and production control requirements.
- Conduct architecture assessments, technical design reviews, and proof-of-concept evaluations for new AI use cases and platform capabilities.
- Review solution designs across pods and provide guidance on architecture decisions, trade-offs, and standards adherence.
- Partner with engineering and DevSecOps teams to support production readiness, release architecture, monitoring, and scalability planning.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
- 8–14 years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise application architecture, platform architecture, or AI/ML architecture.
- Strong hands-on experience with Generative AI, LLMs, ML systems, RAG architectures, vector databases, and AI application integration.
- Proven experience in cloud architecture and solution design on at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Strong understanding of cloud-native services including compute, storage, networking, identity and access management, security, and AI/ML services.
- Expertise in API architecture, microservices, distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and system integration patterns.
- Experience designing solutions with strong security, resiliency, scalability, observability, and performance considerations.
- Working knowledge of AI governance, Responsible AI, model risk, compliance, testing, and operational controls.
- Ability to lead architecture discussions and clearly communicate complex technical concepts to technical and business stakeholders.
- Strong collaboration, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
Salary Range:
$90,000 - $157,500 Annual
The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
We are seeking an AI System Design Architect (AVP) with strong expertise in Generative AI, Machine Learning, enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, and scalable solution design. This role will own end-to-end system design for a major GenAI platform and shared AI services, ensuring solutions are secure, resilient, compliant, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
The ideal candidate will translate business and platform requirements into robust technical architectures across the AI stack, define architecture patterns and integration contracts, establish non-functional requirements, and provide architecture reviews across pods. This role requires close collaboration with product, engineering, data science, cloud, and control teams to drive scalable, production-grade AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end architecture and system design for a major AI platform domain, including model integration, orchestration, APIs, data flows, and downstream system interactions.
- Define and implement reference architectures, design standards, integration contracts, and non-functional requirements (NFRs) for the platform area.
- Translate business and product requirements into scalable, secure, resilient, and maintainable AI solution designs.
- Partner with business stakeholders, product managers, engineers, data scientists, platform teams, and security teams to deliver enterprise-ready AI systems.
- Design solutions leveraging cloud architecture principles on AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, ensuring interoperability, scalability, observability, and operational readiness.
- Establish reusable architecture patterns for RAG, model serving, prompt workflows, agentic AI workflows, and AI application integration.
- Ensure alignment with Responsible AI, model governance, data handling, compliance, testing, risk, and production control requirements.
- Conduct architecture assessments, technical design reviews, and proof-of-concept evaluations for new AI use cases and platform capabilities.
- Review solution designs across pods and provide guidance on architecture decisions, trade-offs, and standards adherence.
- Partner with engineering and DevSecOps teams to support production readiness, release architecture, monitoring, and scalability planning.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline; Master’s degree preferred.
- 8–14 years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise application architecture, platform architecture, or AI/ML architecture.
- Strong hands-on experience with Generative AI, LLMs, ML systems, RAG architectures, vector databases, and AI application integration.
- Proven experience in cloud architecture and solution design on at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Strong understanding of cloud-native services including compute, storage, networking, identity and access management, security, and AI/ML services.
- Expertise in API architecture, microservices, distributed systems, event-driven architecture, and system integration patterns.
- Experience designing solutions with strong security, resiliency, scalability, observability, and performance considerations.
- Working knowledge of AI governance, Responsible AI, model risk, compliance, testing, and operational controls.
- Ability to lead architecture discussions and clearly communicate complex technical concepts to technical and business stakeholders.
- Strong collaboration, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
Salary Range:
$90,000 - $157,500 Annual
The range quoted above applies to the role in the primary location specified. If the candidate would ultimately work outside of the primary location above, the applicable range could differ.
Employees are eligible to participate in State Street’s comprehensive benefits program, which includes: our retirement savings plan (401K) with company match; insurance coverage including basic life, medical, dental, vision, long-term disability, and other optional additional coverages; paid-time off including vacation, sick leave, short term disability, and family care responsibilities; access to our Employee Assistance Program; incentive compensation including eligibility for annual performance-based awards (excluding certain sales roles subject to sales incentive plans); and, eligibility for certain tax advantaged savings plans.
About State Street
Across the globe, institutional investors rely on us to help them manage risk, respond to challenges, and drive performance and profitability. We keep our clients at the heart of everything we do, and smart, engaged employees are essential to our continued success.
We are committed to fostering an environment where every employee feels valued and empowered to reach their full potential. As an essential partner in our shared success, you’ll benefit from inclusive development opportunities, flexible work-life support, paid volunteer days, and vibrant employee networks that keep you connected to what matters most. Join us in shaping the future.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we consider all qualified applicants for all positions without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, marital status, domestic partnership or civil union status, familial status, military and veteran status, and other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Job Application Disclosure:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Senior Level Design Architect Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level design architect job?
Employers hiring at the senior level look for candidates who can own projects from concept through completion, make binding design decisions, and mentor junior staff. A strong portfolio demonstrating leadership on complex, large-scale projects carries the most weight. Licensure is typically expected, and experience coordinating across engineering, construction, and client teams signals readiness for this tier.
Which companies hire senior level design architects?
Companies hiring senior level design architects right now include State Street, Jacobs, and Convergint, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level comes from established architecture and design firms, large construction and engineering organizations, and corporate real estate departments managing significant capital projects.
Are there remote senior level design architect jobs?
Yes, though availability varies by project type and employer. About 31% of senior level design architect openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with hybrid arrangements most common at firms that require periodic site visits or client-facing collaboration. Fully remote roles tend to be concentrated in design strategy, planning, or specification-focused positions.
What makes a design architect role senior level?
Senior level roles are defined by ownership and scope. A senior design architect leads the design vision for a project rather than executing someone else's direction, holds accountability for quality and deliverables, and guides less experienced team members through technical and creative decisions. The role typically involves direct client relationships, cross-disciplinary coordination, and responsibility for how design intent translates into built outcomes.
Which industries hire the most senior level design architects?
Senior Level design architect roles concentrate in Electronics & Hardware, Technology & Software, and Banking & Financial Services, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive hiring at this level because they manage large, complex projects that require experienced professionals who can lead design decisions and coordinate across multiple stakeholders from early planning through construction delivery.