AI Architect (IT25089)

Job # IT25089

Job Title AI Architect

Office Location Houston, TX

Business Function /Department IT/Business Applications

Sales Territory, if applicable N/A

General Role Description

Provide technical leadership for the architecture, design, development, implementation, and quality assurance of AI solutions

Role Accountabilities

-   Execute the AI strategy to align with mid-term and long-term business objectives and drive innovation

-   Ensure AI governance framework complies with legal, ethical, and responsible AI usage

-    Align AI solutions with business and technical needs and improve process efficiency in collaboration with business units and shared services

-   Design, build, implement, test, deploy, and maintain scalable AI models and applications

-   Monitor AI model performance and optimize based on key performance indicators and feedback

-   Design scalable and secure AI architectures to support enterprise-wide AI initiatives

-   Select and integrate AI tools and platforms to optimize model development and deployment

-   Oversee AI model lifecycle management to ensure efficient training, deployment, support, and monitoring

-   Ensure data quality and accessibility by collaborating with data architect to build robust pipelines

-   Monitor and investigate AI trends and innovations that have potential to be utilized by the Company, group companies, and parent company and recommend appropriate investments to immediate manager and company management

-   Translate business requirements into detailed technical blueprints and specifications, ensuring alignment with business objectives and seamless implementation

-   Document all AI solution designs and analysis work

-   Provide technical consulting, coaching, and training to IT Business Applications Team regarding AI processes to ensure successful implementation and continuous improvements

-   Recommend and implement, as approved, best practices to ensure reliability, scalability and ethical AI implementations

-   Identify and define interfaces to other software applications and functions  

-   Resolve internal and/or external client issues, escalating as necessary to appropriate personnel

General Employee Accountabilities

-   Bring full effort to bear on tasks assigned by manager

-   Give manager best advice

-   Give earliest notice when work cannot be delivered as specified

-   Cooperate and collaborate with peers and interact cross-organizationally as specified by manager

-   Exemplify Company Core Values:  Integrity, Client Focus, Team Orientation, and Personal Commitment

-   Comply with all Company policies, practices, and procedures and all regulations and laws

-   Recommend viable improvements proactively

-   Ensure effective utilization of business tools and processes

Minimum Qualifications

-   Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or related field or equivalent via education and/or work experience

-   3 years of experience in AI, machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, or data science with hands-on development and deployment

-   4 years of experience in collecting, analyzing, and curating large-scale data to drive business solutions

-   8 years of experience in design and deployment of enterprise applications through project life cycles

-   Advanced knowledge and experience in any combination of AI/ML frameworks and tools, such as Oracle OCI Data Science, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-learn, and/or Hugging Face

-   Advanced experience with generative AI applications and implementation

-   Demonstrated knowledge of MLOps and CI/CD pipelines for AI model deployment and automation

-   Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++

-   Demonstrated experience with data mapping and data science techniques

-   Demonstrated ability to deliver a project or multiple projects on time, from concept through deployment

-   Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

-   Demonstrated successful working relationships with clients, suppliers, and other internal and external contacts

-   Demonstrated successful and positive personal leadership, interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and communication skills

-   Demonstrated continuous improvement in areas of responsibility

-   Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook

-   Availability to travel domestically and internationally, less than 5%

Preferred Qualifications

-     PhD in a related field

-     Demonstrated expertise in Oracle eBusiness Suite Applications and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle Analytics Cloud and Oracle Business Intelligence tools

-     Demonstrated knowledge of ERP financial modules

-     Demonstrated knowledge of Oracle EBS database schemas and tables

-     Demonstrated experience in software development methodologies 

-     Certification in OCI AI, CAIS, CAIE, or Azure AI

-     PMP

-     Expertise in data architecture and engineering for AI-driven solutions, including SQL, NoSQL, and big data technologies.

-     Experience in Business Relationship, Portfolio, Project, and Risk Management.

-     Familiarity with AI ethics, governance, and compliance regulations such as GDPR and CCPA

Link to TMEIC Corporation Americas website:  https://www.tmeic.com/.  To be considered an applicant for any available positions, individuals must complete an online job application for each posting.  A resume may be attached to the online application but is not considered a substitute for the information in the application.  Applications will be considered only for the specific position for which the application is submitted.

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