AI Architect/AI Subject Matter Expert

Job description

**AI Architect / AI Subject Matter Expert** **About TechTorch** TechTorch is a high-growth enterprise technology consultancy partnering with leading private equity-backed businesses to accelerate value creation through AI, automation, and digital transformation. We help clients define AI strategy, architect enterprise-grade AI solutions, and deliver measurable business outcomes. **About the AI Practice** The AI Practice helps organizations move beyond AI experimentation into production. We advise executive stakeholders, design enterprise AI architectures, develop reusable AI offerings, and accelerate delivery through modern AI technologies. **About the Role** We are looking for a AI Architect / AI Subject Matter Expert to lead strategic AI engagements for enterprise clients. This is a client-facing consulting role combining AI strategy, enterprise architecture, deep technical expertise, and thought leadership. You will help shape both client AI roadmaps and TechTorch's AI offerings. **What You'll Do** - Lead AI strategy, discovery workshops, and executive advisory sessions. - Assess AI maturity, business processes, and identify high-value AI opportunities. - Design enterprise AI architectures and implementation roadmaps. - Define AI operating models, governance, security, and Responsible AI practices. - Architect solutions using LLMs, RAG, Agentic AI, MCP, vector databases, and enterprise AI platforms. - Partner with engineering teams to guide implementation and review solution designs. - Shape TechTorch AI offerings, accelerators, playbooks, and reference architectures. - Support proposals, pre-sales, and executive presentations. - Mentor consultants and AI engineers while promoting best practices. **Required Experience** - 8+ years in AI, enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or software engineering. - Proven experience designing production AI solutions. - Strong consulting, stakeholder management, and executive communication skills. - Experience leading AI discovery workshops and roadmap definition. - Ability to translate business challenges into scalable AI solutions. **Technical Expertise** - **Generative AI:** OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Azure OpenAI - **AI Architecture:** RAG, AI Agents, Agentic AI, MCP, Prompt Engineering, Vector Databases, AI Evaluation, AI Governance - **Frameworks:** LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, FastAPI - **Cloud:** Azure AI, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI - **Developer Productivity:** Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, CI/CD **Success Metrics** - Successful delivery of enterprise AI strategies and architectures. - Adoption of AI roadmaps by executive stakeholders. - Creation of reusable AI accelerators and TechTorch IP. - Measurable client business outcomes. - Technical leadership across AI Practice engagements. **Our Values** Our values reflect the DNA of the private equity-backed companies we serve — focused on speed, ownership, accountability, and results: - **Client First** – We focus relentlessly on delivering outcomes that create value for our clients - **We, Not Me** – We win together. Collaboration drives transformation at scale - **Get Stuff Done** – We execute with speed and precision — because in PE, time matters - **AI First** – We embed AI at the core, enabling scalable, high-leverage solutions - **Own It** – We take accountability for results, delivering on what we promise - **Agile Mindset** – We adapt quickly and proactively seek better ways to move forward **What We Offer** - Flexible, remote-first work environment with high-performance expectations and autonomy. - Semi-annual team off-sites — we come together in person at least twice a year to connect, recharge, and do the work that's better face-to-face. - A team that takes AI tooling seriously and expects you to integrate it into your work. - High-autonomy, high-ownership work across the full arc of real client problems. - Access to the full modern data and AI stack — no one-tool shops. - Exposure to top-tier private equity firms and their portfolio companies.