Enterprise AI architect

Lead AI Architect (Contract-to-Hire)
Location: Hybrid - Washington, DC 20581
Duration: 6-Month Contract-to-Hire
Work Authorization: Authorized to work in USA without sponsorship now or in the future.
Clearance: Ability to obtain/hold a Public Trust Clearance.

We are seeking an experienced Lead AI Architect to lead the design, implementation, governance, and optimization of enterprise AI solutions within a highly regulated environment. This is a senior-level opportunity for a technical leader with deep expertise in AI architecture, Microsoft AI technologies, and cloud-based AI platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and oversee secure, scalable, and compliant enterprise AI architectures
• Lead AI solution deployment, integration, governance, and operational management
• Develop AI roadmaps, architecture diagrams, and technical standards
• Drive AI adoption, performance optimization, and ROI measurement initiatives
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, technical teams, and leadership to deliver AI-driven solutions
• Establish best practices for prompt engineering, responsible AI, and AI governance

Required Qualifications:

• Extensive experience architecting and deploying enterprise AI solutions
• Hands-on expertise with Azure AI Foundry, including Agentic AI, RAG, model orchestration, and evaluation pipelines
• Strong experience with the Microsoft Copilot ecosystem (M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Security Copilot)
• Experience implementing AI governance, compliance, security, and responsible AI frameworks
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into production-ready AI solutions
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Experience:

• AI solutions within regulated or highly secure environments
• Cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure
• Enterprise-scale AI adoption and change management initiatives

If you are passionate about shaping the future of AI and have experience building production-grade AI ecosystems, we'd love to hear from you.
Thanks & Regards
 
Pravin Pandey
Sr. Technical Recruiter
apolis
703 Campus Square West,
El Segundo, CA, 90245
US (Call & Text): +1 (424) 237-1091
www.apolisrises.com
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