Strong Python skills plus experience with AWS services commonly used in agent architectures: Lambda, Step Functions, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, and IAM.Experience with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), including chunking strategies, embeddings, vector stores (OpenSearch, pgvector, or similar), and improving retrieval quality. As a key technical leader, the Associate Director will partner closely with product, data, architecture, security, and business teams to define platform capabilities, drive implementation excellence, and operationalize continuous improvement across the AI lifecycle.