Tata Consultancy Services

Lead AI Architect

Tata Consultancy Services$150K — $175K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of experience in enterprise, solution, and cloud architecture; 5+ years in AI/ML and enterprise platform architecture leadership.
  • Proven expertise in leading architecture discussions and governance for AI solutions based on Anthropic Claude and Amazon Bedrock.
  • In-depth knowledge of AI architecture patterns such as agent orchestration, multi-agent systems, and large language model evaluation.
  • Strong familiarity with AWS services including Bedrock, Lambda, and CI/CD practices.
  • Experience creating enterprise AI reference architectures, decision records, and compliance roadmaps.
  • Comprehension of AI governance, model risk management, and compliance in financial services.
  • Ability to mentor teams on design practices and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical architecture direction for Claude-based AI initiatives across the enterprise.
  • Facilitate architectural discussions with various stakeholders including security and engineering teams.
  • Establish target-state architecture and deployment models for AI solutions.
  • Chair design reviews and manage architecture governance forums to drive decision-making.
  • Support AI Architects with enterprise-level architecture guidance and technical governance.
  • Guide teams on implementation strategies, coding standards, and production readiness.
  • Collaborate with domain architects to ensure alignment of AI designs with business priorities.
  • Oversee security, compliance, and performance aspects of AI architecture.

Benefits

  • Discretionary Annual Incentive for performance recognition.
  • Comprehensive medical coverage including health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Family support policies such as maternal and parental leave.
  • Access to insurance options like auto and home insurance, plus identity theft protection.
  • Convenient commuter benefits and reimbursement for certifications and training.
  • Generous time off including vacations and holidays.
  • Legal and financial assistance services, including 401K plans and student loan refinancing.
Full Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
• 15+ years of enterprise architecture, solution architecture and cloud architecture experience, with 5+ years leading AI/ML, GenAI or enterprise platform architecture programs.
• Proven ability to lead architecture discussions, technology decisions and design governance for Anthropic Claude based Agentic AI solutions, preferably on Amazon Bedrock.
• Deep understanding of AI architecture patterns including agent orchestration, multi-agent systems, RAG, vector databases, tool/function calling, MCP, guardrails, HITL and LLM evaluation.
• Strong AWS architecture knowledge across Bedrock, Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, ECS/EKS, S3, IAM, KMS, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudTrail, CI/CD and DevSecOps.
• Experience defining enterprise AI reference architectures, reusable patterns, architecture governance, NFRs, decision records, and target-state roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of AI governance, Responsible AI, model risk, security, privacy, data governance, auditability and compliance requirements in financial services.
• Ability to guide AI Architects, FDEs and engineering teams on design, scalability, resiliency, integration, observability, performance and cost optimization.
• Experience integrating AI platforms with enterprise applications, APIs, workflow systems, identity/access management, data platforms and in-house capabilities.
• Working knowledge of Asset Management, Investment Operations, Distribution, Client Reporting and Middle Office processes is preferred.

Roles & Responsibilities
• Own overall technical architecture direction and decision-making for Claude based Agentic AI implementation across the enterprise program.
• Lead architectural discussions with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, security, data, cloud, platform and engineering teams.
• Define target-state architecture, reference patterns, integration approach, guardrails, NFRs, deployment model and operating model for enterprise AI solutions.
• Chair design reviews and architecture governance forums; drive architecture decisions, trade-off analysis, risk mitigation and solution approvals.
• Complement AI Architects by providing enterprise-level architecture guardrails, cross-workstream alignment, technical governance and escalation support.
• Guide architecture teams and technical teams on implementation approaches, reusable components, coding standards, testing strategy and production readiness.
• Partner with domain architects and business teams to ensure AI solution designs align with business value, operating model needs and adoption priorities.
• Oversee architecture for agent workflows, RAG pipelines, knowledge ingestion, tool/API integrations, observability, LLMOps, security and AI FinOps.
• Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, IAM, encryption, privacy, audit logging, model governance, data controls and regulatory compliance.
• Provide executive architecture updates, decision logs, technical roadmaps, delivery risks and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any
• Strong executive stakeholder management and ability to influence architecture decisions across business, technology and risk stakeholders.
• Experience leading architects, senior engineers and cross-functional technical teams in complex transformation programs.
• Ability to build consensus, resolve conflicts and make crisp architecture decisions in ambiguous environments.
• Strong strategic thinking, technical judgment, risk management and dependency management skills.
• Ability to mentor AI Architects and engineering leads while maintaining delivery discipline and architecture consistency.
• Excellent communication, presentation, documentation and governance reporting skills for senior leadership audiences.

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.

Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range: $150,000 - 175,000 a year

About Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a subsidiary of Tata Group and operates in 149 locations across 46 countries. TCS is the largest Indian company by market capitalization and is ranked 11th on the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's biggest public companies. TCS is also the second-largest IT services company in the world by revenue and the largest employer of women in India. The company provides services in areas including IT, consulting, and business solutions.
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