Tata Consultancy Services

Principal Agentic AI Architect

Tata Consultancy Services$120K — $150K *
Finance & Insurance
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ in enterprise AI/ML platforms.
  • Expertise in architecting large-scale AI solutions and Agentic AI systems.
  • In-depth knowledge of agent orchestration, planning, reasoning, and autonomous workflows.
  • Hands-on experience with AI frameworks like Google ADK and LangChain.
  • Strong design experience in scalable orchestration layers and governance controls for AI systems.
  • Familiarity with Retrieval-Augmented Generation, vector databases, and document intelligence platforms.
  • Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture and engineering of an enterprise Agentic AI Harness for 50+ use cases.
  • Advance the existing framework into a scalable and extensible platform.
  • Define and manage comprehensive end-to-end architecture.
  • Provide technical leadership and hands-on engineering across the AI platform.
  • Design reusable services to accelerate the onboarding of new AI use cases.
  • Establish architectural standards and best practices.
  • Collaborate with C-Suite and stakeholders to drive adoption and innovation.
  • Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and trends.

Benefits

  • Mentorship opportunities for engineering teams.
  • Collaborative environment with C-Suite and senior leadership.
  • Chance to influence the enterprise Agentic AI strategy.
  • Participation in the evolution of a next-generation AI platform.
Full Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
• 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years designing and building enterprise AI/ML platforms.
• Proven experience architecting and delivering large-scale AI solutions, Agentic AI systems, AI platforms, or multi-agent frameworks in enterprise environments.
• Deep understanding of the Agentic AI ecosystem including agent orchestration, planning, reasoning, tool calling, memory management, retrieval systems, and autonomous workflows.
• Hands-on expertise building AI applications using frameworks and platforms such as Google ADK, LangGraph, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar agentic frameworks.
• Strong experience designing scalable orchestration layers, tool libraries, context management frameworks, observability solutions, and governance controls for AI systems.
• Expertise in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector databases, embeddings, enterprise knowledge systems, and document intelligence platforms.
• Experience designing extensible and reusable AI platform architectures capable of supporting multiple business use cases and domains.
• Strong software engineering background in cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, APIs, microservices, and platform engineering.
• Deep understanding of AI observability, monitoring, evaluation frameworks, model governance, security, and responsible AI principles.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior technology leaders and architects.

Roles & Responsibilities
• Lead the architecture, design, and engineering of a next-generation Agentic AI Harness for Banking capable of supporting 50+ enterprise AI use cases.
• Evolve the existing agent framework into a scalable, extensible, and enterprise-grade agentic platform aligned with future business needs.
• Define and own the end-to-end architecture covering orchestration, tool integration, memory management, context management, document intelligence, observability, security, and governance.
• Provide technical leadership and hands-on engineering guidance across all components of the Agentic AI platform.
• Design reusable services, frameworks, and platform capabilities to accelerate onboarding of new AI use cases and business domains.
• Establish architectural standards, reference patterns, engineering best practices, and platform roadmaps.
• Collaborate with C-Suite leadership, enterprise architects, AI engineers, and business stakeholders to drive platform adoption and innovation.
• Evaluate emerging Agentic AI technologies, frameworks, and industry trends, recommending strategic enhancements to the platform.
• Architect and optimize core platform components including:

- Agent Orchestration Layer

- Tool Library Frameworks

- Context & Memory Management

- Document Intelligence Layer

- AI Observability & Monitoring Frameworks

- Governance & Responsible AI Controls
• Mentor engineering teams and serve as a thought leader for ent erprise Agentic AI strategy and platform evolution.
• Provide clear portfolio reporting on delivery, financial position, risks, resource constraints, outcomes, and required actions.
• Coordinate across program, finance, technology, business, risk, control, and vendor teams to validate data and resolve issues.
• Drive initiative prioritization and trade-off recommendations based on strategic value, funding, capacity, risk, and readiness.
• Standardize portfolio practices and prepare concise executive dashboards, presentations, and briefing materials.

Salary Range: $120,000 to $150,000 per 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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