Principal Architect, AI – Platform

Council Capital

. Provide architectural guidance across engineering teams to ensure clean service integration and prevent technical debt .

Posted 9/15/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $175,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in architecting SaaS products with cloud-native technologies, particularly on AWS and Azure, while integrating AI capabilities into platforms. Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams, establish architectural standards, and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

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Cloud-Native ArchitectureAI IntegrationAWS and Azure ExperienceModel Context Protocol (MCP)Technical Leadership

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Hard Skills

SaaS ArchitectureAI Data GovernanceAPI DesignSystem Architecture DiagramsMulti-Tenant DesignBias-Testing MethodologiesIntegration PatternsData Flow ManagementExtensibility StandardsEmerging AI Patterns

Soft Skills

Decisive Decision-MakingStakeholder CommunicationCollaborationCoaching

Tools & Technologies

AWSAzureBedrock AgentCoreAzure AI Foundry

Industry Keywords

Technical DebtComplianceHealthcareRegulated Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide architectural guidance across engineering teams to ensure clean service integration and prevent technical debt
Lead the design and delivery of AI-augmented capabilities that improve auditor effectiveness, identify issues, and support better decisions
Collaborate across the organization to guide and support implementation of AI technologies and related processes
Produce a current-state platform architecture map within 1 month
Develop a prioritized AI integration roadmap within 2 months
Create a full architectural plan for the application and AI platform within 3 months
Lead, build, and ship an extensible AI-augmented MVP within the first 4 months
Collaborate with product owners, executive leadership, customers, engineering, data science, compliance, security, sales, and operations
Establish and maintain architectural standards, including API contracts, integration patterns, data flow, and security boundaries
Develop and maintain system architecture diagrams
Define reusable shared libraries, APIs, and data contracts
Define AI data governance policies with compliance and security
Evaluate AI tooling and vendors across AWS, Azure, and other options based on capability, cost, vendor lock-in, and operational complexity
Build evaluation and bias-testing methodologies
Recommend AI-enabled improvements to sales and operations processes
Coach engineers and provide technical leadership without initially having direct reports

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years architecting SaaS products with cloud-native technologies
Extensive experience in cloud-native design on AWS and/or Azure
Proven track record integrating and building AI into platforms and applications beyond simple API usage
Hands-on familiarity with the Model Context Protocol (MCP), ideally with implementation experience
Hands-on experience with packaged agent runtimes such as Bedrock AgentCore or Azure AI Foundry
Experience designing logically multi-tenant SaaS platforms
Strong software fundamentals and ongoing learning of emerging AI patterns and protocols
Ability to communicate with internal and external stakeholders at the appropriate technical level
Sound judgment around extensibility, security, and deployment standards
Ability to move quickly, make decisive choices, and unite engineers
Nice to have: systems and storage architecture across multiple integrated platforms
Nice to have: healthcare or other regulated, high-compliance environment experience
Nice to have: experience standing up platforms for internal development teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Bonus offered
Starting cash compensation at $175K