Job Description
Job Description
Perficient is a global AI-first consultancy. Our team of strategists, designers, technologists, and engineers partners with the world's most innovative enterprises and admired brands to deliver real business results through the transformative power of AI. As part of our AI-First strategy, we empower every employee to build AI fluency and actively engage with AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency. We break boundaries, obsess over outcomes, and shape the future for our clients. Join a company where bold ideas and brilliant minds converge to redefine what's possible - while building a career filled with growth, balance, and purpose.
Perficient currently has a career opportunity for an
AI Technical Architect in our Chicago, IL office, or remote locations. As an AI Architect, you will be part of Perficient's Product Development Solutions Practice developing best in class experiences for Perficient customers. You will provide technology direction, ensure project implementation, and utilize technology research to innovate, integrate, and manage technology solutions. You will also significantly contribute to identifying best-fit architectural solutions for one or more projects; you will collaborate with some of the best talent in the industry to create and implement innovative, high-quality solutions, participate in sales and various pursuits focused on our clients' business needs.
RESPONSIBILITIES - Architect the Future Define and drive the AI and platform architecture vision, establishing best practices for building secure, scalable, and high-performance systems on Azure, AWS and GCP.
- Lead AI Enablement Design and implement AI/ML capabilities across the platform, including data ingestion, model lifecycle management, and real-time monitoring to deliver actionable insights.
- Evaluate Emerging Technologies Continuously assess new AI/ML tools and trends to ensure the platform remains innovative and aligned with strategic business goals.
- Collaborate Across Functions Act as a key liaison between engineering, product, and business stakeholders, translating business needs into actionable architectural designs and ensuring cohesive execution.
- Establish Technical Standards Define and enforce architectural standards, toolsets, and integration frameworks.
- Optimize Performance and Cost Direct initiatives to monitor and enhance platform performance and cost-efficiency using advanced platform tools, ensuring high availability and scalability.
- Mentor and Inspire Guide and support engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within the architecture function.
- Implementing guardrails, optimizing for costs, and evaluating model performances.
QUALIFICATIONS Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Linguistics, Philosophy, Cognitive Science, or comparable experience in industry or a related field
- 2+ years working with LLMs (e.g., GPT, Claude, Mistral, etc.) in production settings
- Experience with prompt engineering, RAG, or agentic AI architectures
- Strong understanding of conversational UX and prompt evaluation metrics
- Experience with agentic frameworks in practice (langchain, n8n, pydantic, etc)
- Ability to self direct and build full stack prototypes to show thought process and work direction
Preferred qualifications
- Knowledge of distributed systems design and implementation or equivalent
- Knowledge of large-scale automation and workflow management or equivalent
- Knowledge of presentations and whiteboarding skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with internal and external executives, IT management, and developers
- Experience architecting, migrating, transforming or modernizing customer requirements to the cloud
- Experience with specialization in Machine Learning, Deep Learning, or Natural Language Processing and strong AI/ML focus
The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances regarding each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $81,978 to $178,090. Please note that the salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits or any potential equity or variable bonus programs. Information regarding the benefits available for this position are in our benefits overview.
WHO WE ARE Perficient is a leading global digital consultancy. We imagine, create, engineer, and run digital transformation solutions that help our clients exceed customers' expectations, outpace competition, and grow their business. With unparalleled strategy, creative, and technology capabilities, our colleagues bring big thinking and innovative ideas, along with a practical approach to help our clients – the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands succeed.
WHAT WE BELIEVE At Perficient, we promise to challenge, champion, and celebrate our people. You will experience a unique and collaborative culture that values every voice. Join our team, and you'll become part of something truly special.
We believe in developing a workforce that is as diverse and inclusive as the clients we work with. We're committed to actively listening, learning, and acting to further advance our organization, our communities, and our future leaders... and we're not done yet.
Perficient, Inc. proudly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Perficient, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Perficient, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or covered veterans. Improper interference with the ability of Perficient, Inc. employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting removed.
Disability Accommodations
Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.
Disclaimer: The above statements are not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed by the employee assigned to this classification. Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time.
ABOUT US Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We're a quickly growing, global digital consulting leader, and we're transforming the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands. You'll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, experience work-life balance, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.
ABOUT THE TEAM Mobile is the gateway into the lives of your customers! Our Mobile Solutions group offers expertise in multiple areas such as mobile app and web development, mobile analytics, mobile strategy and product management, services and integrations, and much more. Our client engagement approach combines creating the best solution with effective collaboration to rapidly scale and drive change.
Job Tags
Work at office, Local area, Remote work,