Senior AI Enablement Architect
Compensation: $150000$200000
Location:Newark NJ (Onsite Full Time)
Position Overview
We are seeking a Senior AI Enablement Architect to design and implement the architectural frameworks standards and guardrails that govern how AI tools are adopted across the organization.
This role sits at the intersection of software engineering AI security and DevOps. You will enable teams to move fast with AI while ensuring systems remain secure stable and production-ready. This is a hands-on architecture role for someone who has built real systemsnot just evaluated tools.
Key Responsibilities
AI Architecture & Enablement
Design safe innovation frameworks that allow experimentation without risking production systems
Define isolation patterns guardrails and approval workflows for AI usage
Establish how AI tools interact with core systems data and infrastructure
Standards Policies & Governance
Develop clear standards for AI tool usage deployment pipelines and data access
Define policies addressing AI-specific risks such as prompt injection and code-generation vulnerabilities
Ensure architectural consistency across teams and platforms
System & Integration Architecture
Set integration standards across services including API contracts authentication authorization and data governance
Ensure integrations are secure scalable and maintainable
Guide teams on architectural tradeoffs and long-term system health
DevOps & Delivery Enablement
Partner with DevOps to embed AI guardrails into CI/CD pipelines
Implement approval gates secrets handling rollout/rollback strategies and automated scanning
Ensure AI-generated code meets quality and security standards before release
Guidance & Enablement
Advise engineering and business teams on AI architecture decisions
Translate constraints into practical scalable solutions
Build starter kits templates shared components and example integrations teams can reuse
Qualifications
Required Experience
5 years of software engineering experience
Deep expertise in API design microservices and system integration
Strong architectural background designing production-grade systems
AI & Security Expertise
Strong fluency with LLMs prompt engineering and AI coding agents
Practical understanding of AI risks and mitigation strategies
Security-first mindset with knowledge of OWASP principles applied to AI-generated code
Professional Strengths
Systems thinker who designs for scale safety and speed
Comfortable working cross-functionally with engineers DevOps and business stakeholders
Clear communicator who can set standards without slowing teams down
Ownership mindset builds frameworks that actually get used
What Success Looks Like
Teams safely adopting AI without production incidents
Clear enforceable standards for AI usage and deployment
Faster experimentation with fewer security and stability risks
Consistent secure integration patterns across systems
AI enablement that accelerates delivery instead of creating chaos
Final Invitation to Apply
If you are a senior technical leader who understands both the power and the risks of AIand knows how to enable innovation responsibly at scalewed like to speak with you.
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