About Us:
HCLTech AI & Cloud Native Labs is the global Centre of Excellence guiding the application of advanced technologies and leading the way for clients and HCLTech employees worldwide. Working from Labs locations across US, UK and India, we engage with the world’s largest enterprises providing strategic advice, accelerated engineering, and industry thought leadership.
Description & Requirements
Position Summary
The Principal AI Architect is responsible for leading the design and implementation of advanced AI solutions and strategic architecture. Working closely with technology leaders from across our global client community, you will be their senior Trusted Advisor for their AI-enabled transformation journey.
This role demands deep understanding of AI and related technologies, running in Edge, on-prem and Public Cloud environments. Acting at the forefront of our industry you will be fully conversant with Generative AI, and its impact at both the individual employee and strategic organisational level.
The ideal candidate will be an established thought-leader, with solid architectural and engineering credentials. Working ahead of industry trends, deeply passionate about technology-enabled business transformation and demonstrating a strong innovation-led posture. As a thought leader, you will interact frequently with CxO level clients, AI industry leaders, provide expert opinions, and contribute to HCL’s strategic vision.
Key Responsibilities
Technical & Engineering Leadership
- Design comprehensive AI solution and technology architecture, integrating latest AI technology developments into world-class solutions.
- Lead high-level architectural discussions with clients, providing expert guidance on best practices for AI implementations across AI PC, Edge, Data Centre and Public Cloud environments.
- Ensure solutions align with modern best practices across the full spectrum of platforms and environments. Deep understanding across GPU/NPU, Cognitive Infrastructure, Application and Copilot/agent domains. •Contribute to HCL’s thought leadership in the AI & Cloud domains with a deep understanding of open source technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, OPEA) and partner technologies. • Collaborate on joint technical projects with global partners, including Google, Microsoft, AWS, NVIDIA, IBM, Red Hat, Intel, and Dell.
Mandatory Skills & Experience
Experience:
- 10+ years architecture design
- 7+ years in software engineering.
Technologies:
- Professional-level expertise in Public Cloud environments (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud).
- Demonstrable coding proficiency with Python, Java or Go languages.
AI Expertise:
- Advanced machine learning algorithms, GenAI models (e.g., GPT, BERT, DALL-E, GEMINI), NLP techniques.
- Working familiarity with Copilot solutions, in both software engineering and office productivity domains.
Communication: Exemplary verbal and written communication skills.
Project Methodologies: Agile and Scrum project management.
Desired Skills & Experience
- Knowledge of GenAI operations (LLMOps), experience Governing AI models in production environments.
- Proficiency in data engineering for AI, including data preprocessing, feature engineering, and pipeline creation.
- Expertise in AI model fine-tuning and evaluation, with a focus on improving performance for specialized tasks.
- Copilot design, engineering and extensions.
- Knowledgeable about Responsible AI, including governance and ethics. Bias mitigation, with experience in implementing strategies to ensure fair and unbiased AI solutions.
- Deep Learning Frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
- Innovation and Emerging Technology Trends Strategic AI Vision and Road mapping
- Enthusiastic about working in a fast-paced environment using the latest technologies, and passionate about HCL’s dynamic and high-energy Lab culture
