We’re always looking for diverse, talented, service-oriented people to join our exceptional team.
Lead AI Solutions Architect (Lead AI Engineer)The pay range for this position is listed below. Our pay ranges are built to allow for candidates with various levels of skill and experience to be considered, as well as for room for growth and tenure achieved in a role over time. Typical new hire salary offers fall within the minimum to midpoint of a pay range for many candidates. Any offer extended to a candidate will be based upon their unique set of knowledge, skills, education, and experience as well as internal equity.
Pay Range:
$129,880.00 - $214,303.00Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40- Leads the design, development, integration, testing, deployment and operation of complex AI-enabled workflows and solutions, agents and shared platform capabilities.
- Owns technical delivery for AI and automation initiatives from proof of concept through production deployment and ongoing support.
- Creates reusable reference implementations, components and engineering patterns for knowledge assistants, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) solutions, agents, tool and API integrations, human-in-the-loop controls and citizen developer capabilities.
- Defines the role of stand-alone and embedded RPA workflows and AI agents within the enterprise architecture and guides engineers in designing secure, scalable and maintainable solutions.
- Leads integrations across enterprise applications, data services, APIs and approved AI and orchestration platforms.
- Establishes and enhances engineering practices for version control, CI/CD, evaluation frameworks, regression testing and release management across AI, agent and workflow solutions.
- Defines and validates nonfunctional requirements, including reliability, scalability, performance, observability, auditability and supportability.
- Implements approved data access, identity, least-privilege and governance controls in partnership with Architecture, Information Security and Data teams.
- Leads technical design, code, testing and production-readiness reviews, resolving complex implementation issues and providing escalation support.
- Establishes monitoring, logging, alerting, operational dashboards, runbooks and incident response procedures to improve platform performance, resiliency and supportability.
- Evaluates AI, automation and agentic technologies through technical proofs of value and provides recommendations on platform, vendor and solution approaches. Provide thought leadership regarding emerging AI, automation and digital transformation technologies.
- Mentors engineers, coordinates delivery across teams and promotes reusable engineering practices that improve solution quality, consistency and delivery effectiveness.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with regulatory compliance and assigned training requirements including but not limited to BSA regulations corresponding to their specific job duties. Failure to do so may result in disciplinary and other employment related actions.
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field or equivalent years of experience required
- 7-10 years of prior relevant experience required
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate (AI-103) preferred
- Microsoft Certified: Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate (AI-300) preferred
- Microsoft Certified: AI Agent Builder Associate (AB-620) preferred
- AWS Certified Generative AI Developer – Professional preferred
- Demonstrated experience with one or more of the following areas: traditional artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), generative AI and agentic AI, including hands on solution design, implementation and production deployment.
- Advanced knowledge of enterprise solution architecture, cloud platforms, systems integration and distributed application design.
- Demonstrated expertise in designing API-driven, event-driven and AI-enabled solutions that support enterprise scalability, security and operational effectiveness.
- Advanced knowledge of generative AI, large language models (LLMs), retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), AI agents, intelligent automation and robotic process automation (RPA) platforms, orchestration platforms and low-code development technologies.
- Strong knowledge of identity and access management, security architecture, data governance, privacy requirements and zero-trust principles.
- Knowledge of enterprise data architecture, integration patterns, observability frameworks and operational support considerations.
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate technologies, vendors and architectural approaches and provide recommendations that align business needs with enterprise standards.
- Ability to establish technical standards, reference architectures, design patterns and governance practices that promote consistency, scalability and maintainability.
- Ability to lead cross-functional solution design efforts, influence technical decisions and communicate complex architectural concepts and tradeoffs to technical and business stakeholders.
SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. SchoolsFirst FCU is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities and prohibits discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political affiliation, or genetic information.
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Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent years of experience
- 7-10 years of prior relevant experience
- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate (AI-103)
- Microsoft Certified: Machine Learning Operations Engineer Associate (AI-300)
- Microsoft Certified: AI Agent Builder Associate (AB-620)
- AWS Certified Generative AI Developer - Professional
- Experience designing, implementing, and deploying traditional AI, machine learning, generative AI, or agentic AI solutions in production
- Advanced knowledge of enterprise solution architecture, cloud platforms, systems integration, and distributed application design
- Experience designing API-driven, event-driven, and AI-enabled enterprise solutions
- Advanced knowledge of generative AI, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, AI agents, intelligent automation, RPA, orchestration platforms, and low-code technologies
- Knowledge of identity and access management, security architecture, data governance, privacy requirements, and zero-trust principles
- Knowledge of enterprise data architecture, integration patterns, observability frameworks, and operational support
- Ability to evaluate technologies, vendors, and architectural approaches
- Ability to establish technical standards, reference architectures, design patterns, and governance practices
- Ability to lead cross-functional solution design and communicate architectural concepts to technical and business stakeholders
SchoolsFirst FCU Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about SchoolsFirst FCU and has not been reviewed or approved by SchoolsFirst FCU.
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Healthcare Strength — Employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and families is prominently featured and stands out as a core element of total rewards. Additional protections like life and disability insurance reinforce confidence in the benefits package.
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Retirement Support — A strong employer 401(k) match with clear vesting, combined with financial wellness resources, signals meaningful long-term support. Retirement offerings are positioned as a key differentiator within total compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous PTO from the start, paid holidays, and options like PTO cash-out plus special leave days broaden time-off flexibility. Time-away benefits are emphasized as an important component of overall value.
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What We Do
Since our founding in 1934, we have been singularly focused on one thing: providing World-Class Personal Service and financial security to California school employees and their families. This isn't just something we say — everything we do, every decision we make, is with an unwavering commitment to serving the best interests of Members. Although we offer products and services similar to other financial institutions, our structure and culture are vastly different. Banks are for profit, while credit unions are Member-owned financial cooperatives, meaning our excess earnings are returned to our Members in the form of lower rates on loans, higher rates on savings, low-to-no fees, and many complimentary services. We take to heart the "people helping people" philosophy, the principle on which credit unions were founded. We pledge ourselves to this idea through our steadfast dedication to Member service and actively supporting the communities we serve through events, donations, scholarships, and financial literacy programs. Today, we're the largest credit union serving school employees, and the largest in California with more than 1.5 million Members and more than $36 billion in assets. Our financial stability can be attributed to one thing: continually providing our Members with World-Class Personal Service to help them better their financial lives.
