Senior Data Architect - AI-Powered Data Platforms

Job Description SummaryWe are seeking an experienced Data Architect who specializes in modernizing enterprise data platforms for the AI era. This role requires someone who deeply understands both traditional data architectures and the emerging requirements of AI systems, with expertise in bridging existing data lakes to support modern AI capabilities like RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), vector search, and multi-modal AI applications. You'll be the architect who transforms our wealth of structured and unstructured data assets into AI-ready infrastructure.
The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience with enterprise data platforms and proven expertise in handling both structured and unstructured data at scale. You understand the complexities of existing data lake architectures and can architect the evolution path to support AI workloads without disrupting current operations.
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Job Description

Unstructured Data & AI Enablement: 

• Design scalable architectures for processing and indexing unstructured data (PDFs, documents, emails, logs, images) for AI consumption 
• Architect document processing pipelines that leverage multi-modal LLMs (GPT-4V, Claude, Gemini) for direct document understanding without traditional OCR preprocessing 
• Implement intelligent document extraction using LLMs' native vision and context capabilities to handle complex layouts, tables, and mixed media 
• Design metadata extraction and enrichment pipelines that enhance discoverability of unstructured assets 
• Build architectures for multi-modal AI applications that combine structured and unstructured data sources

RAG & Knowledge Platform Architecture: 

• Design end-to-end RAG architectures that leverage existing data lakes and enterprise knowledge bases 
• Architect hybrid search systems combining traditional keyword search with semantic/vector search capabilities 
• Implement chunking strategies and embedding pipelines for diverse document types and data sources
• Build architectures for continuous learning where RAG systems are updated with new data in near real-time
• Design security and access control models that work across legacy systems and modern AI platforms 
• Create data governance frameworks that ensure compliance while enabling AI innovation

Platform Optimization & Scale:

• Optimize storage strategies for cost-effective management of structured and unstructured data 
• Design tiered storage architectures that balance performance needs with storage costs 
• Implement caching layers for frequently accessed embeddings and AI model inputs

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• 10+ years of experience as a Data Architect, Data Platform Engineer, or similar role with enterprise data systems 
• 5+ years of experience working with both structured (SQL databases, data warehouses) and unstructured data (documents, logs, multimedia)
• Understanding of modern document processing using multi-modal LLMs and traditional extraction methods 
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience in data processing libraries
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required. We will not sponsor individuals at the Bachelor’s level for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• You must submit your application for employment on the careers page at www.careers.gevernova.com to be considered.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 12+ years of experience modernizing legacy data architectures for cloud and AI workloads
• Deep expertise in unstructured data processing using both multi-modal LLMs and traditional methods
• Experience with multi-modal LLMs for document understanding and their cost/performance trade-offs
• Background in information retrieval, search engineering, or content management systems 
• Experience with multi-modal AI architectures combining text, image, and structured data
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field

Technical Stack

Document Processing: Multi-modal LLMs (GPT-4V, Claude Vision, Gemini), LlamaParse, Unstructured.io, Azure Document Intelligence, AWS Textract (for legacy/high-volume), direct PDF-to-context pipelines

Vector/Search: Pinecone, Weaviate, pgvector

Lake Technologies: AWS S3, Azure ADLS

Languages: Python, SQL, Scala, Java 

APIs: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI

The base pay range for this position is $145,000  - $242,000 USD, Annually. The specific pay offered may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s education and skill set. This position may also be eligible for a sign on incentive and new hire equity grant based on meeting certain eligibility criteria.