Role description
ROLE OVERVIEW
The AI Architect will lead the design of scalable secure and maintainable technology solutions while embedding pragmatic AI acceleration into software engineering practices The role requires strong architecture capability across cloud native platforms APIs microservices front end and integration patterns combined with hands on understanding of Claude AI prompt engineering LLM enabled workflows and responsible AI adoption across the SDLC
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Deep expertise in all aspects around Agentic ecosystem from tooling to tech
- Expertise in system design wrt polyglot technology
- Able to do Architecture ideation based on the org policies on AISDLC from governance to security
- Deep expertise in incorporating AI elements into business solution and software engineering
- Define end to end technical architecture across front end API microservices integration data and deployment layers Create solution blueprints reference architectures design patterns and engineering guardrails that can be consumed by multiple squads
- Create blueprints for Goals Planning artifacts Model Optimization Handoffs Skills Output and Validation blueprints
- Guide engineering teams on design decisions related to scalability resilience security performance maintainability and observability
- Integrate AI assisted engineering practices into the SDLC including requirements refinement design exploration code
- generation support test acceleration and documentation
- Evaluate fit for purpose use of Claude AI and other LLM capabilities for software engineering productivity knowledge
- management and delivery acceleration
- Collaborate with business analysts full stack engineers quality engineers and delivery leaders to translate business goals into robust technical execution
- Review architecture and code for adherence to standards reusable patterns security expectations and cloud native
- engineering principles
- Support API strategy event driven architecture integration design data movement patterns and service contract
- governance
- Mentor engineers and technical leads on modernization AI augmented delivery and pragmatic architecture practices
- TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Deep expertise in all aspects around Agentic ecosystem from tooling to tech
- Expertise in system design wrt polyglot technology
- Able to do Architecture ideation based on the org policies on AISDLC from governance to security
- Deep expertise in incorporating AI elements into business solution and software engineering
- Strong ability to use Claude AI for architecture ideation design comparison prompt engineering SDLC acceleration and engineering productivity improvement
- Ability to create structured prompts for analyzing requirements generating architecture options identifying risks creating design documentation and improving engineering workflows
- Practical understanding of LLM enabled solution patterns including prompt design context management retrieval
- augmented approaches tool assisted workflows and human in the loop validation
- Knowledge of responsible AI practices such as output verification governance privacy security auditability and safe use of enterprise data
- Over 12 years of strong architecture experience across Angular or comparable frontend frameworks API platforms and modern service oriented architectures
- Hands on knowledge of cloud native design using Docker Kubernetes CICD pipelines and infrastructure aware
- engineering practices
- Experience with microservices REST APIs messaging and event driven patterns using technologies such as Kafka or
- equivalent platforms
- Robust understanding of security identity access control secrets management logging observability monitoring and
- resilience patterns
- Experience defining engineering standards for code quality automated testing deployment automation release
- governance and operational readiness
- Awareness of GenAI or LLM frameworks model APIs orchestration patterns data grounding prompt lifecycle management and evaluation approaches
- Ability to assess tradeoffs across cost reliability complexity maintainability and speed of delivery
Skills
Mandatory Skills : Agentic AI, Architecture Patterns and Styles, Java, Python, Software Engineering and Design Architecture
Good to Have Skills : Agent development & frameworks, Agentic AI Systems Design, Agentic API Orchestration, Agentic Orchestration & Tooling (Function Calling, Planning, Memory), AI Governance & Compliance, AI safety & security, AI Security Analysis, AI Security Engineering, AI Strategy & Governance, AI-assisted development & coding, AI_Implementation_Infra - Vector Store DB, RAG, Angular,
Application Security (application security framework/ threat modelling/ Secure SDLC/ DevSecOps/Application Security Architecture Review), Architecture Governance, BootStrap/CSS/CSS3, Build & monitor AI Agent, Build/Consume MCP Servers + Integrate AI Agents with MCP servers, Claude Code, Cloud & DevOps, Cloud AI Design Assistance, Cloud platforms & services, Cloud Solution Architecture, Design Patterns, Docker, Enterprise architecture, Git, GitHub Advanced Security, GitHub Co-Pilot, HTML/HTML5, JavaScript, Kubernetes, Leadership, LLM & foundation models, LLM Architecture Synthesis, Llm Based Models, LLM Observability & Monitoring (Drift, Quality, Hallucination Metrics), LLM Understanding, LLMOps, MCP Servers, Microservices, MS SQL Server, Orchestration & multi-agent systems, Process improvement & operational consulting, Prompt Engineering & RAG, RAG & document retrieval, RAGAS (Retrieval Augumented Generation Assessment) Framework, Responsible AI & governance, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) Engineering, SDLC, Secure design & app security, SpringBoot, TypeScript
About LTM
LTM is an AI-centric global technology services company and the Business Creativity partner to the world’s largest and most disruptive enterprises. We bring human insights and intelligent systems together to help clients create greater value at the intersection of technology and domain expertise. Our capabilities span integrated operations, transformation, and business AI — enabling new ways of working, new productivity paradigms, and new roads to value. Together with over 87,000 employees across 40 countries and our global network of partners, LTM — a Larsen & Toubro company — owns business outcomes for our clients, helping them not just outperform the market, but to Outcreate it. Please also note that neither LTM nor any of its authorized recruitment agencies/partners charge any candidate registration fee or any other fees from talent (candidates) towards appearing for an interview or securing employment/internship. Candidates shall be solely responsible for verifying the credentials of any agency/consultant that claims to be working with LTM for recruitment. Please note that anyone who relies on the representations made by fraudulent employment agencies does so at their own risk, and LTM disclaims any liability in case of loss or damage suffered as a consequence of the same. Recruitment Fraud Alert - https://www.ltm.com/careers/recruitment-fraud-alert
📌 Senior Specialist - Architecture (Hyderabad)
🏢 LTM
📍 Hyderabad