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Boston Consulting Group

Global strategy and transformation consulting firm

AI Tech Architect

Technology & Systems ConsultingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Experience in software development, technical project management, digital delivery, or technology consulting.
  • A university degree with above-average academic performance in a mathematical-scientific field, Data Science, information technology, or business administration.
  • Previous industry or consulting experience is considered, with a background in data science preferred and a good understanding of concepts relevant to artificial intelligence and machine learning.
  • Experience architecting scalable solutions optimized for performance and cost.
  • Ability to speak the language of enterprise technology and run a complex design process with multiple stakeholders to implement enterprise generative AI platforms.
  • Experience designing and building in a complex legacy organization.
  • Ability to differentiate large language model concepts and applicability from other artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques.
  • Knowledge of major generative AI technology players and large language model products, including their merits and implications for client sourcing strategies such as guardrails, security, performance, and cost.
  • Experience with generative AI, Python, and TypeScript; prior coding experience is highly desirable, although coding is not part of the role.
  • Hands-on experience deploying and hosting large foundational models.
  • Ability to articulate the key application components of a typical generative AI solution, their purposes, and interactions.
  • Experience in the people design and implementation of generative AI platforms for clients alongside a development team, from strategy through IT operations.
  • Ability to design large-language-model-enabled target process flows and identify implications and requirements for each solution component.
  • Experience with integration methodologies for accessing necessary generative AI data sources.
  • Knowledge of developing and integrating application programming interfaces, especially to serve machine learning models.
  • Experience providing guidance on technical implementation of production-grade applications by engineering teams.
  • Applied knowledge of popular models, vendors including cloud providers, orchestration frameworks, advanced prompt engineering, and fine-tuning.
  • Ability to understand and apply advanced prompt engineering methods and related concepts, including retrieval-augmented generation, context windows, and memory.
  • Ability to own problems end-to-end and acquire missing knowledge as needed to support team and client outcomes.
  • Overview of common development methods and tools, DevOps practices, and continuous improvement.
  • Experience with microservices topologies, including operational concerns such as resiliency, observability, discovery, routing, and security.
  • Experience with and understanding of how to lead legacy integration and remediation, including facades and strangler approaches.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze complex information technology application landscapes.
  • Analyze the status quo and optimize information technology architectures.
  • Identify non-trivial technology decisions facing a client.
  • Communicate architectural building blocks and their importance through storytelling.
  • Develop roadmaps and business cases.
  • Review vendor proposals and/or in-flight technical work.
  • Perform information technology project management and quality assurance.
  • Optimize application development processes.
  • Advise internal colleagues on core technical concepts and frameworks.
  • Advise fellow architects in areas relevant to the role's areas of depth.
  • Develop a network in the BCG technical community and leverage it for clients.

Desired Qualifications

  • Previous coding experience is highly desirable, although the role does not involve coding.

About the Company

Boston Consulting Group

Global strategy and transformation consulting firm

BCG provides global management consulting, advising leaders in strategy and transformation across industries, with expertise in M&A, operations, pricing, sustainability, and AI. BCG X builds AI solutions, digital products, and new ventures by combining engineers, data scientists, designers, and venture builders for clients. Specialist units Inverto, Platinion, and Quantis support procurement, IT architecture, and sustainability, while the BCG Henderson Institute supplies research. The goal is to help clients achieve lasting performance improvements and durable value through strategic advisory plus hands-on technology execution.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Boston, MA
Founded
1963

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