AI Agent Architect

Title: AI Agent Architect

Job Type: Contract

Contract Length: 12 months

Pay Range: $50-175/hr

Target Start Date: ASAP

Location: ASAP

About The Opportunity Our client, a leader in AI Systems and Enterprise Solutions, is looking for a skilled AI Agent Architect to join their team for a 12-month engagement. This project involves architecting and designing high-level multi-agent systems where specialized agents collaborate to solve enterprise-scale problems. This is a high-impact role that requires a self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running and deliver results quickly.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables This role is focused on the successful completion of specific tasks and deliverables. Your responsibilities will include:

• Architecting high-level multi-agent systems where specialized agents collaborate to solve enterprise-scale problems.
• Defining the security and permission layers for agentic systems to prevent unauthorized data access during autonomous execution.
• Selecting and benchmarking the optimal foundation models (GPT-4, Claude, Llama 3) for specific agentic reasoning tasks.
• Designing the "Chain-of-Thought" and "Reflection" logic to improve the reasoning capabilities of the agent swarm.
• Mentoring the development team on best practices for building scalable and reliable AI agent architectures.

Required Skills & Experience: We are looking for someone with a proven track record of successful contract engagements. The ideal candidate will have:

• 5+ years of experience in systems architecture or high-level AI engineering.
• Deep expertise in LLM orchestration, system design, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure). This isn't a learning role—you need to be a subject matter expert.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and manage your own time effectively to meet project goals.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and managing complex technical roadmaps.
• Strong communication skills to provide clear and concise status updates to the project team.