Senior Enterprise AI Architect

The role

The Senior Enterprise AI Architect will define enterprise AI reference architecture and build secure AI platforms. This role involves setting AI architecture across the SDLC and designing data boundaries for regulated environments.

What you will do

• Define the enterprise AI reference architecture including standards, approved models, tools, and decision rights
• Build secure AI platforms including LLM gateways, model routing, access controls, retrieval, agent frameworks, and cost tracking
• Set the architecture for AI across the SDLC and CI/CD
• Design data boundaries for CUI and ITAR data across commercial cloud, GovCloud, and air-gapped networks
• Map AI use to CMMC 2.0, NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, ITAR/EAR and NIST AI RMF
• Chair the AI Architecture Review Board

Required qualifications

• 12+ years in software, platform or enterprise architecture
• 5+ years designing and delivering AI/ML or LLM systems in production
• 3+ years leading architecture across multiple teams
• Deep hands-on experience with LLM and agent architectures: retrieval, evaluation, guardrails, model routing, tool use, agent permissions
• Experience rolling out AI developer tools at scale and measuring impact
• Strong DevSecOps and CI/CD background: GitHub or similar, pipeline security, IaC, Kubernetes, software supply-chain security
• Experience in regulated environments (CMMC/NIST 800-171, FedRAMP, ITAR/CUI)
• Cloud architecture in AWS GovCloud, Azure Government or equivalent, plus on-prem or air-gapped deployments
• DoD 8540 certifications (Advanced: CCISO, CISM, CISSP, GSLC; Intermediate: GSEC, SSCP)

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or PhD
• Built an enterprise AI program as a company grew from hundreds to thousands of people
• IL5/IL6 or classified environments, cross-domain solutions
• Ran an MLOps platform for ML shipped into hardware or edge systems
• Defense, aerospace or other export-controlled industry background
• AI security and red-teaming experience (prompt injection, data poisoning, model extraction, rogue agents)
• AI architecture credentials (Claude Certified Architect, NCP-GENL, MIT AI System Architecture); equivalent hands-on experience accepted
• Active TS clearance

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits 100% paid for by the company
• 401k (+ 50% company match up to 6% of pay)
• FSA
• HSA
• life insurance
• Free daily lunch while you're working onsite
• fully-stocked kitchen
• unlimited PTO
• casual dress code
• pre-IPO stock option grants
• relocation assistance

About the company

CHAOS Industries is a defense tech company with a multi-product portfolio powered by Coherent Distributed Networks (CDN™). Founded in 2022, the company is headquartered in Los Angeles with global offices.