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In this role, you will architect foundational systems-including Agent Factory, Agent Runtime, AI Control Planes, and AgentOps-while establishing architectural standards, security guardrails, and reusable agent frameworks. The role provides hands-on architecture leadership across AI/ML, Generative AI, LLMs, Agentic AI and enterprise knowledge solutions, while aligning designs with enterprise, data, security, cloud and engineering standards.\nIn this role, you will\nDefine enterprise reference architectures for AI Agents, Agent Factory, Agent Runtime, AI Control Plane, and AgentOps platforms.\nEstablish architecture standards, design patterns, reusable frameworks, and implementation guardrails.\nLead technical strategy for Agentic AI adoption across SDLC and business domains.\nDrive architecture reviews and technical governance for AI initiatives.\nBuild reusable agent components such as:o Memory services\no Context engineering\no Workflow orchestration\no Business rules engines\no Tool registries\no MCP integration patterns\no Agent-to-Agent communication frameworks\no Accelerate delivery through reusable agent assets and shared services\n\nWork model:\nWe strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. 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