Choosing Capgemini means choosing a company where you will be empowered to shape your career in the way you’d like, where you’ll be supported and inspired by a collaborative community of colleagues around the world, and where you’ll be able to reimagine what’s possible. Join us and help the world’s leading organizations unlock the value of technology and build a more sustainable, more inclusive world. Location Dallas, TX, Chicago, IL, Atlanta, GA, New York, NY, Jersey City, NJ, Nashville, TN About The Job Your're Considering The AI-First Architect is responsible for designing, governing, and evolving enterprise systems where artificial intelligence is a foundational design element. This role ensures that AI, automation, and human decision-making are intentionally integrated across new development, existing application modernization, and production operations, while maintaining security, reliability, and regulatory compliance. The AI-First Architect operates as a design authority and system governor, shaping how autonomy is introduced over time and ensuring that AI-driven systems remain explainable, auditable, and aligned to business intent. Your role • Define AI-first reference architectures for new development, modernization, and AI-augmented operations • Embed AI capabilities into architecture patterns including event-driven designs and autonomous remediation • Ensure architectures support human-on-the-loop operation • Maintain clear boundaries between autonomous actions, human approvals, and executive governance • Establish AI guardrails, confidence thresholds, and escalation models • Define human-in-the-loop vs human-on-the-loop decision frameworks • Own architectural input into model lifecycle governance, bias mitigation, and drift monitoring • Partner with Security, Risk, and Compliance to ensure full auditability and control alignment • Embed AI into CI/CD pipelines and quality gates • Translate operational learning into engineering standards • Guide teams on automation-versus-human design decisions • Review and approve architecture changes driven by incidents and modernization • Identify modernization and retirement candidates using AI insights • Define modernization patterns that reduce long-term operational cost • Ensure modernization reduces incident inflow and improves resilience • Align architectural decisions with measurable OpEx and stability outcomes • Serve as architectural authority across engineering, operations, security, and data teams • Participate in design reviews, autonomy promotion decisions, and major incident governance • Communicate AI risk and value clearly to senior stakeholders Your Skills And Experiences • 10+ years in enterprise or solution architecture roles • Experience designing distributed, cloud-native, API-led systems • Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts, AIOps, and observability platforms • Experience operating in regulated or security-first environments Preferred Qualifications • Experience in telecom or large-scale infrastructure environments • Background in SRE, platform engineering, or modernization programs • Familiarity with outcome-based delivery models • Prior experience as a design authority or architecture review board member The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $82,082 - $193,440 Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law. The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction. These may include, but are not limited to: Geographic location, Education and qualifications, Certifications and licenses, Relevant experience and skills, Seniority and performance, Market and business consideration, Internal pay equity. It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws. Benefits Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include: • Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave • Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada) • Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada) • Life and disability insurance • Employee assistance programs • Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility Important Notice: Compensation (including bonuses, commissions, or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned, vested, or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgemini’s discretion, consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time, within the limits of applicable legislation. Disclaimers Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. Capgemini also participates in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) program which supports meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities across Canada by promoting fairness, accessibility, inclusion and respect. We value the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and actively work to create a welcoming and respectful environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law. This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodation does not pose an undue hardship. Capgemini is committed to providing reasonable accommodation during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to your recruiting contact. Please be aware that Capgemini may capture your image (video or screenshot) during the interview process and that image may be used for verification, including during the hiring and onboarding process. Click the following link for more information on your rights as an Applicant in the United States. http://www.capgemini.com/resources/equal-employment-opportunity-is-the-law Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.