Senior Architect AI Engineering and Platforms

The AI Engineering and Platforms team designs, builds, and operates the foundational AI capabilities that support products and use cases for internal and external users across multi-cloud and hybrid environments. The team partners with Product and Engineering to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable AI platforms and AI-enabled solutions. The Senior Architect, AI Engineering and Platforms will report to Director for Software Development and is a highly technical, hands-on individual contributor responsible for designing, building, and operating core AI platform components. This is a hybrid position and involves regular performance of job responsibilities virtually as well as in-person at an assigned TU office location for a minimum of two days a week., * Contribute to the technical vision for foundational AI platforms and lead the architecture and delivery of assigned platform capabilities.

• Design and implement scalable AI capabilities across multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
• Implement and evolve the standardized development path for AI-enabled products, including agentic AI capabilities, observability, evaluations and measurement, operational controls, and guardrails.
• Ensure the availability, performance, scalability, and security of assigned platform components.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate business and technical requirements into platform designs and delivery plans.
• Evaluate, prototype, and integrate emerging technologies that enhance platform capabilities and user outcomes.
• Apply best practices for data governance, metadata management, data quality, security, and compliance.
• Provide technical guidance, conduct design reviews, and mentor engineers.
• Advance automation and DevOps practices supporting the continuous integration and deployment of data and AI services.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience supporting the design and delivery of complex AI, data, or platform solutions.
• 10+ years of experience across ML (Machine Learning) engineering, data engineering, distributed systems, or platform development, including three or more years of hands-on experience building GenAI (Generative Artificial Intelligence) platforms or capabilities.
• Hands-on experience delivering production GenAI solutions for internal or external users, including retrieval quality, latency management, cost optimization, and evaluation-driven quality improvements.
• Experience building scalable AI or data platform components adopted by multiple teams, with measurable developer or user experience outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences.

Required Technical Skills

• Advanced expertise in at least one major cloud platform, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with working knowledge of multi-cloud and hybrid architectures.
• Strong proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure-as-code, API design, microservices architecture, continuous integration, and continuous deployment.
• Hands-on knowledge of GenAI architecture and engineering, including vector search, knowledge graphs, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), agentic frameworks, model fine-tuning, evaluation frameworks, and cost management.
• Experience with distributed computing technologies such as Apache Spark or Apache Hadoop and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.
• Experience implementing cloud security and compliance controls and using observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and the Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana (ELK) Stack.

We’re also looking for the preferred skills below. Whether you are proficient or could use some brushing up, we’re happy to support your career development and growth in:

• Experience establishing standardized development patterns or “golden paths” for AI-enabled products.
• Familiarity with metadata management, data governance, and data quality frameworks.
• Experience optimizing AI platforms for retrieval quality, latency, reliability, and cost.
• Experience evaluating and integrating emerging AI technologies into enterprise-scale platforms.
• Experience providing technical mentorship and influencing engineering practices across multiple teams.

For Your Health: Enjoyday-one eligibilityfor medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus supplemental plan options. Spousal, domestic partner, and other eligible dependent coverage is available on select plans. Choose taxadvantagedHSAandFSAaccounts to make everyday care more affordable.

For Your Protection: We’ve got your back withcompanypaid basic life and AD&D, optionalvoluntary life and AD&Dfor you and your family, andshort and longterm disability. You can also opt into alegal plan,pet insurance, andtravel accident coverage.

For Your Family: Fromadoption assistance and fertility planning coveragetocaregiver support, we’re here for every chapter. AccessDependent Care FSA for possibility of an employer match, a complimentaryCare@Workmembership, andup to 12 weeks of paid parental leavewith eligibility for a thoughtful, gradual return.

For Your Future: Build toward what’s next with our401(k) with employer matchandEmployee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Tapfinancial wellness resources,career coaching, and optionallongterm care insuranceto plan confidently.

For You: Grow and recharge withtuition reimbursement,flexible time off for exempt employees or paid time off for nonexempt employees, up to 12 paid holidays per year, commuter benefits, employeediscounts,charitable gift matching, andpaid volunteer time off, plus corporate volunteer events that make it easy to give back.

For Your Wellness: Access24/7 supportincluding professionaltherapy,coaching, and emotional wellbeing programs alongside guided meditation and resources that supportphysical, mental, social, and financial wellness.

We are committed to being a place where diversity is not only present, it is embraced. As an equal opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability status, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law. Additionally, in accordance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, TransUnion takes affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans in all levels of employment and develops annual affirmative action plans. Components of TransUnion’s Affirmative Action Program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are available for review to any associate or applicant for employment upon request by contacting ERCoE@transunion.com.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and the California Fair Chance Act.

Adherence to Company policies, sound judgment and trustworthiness, working safely, communicating respectfully, and safeguarding business operations, confidential and proprietary information, and the Company’s reputation are also essential expectations of this position. Pay Scale Information: The U.S. base salary range for this position is $142,500.00 - $237,500 annually. *The salary range for this position reflects a reasonable estimate of the range of compensation for this job. At TransUnion, actual compensation is based on careful consideration of additional factors such as (but not limited to) an individual’s education, training, work experience, job-related skill set, location, and industry knowledge, as well as the scope and responsibilities of the position and market considerations. Regular, fulltime non-sales positions may be eligible to participate in TransUnion’s annual bonus plan. Certain positions may be also eligible for long-term incentives and other payments based on applicable company guidance and plan documents.

At TransUnion, we encourage and are committed to creating a real, positive impact and shared sense of purpose within our Workforce for Good, which empowers our people to grow, innovate and contribute to a better future for our communities and customers. We strive to build an environment where our associates are in the driver’s seat of their professional development- while having access to help along the way. We recognize that success comes when our associates thrive both professionally and personally; that’s why we prioritize work/life flexibility and offer resources for our teams across the globe to collaborate and drive excellence.

Be a part of our Workforce for Good - you’ll work with great people, pioneering products and cutting-edge technology.

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