Lead AI Platform Architect
Quick facts
- Pay
- Up to $65/hour on W2
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Bay Area, CA
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Skills
- Kubernetes, AWS
- Industry
- Information Technology — 674 open jobs
- Visa in listing
- H-1B
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
Lead AI Platform Architect
Client: Wells Fargo
Location: Bay Area, CA (Preferred) / Charlotte, NC (Secondary)
Work Model: Hybrid
Experience: 10–15 Years
Work Authorization: s, H-1B, and H-4, Rate: Up to $65/hour on W2
Position Overview We are looking for a Lead AI Platform Architect with strong hands-on experience designing and building enterprise-scale AI/ML platforms and cloud-native infrastructure. The ideal candidate must be able to discuss their hands-on project experience in depth, particularly around Kubernetes/OpenShift, AI/ML platforms, MLOps/AI Ops, and cloud architecture. This role will lead technical architecture, define long-term platform strategy, influence technology roadmaps, and drive cross-functional initiatives.
Key Responsibilities Lead architecture and technical direction for:
- Enterprise GenAI Platforms
- Agentic AI Platforms
- Model Serving Infrastructure
- Agent Runtime Platforms
- Prompt & Evaluation Frameworks
- AI Governance & Guardrails
- AI Observability & AI Operations
Design and drive multi-cloud AI platform architecture across:
- OpenShift AI / RHOAI
- Google Cloud Platform Vertex AI
- Azure AI Foundry
- AWS Bedrock
- Gemini, Anthropic Claude, and OpenAI models
Define platform strategies for:
- Kubernetes/OpenShift GPU infrastructure
- NVIDIA SuperPOD
- Capacity planning
- Multi-region architectures
- High availability
- Disaster recovery
- Active-active architectures
Drive architecture for highly scalable, secure, resilient Tier-1 production platforms. Partner with engineering, infrastructure, data, security, and business teams to establish technical roadmaps and architectural standards.
Must-Have Skills Candidates should have strong hands-on experience with:
- Kubernetes / OpenShift
- AI/ML Platforms
- MLOps / AI Ops
- Cloud Architecture
- Distributed Systems
- Generative AI / LLM Platforms
- RAG Architectures
- Agentic AI
- Model Serving
- API Platforms
- Data Platforms
- High Availability & Disaster Recovery
- Production-scale cloud-native platforms
Preferred Experience
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, infrastructure, and/or architecture.
- 5+ years designing and implementing large-scale cloud-native platforms.
- Experience with OpenShift AI / RHOAI, Google Cloud Platform Vertex AI, Azure AI Foundry, AWS Bedrock, or similar AI platforms.
- Experience with GPU infrastructure and NVIDIA SuperPOD environments.
- Experience architecting multi-cloud and multi-region platforms.
- Experience with enterprise AI governance, security, observability, and guardrails.
What the Client Is Looking For
Hands-on technical depth is critical. Candidates should be able to clearly explain:
- AI/ML platforms they have personally designed or implemented.
- Kubernetes/OpenShift architecture and production deployments.
- MLOps/AI Ops implementation.
- Cloud architecture decisions and trade-offs.
- GenAI, RAG, agentic AI, or model-serving projects.
- Scalability, resiliency, HA, and DR strategies used in real production environments.
Location Preference: Bay Area preferred; Charlotte considered as a secondary location.
Visa sponsorship record: Bmr Infotek, Inc
Sponsors actively| Fiscal year | H-1B LCAs | USCIS approvals | USCIS denials | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 15 | 12 | 1 | — |
| FY2025 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| FY2024 | 9 | 10 | 0 | — |
This exact kind of role (Architects) isn't among the roles Bmr Infotek, Inc sponsored most often.
Roles they sponsor most
- software developer18 LCAs · median $112k
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- cloud architect2 LCAs · median $127k
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- application developer1 LCA · median $114k
Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Architects (SOC 17-1011) — estimated from the job title.
- Mentioned in the listing
H-1B
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Architect / Landscape Architect” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- Green card (EB-2 / EB-3 via PERM)
Filed 10 PERM labor certifications: they have a track record of sponsoring permanent residence.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level IV (fully competent)Architects · California (state median of areas). Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $76,430 | ~15% |
| Level II | $95,898 | ~31% |
| Level III | $115,783 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $134,826 | ~61% |
This job pays $135,200 a year (converted from an hourly rate, 2,080 hours) — that's Level IV (fully competent). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level IV registration gets 4 entries; estimated selection chance about 61% — better than average.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.