Gen AI Architect

Job Title: Gen AI Architect

Location: Newark, NJ – Hybrid

Employment Type: Full Time

About VLink: Started in 2006 and headquartered in Connecticut, VLink is one of the fastest growing digital technology services and consulting companies. Since its inception, our innovative team members have been solving the most complex business, and IT challenges of our global clients.

Job Description:

10+ years in ML/Engineering.

At least 5 years in architecture roles.

Proven experience delivering production-grade solutions on Azure.

Hands-on ownership of end-to-end application lifecycle—from design to deployment.

Responsibilities :

Lead architecture and development of enterprise web applications with integrated Generative AI.

Define scalable, secure architectural patterns and implementation standards.

Work closely with product, AI/ML, DevOps, security, and network teams to align business and technical goals.

Drive full-stack development best practices across backend, frontend, and infrastructure.

Architect and integrate LLMs, embeddings, RAG pipelines, and vector databases into production systems.

Ensure production readiness security, networking, monitoring, performance, and compliance.

Mandatory Technical Skills:

Cloud Architecture (Azure)

Deep experience designing cloud-native, microservices and event-driven architectures.

Expertise with Azure App Services, AKS, Functions, API Management, Event Grid, Service Bus, Storage, and Key Vault.

Strong understanding of subscription design, resource hierarchy, and environment isolation.

Networking & Security

Hands-on experience with:

VNETs, subnets, private endpoints, service endpoints.

NSGs, ASGs, routing, firewalls, and VPN/ExpressRoute connectivity.

Whitelisting, IP restrictions, certificates, TLS, and enterprise-grade authentication flows.

Experience implementing Zero Trust, RBAC, managed identities, and secure secrets handling.

Performance & Scalability

Expertise in caching (Redis/CDN), async processing (RabbitMQ/Kafka), load balancing, auto-scaling, and performance tuning.

GenAI Integration

Hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI, RAG patterns, embeddings, prompt engineering, vector search (Azure AI Search, PostgreSQL extensions).

Experience orchestrating LLM pipelines in real-world production environments.

Backend Engineering

Strong REST API design (versioning, throttling, API gateways).

Expert in PostgreSQL/MongoDB, data modeling, query optimization.

Experience with OAuth2, SSO, and secure coding aligned to GDPR/SOC2.

Frontend Engineering

Deep experience with React/Next.js, component libraries, and enterprise UI patterns.

DevOps & IaC

Strong proficiency with:

Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions CI/CD.

Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), Helm.

Terraform or Bicep for infrastructure automation.

Experience managing production roll-outs, blue-green deployments, and canary releases.

Real-Time & Scalable UI

Knowledge of WebSockets/SSE, state management, and high-performance UI rendering.

Testing & Observability

Experience with automated unit/E2E testing.

Strong knowledge of logging, tracing, monitoring (App Insights, Log Analytics), and alerting.

Employment Practices:

EEO, ADA, FMLA Compliant

VLink is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Applicant information will be handled in accordance with VLink’s privacy policy.