# Senior Architect AI Engineering and Platforms Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-architect-ai-engineering-and-platforms-transunion-4dbab00b Senior Architect AI Engineering and Platforms at TransUnion, an on-site role based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Posted on 28 October 2026, read from TransUnion's own careers page (Workday), which RealAnalystJobs re-checks daily and removes the role when it closes. TransUnion has approved H-1B petitions on USCIS record (employer-wide, not a promise for this role). Updated 15 November 2026. ## Key facts - Company: [TransUnion](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/transunion) - Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA - Work mode: On-site - Posted: Oct 28, 2026 - Employment type: Full time - Source: TransUnion's careers page (Workday), re-checked daily Skills: AWS, Azure, Spark ## Visa sponsorship The posting does not say. TransUnion had H-1B petitions approved for 108 workers in fiscal year 2026 (USCIS). That is history, not a promise for this role. [See the record](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/transunion#h1b-record) ## About this role TransUnion's Job Applicant Privacy Notice Personal Information We Collect Your Privacy Choices Team Overview 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. Role Overview and Core Responsibilities • 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. Required Knowledge and Experiences • 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. Benefits that support every part of your life: At TransUnion, we design benefits to help you feel well, do well, and plan well - from day one. For Your Health : Enjoy day-one eligibility for medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus supplemental plan options. Spousal, domestic partner, and other eligible dependent coverage is available on select plans. Choose tax‑advantaged HSA and FSA accounts to make everyday care more affordable. For Your Protection : We’ve got your back with company‑paid basic life and AD&D, optional voluntary life and AD&D for you and your family, and short‑ and long‑term disability. You can also opt into a legal plan, pet insurance, and travel accident coverage. For Your Family : From adoption assistance and fertility planning coverage to caregiver support, we’re here for every chapter. Access Dependent Care FSA for possibility of an employer match, a complimentary Care@Work membership, and up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave with eligibility for a thoughtful, gradual return. For Your Future : Build toward what’s next with our 401(k) with employer match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP). Tap financial wellness resources, career coaching, and optional long‑term care insurance to plan confidently. For You : Grow and recharge with tuition reimbursement, flexible time off for exempt employees or paid time Description from TransUnion's public careers feed, reproduced so you can read the role here. Apply on the company's own site; Real Analyst Jobs never submits anything for you. ## How to apply Open [this role on Real Analyst Jobs](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/senior-architect-ai-engineering-and-platforms-transunion-4dbab00b) and use Apply now there to reach the employer's application. The listing is re-checked against TransUnion's careers page daily and removed when it closes. ## TransUnion 21 open analyst roles on Real Analyst Jobs. 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