American Express
Principal Architect, Enterprise Architecture
New York, NY +4 · Hybrid · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Location
- New York, NY
Phoenix, AZ
Sunnyvale, CA
Sunrise, FL
Atlanta, GA - Experience
- 15+ years of progressive experience in technology architecture, software engineering, or a comparable discipline.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the U.S. is required; the company will not pursue visa sponsorship.
About the job
Leads enterprise AI and agentic architecture strategy, establishing secure, reusable patterns and guiding teams from prototypes through production implementations across American Express technology platforms.
What you'll do
- Define AI and agentic platform strategy, including agentic security and MCP ecosystem enablement.
- Establish architecture standards, reference architectures, reusable patterns, and guardrails; lead reviews and ensure alignment with security, privacy, risk, compliance, and governance requirements.
- Guide high-impact AI initiatives and production implementations, influence enterprise architecture, and mentor architects and engineers.
What they ask for
- 15+ years of progressive experience in technology architecture, software engineering, or a comparable discipline in a large-scale, complex environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer science engineering, or related field.
- Experience designing and delivering enterprise-grade platforms, products, or technology capabilities, with deep knowledge of large-scale system architecture.
- Experience defining or implementing enterprise AI architecture, including generative AI, machine learning, intelligent automation, or agentic systems.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree.
- Experience from leading technology or AI-forward organizations.
Pay
USD 219000 - 338250 annually (base salary)
Tools
MCP, APIs, cloud-native platforms, distributed systems, generative AI, machine learning, agentic systems, Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)
AI focus
Leads AI and agentic architecture strategy and enables secure, responsible enterprise adoption, including agentic security, MCP ecosystem enablement, generative AI, intelligent automation, and production-scale AI systems.
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