Principal Architect, Autonomous and Knowledge Platform
Company: Teradata
Location: San Diego
Posted on: January 19, 2026
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Job Description:
At Teradata, we believe that people thrive when empowered with
better information. That’s why we built the most complete cloud
analytics and data platform for AI. By delivering harmonized data,
trusted AI, and faster innovation, we uplift and empower our
customers—and our customers’ customers—to make better, more
confident decisions. The world’s top companies across every major
industry trust Teradata to improve business performance, enrich
customer experiences, and fully integrate data across the
enterprise. What Youll Do In this role, you will be part of
Teradata’s Product Engineering leadership team and will lead the
architecture for the autonomous and knowledge platform. You will
play a pivotal role in driving technical strategy, ensuring the
platform’s reliability, scalability, and performance across hybrid
cloud environments, enabling Teradata to deliver trusted,
enterprise-grade solutions. Responsibilities : • Launch
production-grade functionality in Teradatas Knowledge and Data
Platform, driven by agentic AI • Lead hands-on engineering effort
of core developer teams embedding agentic AI into core systems •
Work with knowledge/semantic modeling teams on evolving POC-level
agentic AI use cases into production-grade code • Partner with
senior leaders on the vision, state of the art agentic AI and drive
this vision into production • Partner with AI platform engineering
teams on company-wide frameworks to launch production-ready agentic
AI applications Who Youll Work With This role reports directly to
the VP, Product Engineering, Autonomous and Knowledge Platform and
partners across the Teradata ecosystem. You will: • Collaborate
with engineering, data science, and AI teams to ensure
infrastructure and automation strategies support cutting-edge
analytics and AI capabilities. • Partner with the Office of the CTO
to align infrastructure and automation roadmaps with Teradata’s
innovation and technology vision. • Work closely with Security
Engineering to ensure infrastructure and release processes meet
enterprise-grade security and compliance requirements. • Engage
with product management and go-to-market teams to understand
customer needs and shape infrastructure solutions that enhance
Teradata’s AI and analytics offerings. • Support R&D teams in
evaluating new tools, technologies, and automation frameworks to
drive efficiency and reliability on Teradata’s platform. What Makes
You a Qualified Candidate You bring a rare blend of deep technical
expertise, system-level thinking, and strategic leadership. • 15
years of experience in enterprise architecture, distributed
systems, or large-scale analytics platforms. • Demonstrated
experience integrating AI and ML into enterprise-grade products at
scale. • Expertise in hybrid and multi-cloud architectures,
including secure integration with hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, Google
Cloud). • Strong understanding of agentic AI architectures,
orchestration frameworks, and generative AI integration. • Proven
track record of building production-grade AI/ML inference pipelines
with governance and monitoring. • Knowledge of open data formats,
modern query engines, real-time streaming, and enterprise APIs. •
Experience modernizing platforms from monolith to microservices
with Kubernetes-based deployment. • Masters degree in computer
science, Engineering, or related technical discipline (PhD
preferred). What You Will Bring • A strategic mindset with a
hands-on, systems-thinking approach to architecture. • The ability
to lead without direct authority by mentoring and influencing
senior engineers across the organization. • Deep understanding of
platform reliability, performance optimization, observability, and
secure AI deployment. • Exceptional communication skills to clearly
articulate technical vision and business impact. • A passion for
AI, data, and analytics and a drive to deliver innovation at a
global enterprise scale.
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