• Serve as a technical authority for Generative AI and AI-driven architecture across the enterprise, providing hands-on architectural leadership as an individual contributor • Drive GenAI strategy and solution design, identifying, evaluating, and applying emerging technologies such as Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI agents, vector databases, prompt engineering frameworks, and model orchestration platforms • Architect and govern Model Context Protocol (MCP) implementations, defining how context, memory, tools, policies, and guardrails are structured, versioned, and securely shared across AI workflows • Design and lead multi-agent and agent-to-agent orchestration architectures, enabling autonomous task decomposition, collaboration, escalation, and decision-making across AI agents and enterprise systems • Define orchestration strategies coordinating LLMs, agents, tools, workflows, and downstream systems, balancing performance, cost, reliability, observability, and maintainability • Partner with business and product stakeholders to translate business problems into AI-driven solutions, articulate technology value propositions, and support business-case development with measurable outcomes • Lead architectural discovery and design workshops, aligning AI capabilities with DIRECTV’s strategic goals and guiding teams toward practical, scalable implementations • Establish reusable AI architecture patterns, reference architectures, and best practices that accelerate adoption while ensuring consistency, governance, and risk management • Ensure architectural flexibility and future-proofing through modular, abstracted designs that support evolving models, vendors, and regulatory requirements • Influence enterprise standards for AI architecture, modeling practices, design principles, security, data governance, and responsible AI usage • Provide architectural guidance to delivery teams, reviewing designs, validating implementation approaches, and ensuring adherence to enterprise and AI-specific standards