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Forward Deployed Architect

IBM

Location

United States

Type

Full-time

Posted

10/15/2026

Compensation

$144,000 - $268,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202697.2% approval+31% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Forward Deployed Architect role at IBM involves architecting, designing, and delivering enterprise-scale AI solutions. This position requires collaboration with clients to translate complex business challenges into scalable technical architectures. The team focuses on leveraging advanced AI technologies and cloud platforms to drive meaningful change and enhance client operations. The role emphasizes technical leadership and the establishment of best practices in security and governance.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
  • More than 5 years of experience leading AI solutions.
  • Experience deploying AI solutions in regulated industries such as Financial Services, Insurance, Healthcare, or Public Sector.
  • Familiarity with LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, CrewAI, MCP, vector databases, and cloud-native AI services.
  • Prior customer-facing consulting or solution architecture experience.

Responsibilities

  • Architect, design, and deliver enterprise-scale AI solutions.
  • Demonstrate hands-on experience with leading Large Language Models and optimize them for client use cases.
  • Lead the design and implementation of modern AI architectures and frameworks.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders, data scientists, engineers, and executive leadership to deploy and scale AI solutions.
  • Provide technical leadership on emerging AI technologies and establish best practices for security and governance.

Benefits

  • IBM offers competitive compensation, healthcare coverage, retirement programs, paid parental leave, tuition assistance, wellness programs, flexible work options, and extensive learning and certification resources.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Ibm Corporation

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

656

FY2026

Approval rate

97.2%

FY2026

LCA certified

391

FY2026

Entry-level share

0.0%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+31%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-85%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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