Principal Agentic AI Architect
PPL Corporation · Louisville, KY
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Jul 22, 2026
Louisville, KY
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior architecture role focused on designing and delivering large-scale AI and multi-agent systems across utility business domains such as outage management, metering infrastructure, customer operations, and regulatory functions. The work centers on defining reusable AI platform patterns, overseeing integrations with cloud and enterprise data systems, and shaping governance standards — while coordinating across infrastructure, enterprise architecture, and business teams. Suits a deeply technical AI/ML architect with regulated-industry experience and a track record of cross-functional leadership.
Principal level · 15+ years · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1 people in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer occupations, all other). range 1–2
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
What the occupation pays Median $101,800 (middle half $71,386–$135,189).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
This role is posted with three possible office locations: Allentown, PA; Louisville, KY; and Melrose (Providence), RI. The CBSA is set to Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ as the first-listed location; the actual work site may be in any of the three metros.
The title 'Agentic AI Architect' carries no explicit seniority level word, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. However, the 15+ years requirement, org-wide scope (shaping enterprise AI strategy, influencing investment decisions, representing AI architecture in governance bodies), and cross-functional authority across multiple value streams support a Principal-level classification.
SOC classification is Medium confidence. The role is primarily an enterprise AI platform architect — a blend of AI/ML architecture (15-2051) and broad computer/IT architecture not cleanly covered by a single SOC. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is the best fit for an enterprise AI architect role; 15-2051 (Data Scientists) is the runner-up given the heavy Generative AI and ML platform emphasis.
Databricks, ADLS, Snowflake, SAP, OMS, SCADA, and GIS appear in the responsibilities narrative describing the integration landscape rather than in a gated requirements section, so they are marked as preferred.
SAP IS-U / S/4 Utilities, OMS, SCADA, and GIS are explicitly listed under Preferred Qualifications.
Azure is listed in the required section as 'preferred' within that section ('Azure preferred'), but it sits inside a hard-gated bullet ('Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure preferred)') — the cloud platform experience itself is required; Azure is the named preferred option. It is marked required with AWS and GCP as alternatives.
No compensation figures are stated in the posting.
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