Enterprise AI Architect

Enterprise AI Architect

A structured path from LLM fundamentals through production agent systems, security, platforms, and enterprise architecture.

01

Understand Models

Build a working mental model of tokens, transformers, attention, embeddings, inference, and sampling.

  • LLM mental model
  • Tokens
  • Context
  • Transformers
  • Attention
  • Embeddings
  • Inference
  • Sampling
  • Reasoning models
02

Build AI Applications

Move from model literacy to application architecture: context, retrieval, tools, and basic evaluation.

  • Structured outputs
  • Prompt architecture
  • Context engineering
  • Model selection
  • Retrieval
  • RAG
  • Tool calling
  • Basic evaluation
03

Build Agent Systems

Decide when an agent is warranted, then structure loops, memory, orchestration, and human approval.

  • Agents vs workflows
  • Agent loops
  • Planning
  • Tool execution
  • Memory
  • State
  • Orchestration
  • Human approval
  • Multi-agent systems
04

Understand Agent Runtimes

Treat the harness as the boundary: execution, checkpoints, queues, retries, sandboxing, and policy.

  • Agent Harness
  • Runtime boundaries
  • Execution
  • Checkpointing
  • Durable workflows
  • Queues
  • Retries
  • Idempotency
  • Sandboxing
  • Policy enforcement
05

Secure Agent Systems

Give agents identity, constrain tools, and authorize every hop — not just the first request.

  • Agent identity
  • Delegation
  • Authorization
  • Prompt injection
  • Capability boundaries
  • Tool permissions
  • Credential management
  • Runtime authorization
  • Auditability
06

Operate AI in Production

Evals, tracing, cost, latency, routing, SLOs, and incident handling for systems that are allowed to act.

  • Evals
  • Tracing
  • Observability
  • Reliability
  • Failure recovery
  • Cost
  • Latency
  • Model routing
  • SLOs
  • Incident handling
07

Architect Enterprise AI

Platforms, gateways, integration, multi-tenancy, governance, and build-versus-buy at company scale.

  • AI platforms
  • Model gateways
  • Enterprise integration
  • Distributed systems
  • Multi-tenancy
  • Governance
  • Control planes
  • Build vs buy
  • Enterprise reference architecture