Overview
Job Title: Technology Lead / Architect – AI / ML & GenAI
Experience: 12+ Years
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role
NorthBay Solutions is seeking an accomplished GenAI Technology Lead / Architect with a strong track record in Generative AI (GenAI), AI / ML, and enterprise architecture. This role is ideal for a senior professional who can design and deliver AI-powered enterprise solutions, lead multidisciplinary teams, and drive innovation across cloud, on-premises, and hybrid environments. You will be the technical authority for GenAI-driven initiatives, ensuring successful delivery of scalable and production-ready AI / ML applications while aligning with enterprise business needs.
Responsibilities
- Architect and deliver end-to-end AI / ML and GenAI solutions integrating with existing enterprise systems.
- Lead a team of 8–12 engineers across AI / ML, full-stack, and DevOps disciplines in Agile environments.
- Drive technical decision-making across infrastructure, APIs, microservices, databases, and AI platforms.
- Ensure successful deployment and scaling of AI solutions across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid architectures.
- Act as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, bridging technical depth with strategic vision.
Technical Expertise Required
- Generative AI Leadership (3+ Years) – PRIMARY
- Expert-level experience with LLMs (LLaMA, Mistral, GPT, etc.), including fine-tuning and deployment.
- Strong hands-on work with Agentic AI, multi-agent systems, and RAG implementations.
- Proficiency with vector databases, LangChain, LangGraph, and modern GenAI toolchains.
- Expertise in advanced prompt engineering and Chain-of-Thought techniques.
- Proven track record delivering 3+ production-grade GenAI applications.
- AI / ML Foundation (4–5 Years)
- Hands-on experience with Python, TensorFlow, and PyTorch for building production ML systems.
- Full lifecycle management of ML models, from development to monitoring in production.
- Seamless integration of AI / ML models into enterprise-grade applications and platforms.
- Enterprise Architecture & Deployment (8+ Years)
- Strong background in full-stack development (MERN stack or equivalent).
- Deployment expertise across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments.
- Advanced Kubernetes skills for orchestration and scaling.
- Database expertise in SQL (PostgreSQL / MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB / DynamoDB).
- Proven ability to design and manage APIs and microservices (REST, GraphQL).
- DevOps proficiency with Docker, CI / CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
- Cloud & Infrastructure
- Deep knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP with ML / AI services.
- AWS expertise highly valued: SageMaker, Bedrock, Lambda, API Gateway.
- Strong grasp of hybrid cloud architectures integrating AI / ML workloads.
- Proven Delivery
- 7+ enterprise-scale projects successfully delivered in AI / ML and enterprise systems.
- Demonstrated team leadership experience with measurable outcomes.
- Strong focus on delivery excellence, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
Requirements
- Preferred) Certifications in AWS / Azure / GCP (Solutions Architect, ML Specialty).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Solid experience in Agile / Scrum leadership, driving productivity and team performance.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Priority expertise :
- Generative AI Leadership
- AI / ML Foundation
- Enterprise Architecture & Hybrid Deployments
- A strategic leader with hands-on depth, able to innovate, mentor, and deliver at scale.