Senior AI Solution Architect - UAE, Multi-Cloud

Ppt Consulting; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Career advocacy program

Learning & development opportunities

Job summary

Sia seeks an AI Solution Architect to be the technical authority on Data & AI engagements in the Middle East, designing the AI and agentic architectures and the application modernization paths that take client ambitions from concept to production. You will translate business requirements into scalable, secure and cost-aware solutions across cloud, machine learning and generative AI.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with client-facing advisory work, giving our AI Solution Architect

Qualifications

• 8+ years' experience in solution or cloud architecture, or in a senior engineering role with significant design ownership
• Deep expertise in multi-cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and/or Databricks), including networking, security, compute, storage and managed AI/ML services
• Proven experience designing agent orchestration and the model layer, including open-weight models
• Solid grasp of classical machine learning, deep learning, generative AI, autonomous agents and data engineering
• Demonstrable experience of taking AI solutions from proof of concept to production
• Proven ability to engage senior client stakeholders, lead workshops and translate business needs into technical solutions
• Familiarity with AI compliance frameworks and responsible AI practices
• Sound judgment on architectural trade-offs under uncertainty
• Professional-level certification is highly preferable: AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect or Databricks Professional Data Engineer
• Based in the UAE (Dubai or Abu Dhabi)

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture of data and AI projects, covering cloud infrastructure, data pipelines, model serving, generative AI and agent-based systems
• Design agent orchestration and the model layer, including the selection and use of open-weight models
• Define application modernization paths that embed AI into client systems and processes
• Act as the primary technical contact for senior client stakeholders, aligning designs with business goals, security policies and applicable regulation
• Lead client workshops and present technical capabilities and architecture options to technical and non-technical audiences
• Lead architecture reviews and technical governance across workstreams, and unblock delivery teams with hands-on guidance when needed
• Design for production readiness: scalability, reliability, observability and cost
• Mentor junior consultants and engineers, and contribute to Sia's internal IP, accelerators and reference architectures

Skills

English proficiency

Arabic is a plus

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, AI or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Databricks

Job description

Sia seeks an AI Solution Architect to be the technical authority on Data & AI engagements in the Middle East, designing the AI and agentic architectures and the application modernization paths that take client ambitions from concept to production. You will translate business requirements into scalable, secure and cost-aware solutions across cloud, machine learning and generative AI.

The role combines hands-on technical leadership with client-facing advisory work, giving our AI Solution Architect