AI Architect

KANINI; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

KANINI is seeking an AI Architect / AI Lead to define the AI strategy and design scalable AI/ML architectures. The role involves leading cross-functional teams to drive responsible AI adoption, overseeing initiatives across business units, and ensuring compliance with data protection laws.

Successful candidates should have 12–15+ years of experience, with expertise in machine learning and cloud platforms like Azure and AWS. A Master's or Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields is preferred.

Qualifications

• 12–15+ years of overall experience, with 4+ years in AI/ML architecture or leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of machine learning, deep learning, and NLP.
• Experience designing enterprise-grade AI systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the enterprise AI roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Design scalable, cloud-native AI/ML architectures.
• Work with data scientists and software teams to deliver production-grade models.

Skills

AI/ML architecture leadership

Machine learning

Deep learning

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Data engineering

Cloud platforms

MLOps tools

Programming (Python, SQL)

Education

Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science

Tools

Azure AI

AWS SageMaker

Google Vertex AI

MLflow

Docker

Kubernetes

Spark

Job description

Job Description

The AI Architect / AI Lead will be responsible for defining the AI strategy, designing scalable AI/ML architectures, and leading end‑to‑end implementation of AI solutions across the organization. This role involves deep technical expertise, strategic leadership, and collaboration with cross‑functional teams to drive the adoption of AI responsibly and effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• AI Strategy & Leadership: Develop and maintain the enterprise AI roadmap aligned with business objectives; evaluate new AI technologies, frameworks, and vendors to support innovation; define governance frameworks for responsible AI, privacy, security, and ethics; lead AI/ML initiatives across multiple business units.
• Architecture & Technical Design: Design scalable, secure, cloud‑native AI/ML architectures (Azure AI, AWS, GCP); define MLOps frameworks for continuous training, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management; architect data pipelines, vector databases, LLM orchestration, and RAG systems; select appropriate models (LLMs, CV, NLP, Generative AI, predictive analytics) based on business needs.
• Solution Development: Provide technical leadership for building and deploying AI applications; work with data scientists, ML engineers, and software teams to deliver production‑grade models; optimize AI workloads for cost, performance, and scalability; oversee integration of AI into products, platforms, and enterprise systems.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Translate business challenges into AI use cases with measurable outcomes; work with product owners, data teams, and business leaders to prioritize initiatives; present AI strategy and technical recommendations to executives and leadership teams.
• Risk, Compliance & Responsible AI: Ensure compliance with data protection laws (GDPR, HIPAA, DPDP, etc.); create explainability and transparency frameworks for AI decisions; implement controls to prevent bias, model drift, and data misuse.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience:

• 12–15+ years of overall experience, with 4+ years in AI/ML architecture or leadership roles.
• Strong understanding of machine learning, deep learning, NLP, LLMs, RAG, transformers.
• Cloud platforms: Azure AI, AWS SageMaker, or Google Vertex AI.
• MLOps tools: MLflow, Databricks, Kubeflow, Airflow, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Data engineering: Spark, Databricks, Data Factory, pipelines, ETL/ELT.
• Programming: Python, SQL; familiarity with TensorFlow/PyTorch.
• Experience designing enterprise‑grade AI systems and microservices architectures.

Soft Skills:

• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management skills.
• Ability to balance technical depth with strategic thinking.
• Leadership experience with cross‑functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or related fields.
• Certifications in cloud (Azure AI Engineer, AWS ML Specialty, etc.).
• Experience implementing generative AI and LLM solutions in production.
• Background in industry‑specific domains (finance, telecom, retail, healthcare, etc.).