AI/ML Architect - Talent Pipeline

BlueCloud; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BlueCloud is seeking an experienced AI/ML Architect to lead enterprise-scale AI, machine learning, and Generative AI initiatives. This hands-on role focuses on designing, developing, integrating, and deploying production-grade AI solutions for enterprise clients across Snowflake, cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and enterprise apps.

You will translate complex business needs into scalable, secure, and governed architectures while collaborating with data engineers, ML engineers, and business

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, AI/ML architecture, enterprise architecture, or technical delivery.
• Strong recent hands-on experience building and supporting production AI/ML and Generative AI solutions.
• Proven experience with LLMs, RAG, vector databases, embedding pipelines, agentic AI, prompt engineering, and AI evaluation.
• Strong understanding of machine learning, deep learning, NLP, MLOps, and LLMOps.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake Cortex, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, Cortex Agents, Snowpark ML, and Snowflake Native Apps.
• Strong architecture experience across Snowflake and at least one major cloud platform, preferably AWS or Azure.
• Experience integrating AI platforms with APIs, microservices, SaaS applications, enterprise systems, Kafka, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of AI security, governance, compliance, observability, and model monitoring.
• Excellent client-facing communication, technical leadership, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to balance strategic architecture ownership with hands-on technical execution.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver end-to-end AI/ML and Generative AI solutions from discovery through production deployment.
• Design production-grade RAG systems, vector search solutions, embedding pipelines, AI agents, copilots, and multi-agent workflows.
• Lead hands‑on implementation using Snowflake Cortex, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, Cortex Agents, Snowpark ML, and related Snowflake AI capabilities.
• Design scalable ML and LLM pipelines supporting training, inference, evaluation, monitoring, and governance.
• Integrate AI solutions with AWS, Azure, or GCP, as well as enterprise applications, APIs, ETL/ELT platforms, streaming systems, and third‑party AI services.
• Define reusable AI reference architectures, accelerators, technical standards, and governance frameworks.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, code reviews, design sessions, and production-readiness assessments.
• Lead client discovery workshops, solution design, effort estimation, technical presentations, proof-of-concepts, and pre‑sales activities.
• Collaborate with data engineers, ML engineers, application teams, architects, and business stakeholders throughout delivery.

Skills

AI/ML architecture

Solution architecture

LLMs and RAG

Vector databases

Embedding pipelines

Prompt engineering

MLOps

LLMOps

Snowflake Cortex

Snowpark ML

Cloud platforms AWS/Azure

API integration

Security & governance

Client-facing communication

Stakeholder management

Job description

BlueCloud is a Snowflake Elite Partner and the 2026 CoCo Catalyst Snowflake Partner of the Year. We help enterprise organizations move from fragmented legacy systems to unified, AI-ready Snowflake platforms — delivering data migration, engineering, governance, BI & analytics, and AI/ML solutions 40-50% faster than traditional approaches.

With 450+ Snowflake consultants, 200+ enterprise transformations under our belt, and a 100% Snowflake focus, we combine advisory-led thinking with AI-powered accelerators to turn months of work into weeks of results. Our clients span Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Retail, Manufacturing, Energy, and more — and the outcomes speak for themselves: 97% faster reports, 40% fraud reduction, $1.5M in client savings, and 10× client growth.

We don't just strategize — we execute.

About The Role

BlueCloud is seeking an experienced AI/ML Architect to lead the architecture and delivery of enterprise-scale AI, machine learning, and Generative AI solutions.

This is a hands-on architecture role requiring recent experience designing, developing, integrating, and deploying production-grade AI solutions. You will work directly with enterprise clients to translate complex business needs into scalable, secure, and governed architectures across Snowflake, cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and enterprise applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver end-to-end AI/ML and Generative AI solutions from discovery through production deployment.
• Design production-grade RAG systems, vector search solutions, embedding pipelines, AI agents, copilots, and multi-agent workflows.
• Lead hands‑on implementation using Snowflake Cortex, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, Cortex Agents, Snowpark ML, and related Snowflake AI capabilities.
• Design scalable ML and LLM pipelines supporting training, inference, evaluation, monitoring, and governance.
• Integrate AI solutions with AWS, Azure, or GCP, as well as enterprise applications, APIs, ETL/ELT platforms, streaming systems, and third‑party AI services.
• Define reusable AI reference architectures, accelerators, technical standards, and governance frameworks.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, code reviews, design sessions, and production-readiness assessments.
• Lead client discovery workshops, solution design, effort estimation, technical presentations, proof-of-concepts, and pre‑sales activities.
• Collaborate with data engineers, ML engineers, application teams, architects, and business stakeholders throughout delivery.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, AI/ML architecture, enterprise architecture, or technical delivery.
• Strong recent hands‑on experience building and supporting production AI/ML and Generative AI solutions.
• Proven experience with LLMs, RAG, vector databases, embedding pipelines, agentic AI, prompt engineering, and AI evaluation.
• Strong understanding of machine learning, deep learning, NLP, MLOps, and LLMOps.
• Hands‑on experience with Snowflake Cortex, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, Cortex Agents, Snowpark ML, and Snowflake Native Apps.
• Strong architecture experience across Snowflake and at least one major cloud platform, preferably AWS or Azure.
• Experience integrating AI platforms with APIs, microservices, SaaS applications, enterprise systems, Kafka, and event-driven architectures.
• Strong understanding of AI security, governance, compliance, observability, and model monitoring.
• Excellent client-facing communication, technical leadership, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to balance strategic architecture ownership with hands‑on technical execution.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Amazon Bedrock, SageMaker, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Azure ML, or Vertex AI.
• Familiarity with LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, AutoGen, or MCP.
• Experience with vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus, Qdrant, Chroma, or pgvector.
• Experience integrating AI solutions with platforms such as Salesforce, ServiceNow, SAP, Workday, or Microsoft applications.
• Snowflake, AWS, Azure, or AI/ML certifications.
• Consulting experience within regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, or manufacturing.

We are looking for someone who is experienced in building lasting relationships and is passionate about making meaningful contributions to our team. Don't be mistaken, this is a challenging career path but also highly rewarding. Are you up for the challenge?

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.