Remote AI/ML Platform Architect — Lead Security AI

The Bronx; Lawrence (KS); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Bonus & equity

Employer-paid healthcare

Unlimited PTO

Fully remote environment

High-visibility AI strategy

Job summary

Scion Staffing, Inc. is seeking an experienced AI/ML Platform Architect for a rapidly growing cybersecurity client. This full-time, direct-hire role offers a 100% remote schedule (EST or CST preferred) and a base salary up to $200k plus bonus and equity.

You will define the AI roadmap, collaborate with Product and Engineering, and design and ship AI/ML solutions while mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in AI/ML-focused software architecture and hands-on production experience.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software architecture with a strong focus on AI/ML, distributed systems, and production software.
• Hands-on experience building and shipping AI-powered products from the ground up.
• Strong data engineering experience across large-scale data pipelines, ETL, streaming, and ML workflows.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, and AWS; familiarity with cybersecurity or security posture management is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the AI/ML architecture and roadmap, translating business and customer needs into scalable, production-ready AI capabilities.
• Design, build, and optimize custom AI/ML solutions, including large-scale data pipelines and real-time processing.
• Stay hands-on in the code and contribute to production engineering while making key architectural decisions.
• Drive rapid iteration and ensure AI systems meet security, governance, and data protection standards.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, customers, and partners to shape AI capabilities and ecosystem integrations.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers and data scientists while contributing to long-term AI strategy.

Skills

AI/ML architecture

Distributed systems

Leadership & mentorship

Python

Java

AWS

Job description

Scion Staffing, Inc. is seeking an experienced AI/ML Platform Architect for a rapidly growing cybersecurity client. This full-time, direct-hire role offers a 100% remote schedule (EST or CST preferred) and a base salary up to $200k plus bonus and equity.

You will define the AI roadmap, collaborate with Product and Engineering, and design and ship AI/ML solutions while mentoring engineers. The ideal candidate has 7+ years in AI/ML-focused software architecture and hands-on production experience.