AI Solutions Architect: Hybrid Cloud ML Leadership

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Life insurance

Hybrid work model

Durban office

Job summary

Placements24 in Durban seeks an experienced AI Solutions Architect to design and implement scalable AI and data platforms. The role combines in-office collaboration with remote work, focusing on cloud-based AI solutions and data pipelines.

You will lead technical teams, translate business needs into technical strategies, and drive transformative AI projects across diverse industries. Strong cloud, data engineering, and ML method expertise are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software architecture, with at least 4 years focused on AI/ML solutions.
• Experience architecting on AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Strong data engineering knowledge and big data tech (Spark/Hadoop).
• Client-facing or consulting experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end AI/ML solutions with data pipelines, model training and deployment strategies.
• Evaluate AI/ML technologies and cloud services (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Collaborate with data engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders to define technical solutions.
• Develop proofs-of-concepts to demonstrate viability of proposed AI solutions.
• Provide leadership on AI best practices, architectures and implementation methodologies.
• Ensure scalability, security and performance of AI platforms and solutions.
• Document architectural designs, specs and implementation plans.
• Mentor junior team members and foster knowledge sharing.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Client-facing

Team leadership

Consulting

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Spark

Hadoop

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

MLOps

CI/CD

Job description

Placements24 in Durban seeks an experienced AI Solutions Architect to design and implement scalable AI and data platforms. The role combines in-office collaboration with remote work, focusing on cloud-based AI solutions and data pipelines.

You will lead technical teams, translate business needs into technical strategies, and drive transformative AI projects across diverse industries. Strong cloud, data engineering, and ML method expertise are essential.