Databricks AI Platform Architect

Decision Inc.; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,500,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Decision Inc. is seeking a Senior Data/AI Architect to lead planning, design, and governance for enterprise AI solutions.

You will partner with the AI Tech COE to build out the Databricks AI platform and ensure alignment with data and AI strategy across the organisation. You will design and implement enterprise-grade AI architectures, including MLOps pipelines, model lifecycle management, and Unity Catalog governance, while driving risk management, compliance, and architectural runway planning.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in AI, data engineering, data modeling and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead AI solution requirements gathering aligned with business objectives.
• Define AI architecture runways with stakeholders.
• Develop and oversee AI architecture views and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture.
• Maintain AI solution artifacts in enterprise repositories.
• Manage AI architecture processes and change impact with stakeholders.
• Build AI architecture practice with architects and engineers.

Skills

Databricks

Delta Lake

Spark

MLflow

MLOps

Unity Catalog

AI architecture

CI/CD pipelines

Security governance

Education

Degree or diploma in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks platform

Cloud platforms

Unity Catalog governance

Job description

Decision Inc. is seeking a Senior Data/AI Architect to lead planning, design, and governance for enterprise AI solutions.

You will partner with the AI Tech COE to build out the Databricks AI platform and ensure alignment with data and AI strategy across the organisation. You will design and implement enterprise-grade AI architectures, including MLOps pipelines, model lifecycle management, and Unity Catalog governance, while driving risk management, compliance, and architectural runway planning.