Lead AI Solutions Architect - Data Science Focus

Placements24; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an experienced AI Solutions Architect with a strong Data Science background to join the team in Queenstown, Eastern Cape. You will bridge business needs and technical execution, designing AI/ML architectures and guiding deployment across complex projects.

The role requires cloud fluency (AWS/Azure/GCP), expertise in ML algorithms, data pipelines, and MLOps, with strong communication to stakeholder groups.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in CS/DS/Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years in Data Science / ML / AI Engineering roles.
• 3+ years designing and architecting AI/ML solutions.
• Experience with cloud platforms and their AI services.
• Strong knowledge of ML algorithms, statistics, and data mining.
• Proficiency in Python or R.
• Experience with Spark/Hadoop and data warehousing.
• Solid software architecture and MLOps understanding.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end AI/ML solutions from data ingestion to deployment and monitoring.
• Evaluate and recommend AI technologies, frameworks, and platforms.
• Collaborate with data scientists and engineers to translate business problems into technical solutions.
• Define data strategy, governance, and data quality standards for AI projects.
• Oversee development and deployment of machine learning models and algorithms.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, reliable, and cost-effective.
• Provide technical leadership to project teams.
• Develop architectural blueprints and documentation for AI systems.
• Assess and mitigate technical risks of AI implementations.
• Stay updated on emerging AI technologies and best practices.

Skills

Data science leadership

Cloud platform experience

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

MLOps knowledge

Big data (Spark/Hadoop)

Python/R programming

Software architecture

Education

Master's degree or PhD in CS/DS/Engineering

Tools

Spark

Hadoop

Python

R

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an experienced AI Solutions Architect with a strong Data Science background to join the team in Queenstown, Eastern Cape. You will bridge business needs and technical execution, designing AI/ML architectures and guiding deployment across complex projects.

The role requires cloud fluency (AWS/Azure/GCP), expertise in ML algorithms, data pipelines, and MLOps, with strong communication to stakeholder groups.