Remote AI Solutions Architect | Cloud & MLOps Leader

Placements24; Vereeniging; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote salary package

Health coverage

Paid time off

Budget for development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote AI Solutions Architect with extensive cloud and MLOps experience to design and oversee deployment of scalable AI solutions. You will work with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), guiding teams and setting best practices.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in AI/ML architecture, strong Python scripting, and IaC expertise, able to operate in a fully remote, globally distributed setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years experience in software architecture, cloud computing, and AI/ML systems.
• Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Extensive experience with MLOps principles and tools (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker Pipelines, Azure MLops).
• Proficiency in Python and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation).

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end AI solutions leveraging cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Architect scalable, reliable, and secure AI infrastructure for training, deployment, and monitoring of ML models.
• Develop and implement MLOps strategies and pipelines to automate the ML lifecycle.
• Collaborate with data scientists, ML engineers, and software developers for seamless model deployment.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance on AI architecture and cloud best practices.
• Evaluate and recommend cloud services, tools, and technologies for AI solutions.
• Define infrastructure requirements, capacity planning, and cost optimization for AI workloads.
• Troubleshoot complex issues in AI systems deployed in the cloud.
• Stay updated with cloud/AI/MLOps trends and advocate adoption where suitable.
• Document architectural designs, technical specifications, and operational procedures.

Skills

Python

CI/CD

Cloud architecture

MLOps

Docker

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

MLflow

Kubeflow

SageMaker Pipelines

Azure MLops

Terraform

CloudFormation

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Remote AI Solutions Architect with extensive cloud and MLOps experience to design and oversee deployment of scalable AI solutions. You will work with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), guiding teams and setting best practices.

Ideal candidates have 7+ years in AI/ML architecture, strong Python scripting, and IaC expertise, able to operate in a fully remote, globally distributed setting.