Remote AI Solutions Architect for Cloud Platforms

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full remote work

Health & wellness benefits

Home office setup allowance

Professional development

Challenging AI projects

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Remote AI Solutions Architect to design and implement scalable AI infrastructures on major cloud platforms from anywhere in South Africa. You will translate complex business requirements into end-to-end AI architectures and provide technical leadership across client projects.

The ideal candidate has deep AI/ML knowledge, hands-on cloud service experience, and excellent communication skills to collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders in a remote

Qualifications

• 5+ years in solutions architecture focused on AI/ML.
• Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP AI services.
• Proven ability to design scalable cloud AI architectures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure, and cost-effective AI/ML solutions on major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Collaborate with clients and internal teams to translate business needs into detailed technical designs and implementation plans for AI systems.
• Lead the selection and integration of AI/ML services, tools, and frameworks for various use cases.
• Define best practices for data ingestion, preprocessing, model training, deployment, and monitoring within cloud environments.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Evaluate emerging cloud AI technologies and services to ensure solutions remain innovative and competitive.
• Develop comprehensive documentation, including architecture diagrams, technical specifications, and deployment guides.
• Conduct technical workshops and presentations for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure solutions adhere to security, compliance, and governance standards.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AI/ML design

Data engineering

MLOps

Docker Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Engineering

Tools

SageMaker

Azure ML

Vertex AI

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly experienced Remote AI Solutions Architect to design and implement scalable AI infrastructures on major cloud platforms from anywhere in South Africa. You will translate complex business requirements into end-to-end AI architectures and provide technical leadership across client projects.

The ideal candidate has deep AI/ML knowledge, hands-on cloud service experience, and excellent communication skills to collaborate with diverse teams and stakeholders in a remote