Remote Lead AI Solutions Architect - Cloud ML & MLOps

Placements24; Cape Town; Hybrid; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Generous vacation

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead AI Solutions Architect for a fully remote role, with Cape Town as a reference point but accepting candidates worldwide. You will design scalable AI/ML architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP, lead deployments, and mentor teams in an asynchronous environment.

We value deep ML lifecycles, IaC with Terraform, and strong communication to translate business needs into robust tech strategy. Remote work from anywhere is supported, including Cape Town.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; certifications are a plus.
• 7+ years in software architecture; 4+ years AI/ML experience.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their AI/ML services.
• Strong understanding of ML concepts and end-to-end ML lifecycle.
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or Scala.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Ability to design scalable cloud architectures.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and document end-to-end AI/ML solutions for scalability and cost-effectiveness.
• Architect cloud-based AI infrastructure across AWS/Azure/GCP and data pipelines.
• Define and implement CI/CD pipelines for AI/ML models.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product managers to translate business needs into solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams.
• Evaluate and select AI/ML technologies, frameworks, and tools.
• Develop best practices and standards for AI solution design and implementation.
• Conduct performance tuning and optimization of AI systems.
• Present architectural designs and strategies to stakeholders.

Skills

Cloud architecture

AI/ML concepts

CI/CD

Leadership

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Cloud ML services (SageMaker/Azure ML/Vertex AI)

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead AI Solutions Architect for a fully remote role, with Cape Town as a reference point but accepting candidates worldwide. You will design scalable AI/ML architectures across AWS, Azure, and GCP, lead deployments, and mentor teams in an asynchronous environment.

We value deep ML lifecycles, IaC with Terraform, and strong communication to translate business needs into robust tech strategy. Remote work from anywhere is supported, including Cape Town.