Remote Lead AI Solutions Architect - Cloud-Native AI

Placements24; George; Hybrid; ZAR 1,400,000 - 2,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote role

Competitive salary and benefits

Professional development budget

Global collaboration with diverse team

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead AI Solutions Architect to drive our remote-first technology initiatives. You will design scalable, secure AI platforms across cloud providers and guide cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact AI projects.

In this senior role, you will shape the technical vision, establish best practices for AI development and operations, and mentor engineers. A strong background in cloud-native architectures and MLOps is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• Extensive software architecture experience with cloud-native environments.
• Proven AI/ML solution design including MLOps.
• Deep understanding of AWS/Azure/GCP and AI services.
• Strong data engineering knowledge and big data tech.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work remotely in distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end AI/ML solutions on major cloud platforms.
• Lead technical design and implementation of AI services and data pipelines.
• Define best practices for cloud-native AI development and ops.
• Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and engineers.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to teams.
• Evaluate AI technologies, frameworks, and tools.
• Ensure scalability, reliability, and security of AI systems.
• Contribute to AI strategy and roadmap.
• Develop proofs-of-concept to validate architecture.

Skills

Cloud-native design

MLOps

Data engineering principles

AI/ML solution design

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead AI Solutions Architect to drive our remote-first technology initiatives. You will design scalable, secure AI platforms across cloud providers and guide cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact AI projects.

In this senior role, you will shape the technical vision, establish best practices for AI development and operations, and mentor engineers. A strong background in cloud-native architectures and MLOps is essential.