Remote Senior AI Solutions Architect — Lead Scalable AI

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and bonuses

Fully remote position

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development and certs

Exposure to cutting-edge AI tech

Collaborative and innovative culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Senior AI Solutions Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise AI solutions in a fully remote team.

You will translate complex business challenges into scalable architectures, guide client engagements, and set best-practice AI patterns across industries. Strong leadership and cloud expertise are essential to drive adoption and value.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in CS, engineering or related quantitative field.
• 8+ years in software architecture with at least 4 years in AI/ML.
• Proficient with AWS/Azure/GCP and Spark/Hadoop; Python/Java/Scala.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end AI solutions, data pipelines and deployment strategies.
• Collaborate with clients and internal stakeholders to understand needs.
• Provide technical leadership on AI/ML best practices.
• Develop proofs-of-concept and prototypes.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and compliant.
• Develop reusable architectural patterns and frameworks.

Skills

Architectural leadership

Client-facing communication

Project management

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related quantitative field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Spark

Hadoop

Python

Java

Scala

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a seasoned Senior AI Solutions Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise AI solutions in a fully remote team.

You will translate complex business challenges into scalable architectures, guide client engagements, and set best-practice AI patterns across industries. Strong leadership and cloud expertise are essential to drive adoption and value.