Senior AI Solutions Architect — Cloud & Big Data Leadership

Placements24; Soweto; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical aid

Retirement fund

Professional development

Study leave

Conference access

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking an innovative AI Solutions Architect in Soweto, Gauteng. You will design, develop and implement scalable AI-powered solutions across cloud platforms, guiding engineering teams from concept to deployment.

The role requires deep AI/ML expertise, enterprise-grade architecture, and a passion for leveraging data to drive societal impact. A collaborative, fast-paced environment awaits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software architecture with a focus on AI/ML and cloud tech.
• Proven experience deploying on AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Deep knowledge of big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka and NoSQL.
• Familiarity with AI/ML frameworks and MLOps principles (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Scikit-learn).
• Excellent understanding of microservices and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design end-to-end AI/ML solutions on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Lead selection and implementation of big data technologies and data pipelines for AI workloads.
• Collaborate with data scientists, engineers and business stakeholders to define requirements.
• Oversee development and deployment of AI models and applications for scalability and reliability.
• Provide technical leadership to development teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain architectural documentation, standards and best practices.
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend adoption when appropriate.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in AI solutions.

Skills

AI/ML design

Cloud architectures

Leadership

DevOps/CI-CD

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

NoSQL databases

Job description

Placements24 is seeking an innovative AI Solutions Architect in Soweto, Gauteng. You will design, develop and implement scalable AI-powered solutions across cloud platforms, guiding engineering teams from concept to deployment.

The role requires deep AI/ML expertise, enterprise-grade architecture, and a passion for leveraging data to drive societal impact. A collaborative, fast-paced environment awaits.