Solutions Architect

Key Responsibilities and Duties

Architectural Strategy and Design

• Define GenAI Architecture: Establish the architectural blueprint, reference architectures, an technology standards for deploying GenAI solutions, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), autonomous agents, and model fine-tuning pipelines.
• Technology Selection and Evaluation: Conduct rigorous evaluation, benchmarking, and selection of foundational models (both commercial and open-source, e.g., GPT, Claude, Llama), vector databases (e.g., Pinecone, Weaviate), and orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex).
• Integration Planning: Design robust integration patterns (APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures) to seamlessly connect GenAI capabilities with core enterprise platforms (CRM, ERP, HRIS) and existing data infrastructure.
• Performance and Cost Optimization: Architect solutions with a focus on high-throughput, low-latency inference, and optimization of computational resources (GPU/TPU utilization) to ensure cost-efficiency at enterprise scale. Governance, Security, and Compliance
• Responsible AI and Governance: Operationalize and enforce enterprise-wide Responsible AI policies, including mechanisms for bias mitigation, toxicity filtering, data provenance, and explainability (XAI) within all GenAI deployments.
• Data Security and Privacy: Design data workflows and security measures to ensure sensitive enterprise and customer data is protected throughout the GenAI lifecycle, adhering to regulations such as GDPR, HIPAA, and industry-specific compliance standards.
• LLMOps Implementation: Define and standardize LLMOps practices, including automated model deployment, continuous monitoring for model drift and hallucination, version control, and CI/CD pipelines for AI assets.

Stakeholder Engagement and Leadership

• Technical Advisory: Serve as the Generative AI Subject Matter Expert (SME) in engagements with C-level executives, product owners, and business unit leaders to define high-impact use cases and communicate technical risks and trade-offs.
• Mentorship and Enablement: Provide technical leadership, guidance, and mentorship to Data Science, ML Engineering, and Software Development teams on best practices for GenAI architecture, prompt engineering, and secure coding.
• Innovation Roadmap: Develop and maintain a forward-looking Generative AI technology roadmap, constantly evaluating emerging trends (e.g., multi-modal models, agentic frameworks) and proposing pilots and strategic investments.

Required Qualifications and Experience:

Technical Expertise

• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, or ML Engineering, with a minimum of 3 years dedicated to architecting production-grade Generative AI or Large Language Model solutions.
• Generative AI: Deep, hands-on expertise with LLMs, Transformer architectures, Fine- Tuning/Transfer Learning, and complex techniques like RAG and advanced Prompt Engineering.
• Cloud Platforms: Expert-level proficiency with a major cloud provider (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and their respective AI/ML service offerings (e.g., Amazon Bedrock, Azure OpenAI Service, Google Vertex AI).
• Programming: Mastery of Python, including relevant data science and ML libraries (PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Data Systems: Proven experience designing data pipelines for GenAI, including vectorization, embedding models, and integration with modern data architectures (data lakes, data meshes).
• DevOps/MLOps: Strong understanding of containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and MLOps tools for managing the lifecycle of production AI models.

Professional & Education:

• Education
  : Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
• Communication
  : Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to create clear architectural documentation and present complex technical strategies to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Certifications (Preferred): Relevant certifications such as AWS/Azure/GCP Solution Architect Professional, or specialized AI/ML certifications.