AI Solution Architect
Job Description
Roles & Responsibilities :
This role architects production-ready AI and GenAI solutions that are reliable, observable, safe, and cost-efficient. The architect owns the technical design of AI solutions from opportunity through delivery. The solution architect is the senior technical authority on AI architecture decisions within projects and collaborates with the Data Solution Architect where engagements span both data foundations and AI solutions.
Key responsibilities
Data / AI & GenAI solution architecture
• Own end-to-end architecture for AI and GenAI engagements — classical ML, LLM applications, RAG systems, and agentic workflows.
• Define enterprise architecture using Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Factory, Dataflows, Power BI, and related Fabric capabilities.
• Responsible for design decisions: build vs. buy, model selection, fine-tuning vs. retrieval, and orchestration patterns.
• Design retrieval architectures (chunking, embedding, indexing, hybrid search, and re-ranking) for accuracy and latency at scale.
• Architect agentic systems: tool use, memory, multi-step orchestration, and human-in-the-loop control points.
Production readiness & LLMOps design
• Design LLMOps/MLOps setup for engagements: model serving, versioning, deployment pipelines, and rollback.
• Define evaluation architecture: eval harnesses, quality benchmarks, regression testing, and acceptance criteria.
• Architect observability, monitoring, and drift detection; design for operability and handoff to Managed Ops.
• Design cost-efficient inference architectures: model tiering, caching, token economics, and FinOps guardrails.
Data foundations for AI
• Specify the data requirements for AI solutions — training data, feature pipelines etc.
• Partner with Data Solution Architects to translate model and RAG requirements into data platform design.
• Design embedding and vector store strategy in sync with the underlying data architecture.
Safety, governance & non-functional design
• Embed Responsible AI and AI security standards into solution design — guardrails, explainability requirements, and human oversight.
• Design against GenAI risk surfaces: prompt injection, data leakage, unsafe outputs, and insecure tool use.
• Design for non-functional requirements: latency, scalability, availability, security, and cost. Ensure designs meet regulatory obligations.
Delivery & engagement support
• Serve as technical authority through delivery — guiding engineering teams, reviewing designs, and resolving technical escalations.
• Support pursuits with technical proposals, effort estimation, and technical workshops with client stakeholders.
Experience
• 10–12 years in Data / AI Solution Architect architecture, with proven ownership of AI solutions in production
Expected Skills
• Strong Hands-on GenAI architecture — LLMs, RAG, agentic patterns, orchestration frameworks and tools such as Langchain, Haystack, and Llama Index
• Define enterprise architecture using Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Factory, Dataflows, Power BI, and related Fabric capabilities.
• Classical ML delivery grounding
• MLOps/LLMOps, evaluation design, model serving, observability, and inference cost optimisation
• Practical experience designing to Responsible AI, security, and compliance requirements
• Working knowledge of data platforms, pipelines, and modelling.
• Exposure to Enterprise Architecture is an added advantage
• Ability to lead technical workshops with technical stakeholders in client environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication, technical authoring, ability to communicate technical concepts and trade-offs to stakeholders of varying technical competency
Requirements
Function: Information Technology
Experience Level: Mid-Senior Level