Hybrid AI Solutions Architect / Tech Lead

Posted 2 months ago

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About the role

  • Lead a build squad to deliver AI applications on time and budget, driving the technical roadmap for practice accelerators and shaping project Scopes of Work (SoWs).
  • Architect end-to-end AI solutions by translating business problems into feasible architectures, selecting optimal models and retrieval patterns, and defining data and control planes.
  • Map use cases to the "right stack for the job" (Vertex / Azure / OSS) with a comparative TCO analysis.
  • Implement and codify essential governance, including cost controls, safety guardrails, and prompt versioning conventions to ensure "born-compliant" delivery from day one.
  • Report to the AI Practice Lead and collaborate across teams to deliver client solutions.
  • Travel to client sites within South Africa as required.

Requirements

  • A Bachelor of Social Science Degree or an equivalent qualification.
  • Technical expertise in designing secure, scalable blueprints for agentic AI applications on GCP (Vertex AI), Azure (AI Foundry/OpenAI), and open-source frameworks like LangChain/LangGraph.
  • Experience translating business problems into feasible architectures, selecting optimal models and retrieval patterns, and defining data and control planes.
  • Experience mapping use cases to the "right stack for the job" (Vertex / Azure / OSS) with comparative TCO analysis.
  • Ability to implement and codify governance, including cost controls, safety guardrails, and prompt versioning conventions.
  • Experience leading a build squad and driving the technical roadmap for practice accelerators and shaping project Scopes of Work (SoWs).
  • Reporting to the AI Practice Lead (stakeholder collaboration).
  • Willingness to travel to client sites within South Africa.

Benefits

  • Work with cutting-edge technologies and design agentic AI applications on major platforms like GCP (Vertex AI), Azure (AI Foundry/OpenAI), and open-source frameworks like LangChain/LangGraph.
  • Shaping the future of our AI practice and delivering solutions that solve real-world business problems.
  • Join a team that values inspirational leadership, teamwork, and the professional growth of its members through coaching and mentoring.
  • Hybrid work arrangement (Johannesburg, Gauteng (Hybrid)).
  • Opportunity to travel to client sites within South Africa.

Job title

AI Solutions Architect / Tech Lead

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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