CloudSmiths is seeking an experienced AI Solutions Architect / Tech Lead to lead a team in designing architecting and delivering secure scalable and compliant AI solutions . Reporting to the AI Practice Lead this role is pivotal in translating complex business problems into feasible architectures on cutting-edge cloud and open-source platforms .
Key Responsibilities :
- 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.
Required Education & Skills :
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 .Travel Requirements :
This role may require some travel to client sites within South Africa .Why Work for CloudSmiths
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 .Required Experience :
Senior IC
Key Skills
Organizational Management,Presentation Skills,Agile,SAFe,AWS,Solution Architecture,Conflict Management,Data Management,Scrum,Team Management,Pre-sales,Management Consulting
Employment Type : Full-Time
Department / Functional Area : Innovation
Experience : years
Vacancy : 1