Data/ ML Solution Architect (GenAI, AWS)

Responsibilities:* Lead the design and implementation of data and AI/ML architecture solutions across cloud and on-premise platforms.

• Lead complex customer engagements, providing strategic technical vision and aligning solutions with customer business goals.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with key customer stakeholders, acting as a trusted technical advisor.

• Lead technical workshops, training sessions, and presentations.

• Define and execute data lifecycle processes: ingestion, storage, processing, and visualization.

• Collaborate with business units and stakeholders to align solutions with business goals.

• Ensure solutions adhere to security, compliance, and architecture frameworks (e.g., AWS Well-Architected, GCP Architecture Framework).

• Lead cross-functional teams, providing mentorship and guidance to technical talent.

• Design and execute proofs of concept for emerging technologies like Generative AI, Machine Learning

• Drive backend/ML services best practices for scalable and maintainable solutions.

• Oversee data governance and data quality processes across platforms.

• Stay updated with the latest technology trends and continuously improve the architecture strategy.

Requirements:* 7+ years of experience in solutions architecture, with a strong focus on Big Data and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work across multiple projects and the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Technical sales or pre-sales experience with cloud and big data, and ML solutions.

• Strong leadership and team collaboration abilities.

• Strategic thinking with a focus on delivering measurable business value.

• Proven ability to build strong relationships with customers and act as a trusted advisor.

• Proficiency in data engineering and analytics, designing data pipelines and architectures using AWS, GCP, or Azure data stack.

• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts and experience integrating AI/ML components into solutions.

• Proven experience with data lakes, data warehouses, and real-time data analytics.

• Proven experience with microservice architecture and containerized deployment options.

• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerized applications.

• Proficiency in any of backend backend-related languages: TS, Java, Python, and others.

• Solid understanding of machine learning and MLOps tools (PyTorch, SageMaker, MLFlow).

• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor cross-functional teams.

• Familiarity with agile methodologies. Nice to Have:* Experience in Generative AI implementations.

• Proficiency with graph databases (Neo4j, AWS Neptune).

• Knowledge of data mesh principles and data contracts.

• Operational knowledge of infrastructure deployment tools like AWS CDK, CloudFormation, and Terraform.