Senior AI/ML & Generative AI Architect

Title : Senior AI / ML & Generative AI Architect (Azure Platform Lead)

Location : Remote

Duration : 6+ month contract

Experience : 10 - 15 YEARS

Seeking a Senior AI / ML & Generative AI Architect to serve as a technical and strategic leader across enterprise AI initiatives. This individual will own end-to-end AI solution architecture, development, and deployment, with a strong emphasis on Azure-native platforms, and data infrastructure.

This role is ideal for a hands-on architect who can design, build, and operationalize AI/ML and GenAI solutions, while partnering with business and engineering teams to move ideas into production quickly. Must be comfortable working with onshore and offshore delivery teams.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design and implement traditional ML, advanced analytics, and GenAI solutions (LLMs, embeddings, retrieval- augmented generation, copilots, intelligent assistants)

- Translate business use cases into scalable, production- ready AI architectures

- Define standards and best practices for model development, evaluation, deployment, and governance

Azure Platform & Data Architecture :

- Leverage Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure ML, and supporting Azure services

- Design and optimize data pipelines and feature stores using :

1. Databricks

2. Snowflake

3. Oracle

4. Redis

- Ensure architectures are secure, performant, scalable, and cost- efficient

Development & Deployment (Hands- On) :

- Support both architecture and development, including:

1. Model training and experimentation

2. API/service design

3. CI/CD and MLOps practices

- Drive deployment into production using Azure- native and cloud aligned deployment patterns

Collaboration & Delivery :

- Partner closely with data engineers, platform teams, product owners, and business stakeholders

- Serve as a technical mentor and thought leader within the AI practice

Required Skills & Experience :

Core Technical Skills :

- Senior level experience in AI/ML and Generative AI

- Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure, with hands- on production experience

- Experience with Azure AI Foundry

- Deep experience with :

1. Databricks

2. Snowflake

3. Oracle

4. Redis

- Strong Python development skills

- Experience across architecture, development, and deployment (not architecture only)

Platform & Data Experience :

- Experience designing scalable, resilient ML/AI systems in enterprise environments

- Familiarity with MLOps, model lifecycle management, and deployment automation

Collaboration & Leadership :

- Excellent communication skills; able to explain complex AI concepts to technical and non- technical audiences

- Proven ability to lead technically while remaining hands- on

Nice to Have :

- Experience in retail, supply chain, logistics, or field?based operations

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