Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
United Kingdom
Summary: The Cloud Architect (AI focus) role is a remote contract position based in the United Kingdom, requiring extensive expertise in cloud architecture within the telecommunications sector. The successful candidate will design and implement large-scale, cloud-native solutions that leverage AI technologies and vector search systems on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This position demands a strong background in AI/ML engineering, particularly in Generative AI, and hands-on experience with various AI frameworks and tools. The role also emphasizes the importance of problem-solving skills and a passion for innovative AI solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect large-scale, cloud-native solutions for telecommunications clients.
- Integrate cutting-edge search systems and AI-driven agent workflows on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Design intelligent agent frameworks using tools like Dialogflow and LangChain.
- Build robust data pipelines for AI/ML workloads on GCP.
- Deploy and manage ML models in production using MLOps principles.
- Utilize infrastructure-as-code tools for solution deployment.
Key Skills:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
- 10+ years of experience in cloud architecture/solution engineering.
- 5+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, with a focus on Generative AI.
- Hands-on expertise in vector similarity search systems.
- Strong experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) AI/ML services.
- Proficiency in Python and AI/ML frameworks.
- Solid understanding of telecom OSS/BSS systems and 5G architecture.
- Fluency in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform.
- Google Professional Cloud Architect certification.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Cloud Architect (AI focus)
Location: United Kingdom - Remote
Contract Cloud Architect with deep expertise in the telecom sector, vector search technologies, and intelligent agent systems. This role involves architecting large-scale, cloud-native solutions for telecommunications clients, integrating cutting-edge search systems and AI-driven agent workflows on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
- 10+ years of experience in cloud architecture / solution engineering, with at least 3 years in the telecommunications domain.
- 5+ years of experience in AI/ML engineering, with at least 2+ years specifically focused on Generative AI (LLMs, diffusion models, etc.).
- Hands-on expertise in vector similarity search systems such as ScaNN, FAISS, Pinecone, or Vespa.
- Experience designing intelligent agent frameworks using tools like Dialogflow, LangChain, or custom orchestration pipelines.
- Solid understanding of telecom OSS/BSS systems, 5G architecture, and network data processing.
- Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) AI/ML services, especially Vertex AI (Workbench, Training, Prediction, Pipelines, Feature Store).
- Proficiency in Python and strong experience with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX, Hugging Face Transformers).
- Experience with data engineering and building robust data pipelines for AI/ML workloads on GCP (e.g., BigQuery, Dataflow).
- Solid understanding of core AI/ML concepts, including deep learning, neural networks, NLP, and machine learning algorithms.
- Familiarity with MLOps principles and tools for deploying, managing, and monitoring ML models in production.
- Strong experience designing and deploying GCP-based solutions, including use of Vertex AI, BigQuery, Dataflow, and GKE.
- Fluency in infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Deployment Manager, or equivalent.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with a passion for building innovative and impactful AI solutions.
- Google Professional Cloud Architect.