Cuesta Partners · 16 hours ago
AI Solutions Architect | US
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$145K/yr - $188K/yr
8+ years expCuesta Partners is seeking an AI Solutions Architect who will act as the technical and strategic bridge between customers and delivery teams for AI engagements. The role involves designing end-to-end AI solutions, ensuring technical soundness and business impact, while collaborating with various stakeholders.
Cyber SecurityConsultingSmall and Medium Businesses
Responsibilities
Design cloud-native AI and data solution architectures, including reference patterns, data flows, AI/ML workflows, and LLM orchestration that balance scalability, security, cost, and speed to value
Translate AI and data architectures into clear diagrams, executive-ready narratives, visuals, and roadmaps for technical and non-technical stakeholders
Advise clients on AI strategy, build-vs-buy decisions, governance, and ethical considerations
Integrate and orchestrate data across multiple platforms, including cloud data warehouses and lakes (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks) and external APIs
Collaborate with ML Engineers and Data Engineers to validate architectural alignment and integration feasibility
Conduct architecture reviews and risk assessments; identify and execute course corrections as needed
Architect AI solutions that leverage LLMs and RAG patterns to deliver interpretable insights and human-readable outputs from complex model results
Mentor junior architects and consultants; contribute to reusable accelerators, templates, and an internal knowledge base
Provide technical oversight across multiple client engagements, ensuring architectural consistency, delivery quality, and alignment between business requirements and implemented solutions
Provide hands-on guidance to engineering and data teams on API integrations, data pipelines, and AI service connectivity, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and maintainable
Stay current on emerging AI platforms, LLM tooling, and cloud-based data services, continuously evaluating how they can enhance our integration capabilities
Qualification
Required
8+ years in solution architecture, data engineering, or software engineering roles; 3+ years architecting AI/ML solutions in production
Proven experience designing modern, cloud-native AI solutions and integrations across AWS, Azure, or GCP, including data platform integration, LLM orchestration, and secure API connectivity
Hands-on experience with at least two of the following: Deep-learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, JAX)
NLP/LLM stacks (Hugging Face, LangChain, vector databases, RAG patterns)
Computer-vision pipelines (OpenCV, TorchVision)
AutoML & orchestration (Vertex AI, SageMaker, MLflow, Kubeflow, Airflow)
Solid grounding in data modeling, API design (REST/GraphQL), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi)
Exceptional communication skills—able to whiteboard with engineers in the morning and brief the C-suite in the afternoon
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
Consulting or professional-services experience
Preferred
Familiarity with privacy regulations (GDPR/CCPA) and AI governance frameworks (NIST AI RMF, ISO/IEC 42001 draft)
Track record leading GenAI POCs or production deployments (chatbots, copilots, content generation, autonomous agents)
Relevant certifications (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Google Professional Cloud Architect, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, TensorFlow Developer)
Company
Cuesta Partners
Cuesta Partners provide consultancy services to private equity firms and corporations.
51-200 employees
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