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AI Deployment Architecture

Cognizant · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India - Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India - Hyderabad, Telangana, India

~₹35L (est.)8–16 yrs experiencefull_timePosted 1w ago

Job description

**Job Summary** This hybrid day shift role seeks an experienced solution architect with deep expertise in AI deployment architecture to design and implement scalable enterprise solutions for a global organization. The architect will shape end to end platforms that optimize data driven decision making and operational efficiency while aligning technology outcomes with strategic business goals and regulatory standards. Experience in sales and marketing domains is preferred to enhance customer engagement and reven **Responsibilities** - Design comprehensive AI deployment architectures that enable robust model lifecycle management scalable inference and secure integration with enterprise platforms ensuring reliable performance for global business operations. - Collaborate with cross functional product engineering and data teams to translate complex business requirements into clear technical blueprints that streamline delivery and improve time to value for AI powered solutions. - Define standards for data ingestion model training model serving and monitoring processes that promote reproducibility transparency and long term sustainability across the AI solution landscape. - Evaluate and select appropriate cloud services container platforms and orchestration mechanisms to optimize cost performance and resiliency for AI workloads in a hybrid work environment. - Guide teams in implementing secure access controls and governance frameworks that protect data and models while complying with regional regulations and internal policies for responsible AI usage. - Create reference architectures and reusable patterns that simplify future solution design reduce implementation risk and accelerate adoption of AI capabilities throughout the organization. - Partner with stakeholders from sales marketing and operations to identify opportunities where AI driven insights can improve customer engagement campaign effectiveness and revenue forecasting. - Document architecture decisions integration patterns and non functional requirements in a clear manner that can be easily understood by technical teams and business partners across regions. - Review solution designs implementation plans and deployment pipelines to ensure alignment with architectural principles performance objectives and maintainability criteria. - Coordinate with infrastructure and DevOps teams to design automated CI CD pipelines for AI services improving deployment frequency rollback safety and observability in production environments. - Provide guidance on evaluation of vendor platforms open source tools and frameworks to build future ready AI ecosystems that balance innovation with operational stability. - Support troubleshooting of complex production issues by analyzing logs metrics and dependencies to drive timely resolutions and continuous improvement of AI systems. - Mentor junior architects and engineers by sharing best practices on AI solution design documentation techniques and stakeholder communication to foster architectural excellence. **Qualifications** - Possess extensive experience in AI deployment architecture including design of scalable inference services model lifecycle management and integration with enterprise applications. - Demonstrate strong understanding of data engineering concepts such as data pipelines feature stores and metadata management that support reliable and efficient AI model operations. - Bring practical experience in hybrid and cloud environments with proficiency in containerization orchestration and automation tools that enable resilient AI service deployments. - Apply knowledge of sales and marketing domain processes such as lead management campaign optimization and customer segmentation to design AI solutions that enhance commercial outcomes. - Show proficiency with common AI and machine learning frameworks and tools focusing on production readiness monitoring and retraining strategies rather than only experimentation. - Communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders tailoring explanations to varied audiences and ensuring shared understanding of architecture choices and tradeoffs. 1. Solution Design & Architecture Define the overall architecture of the solution including frameworks components and integration points. Create technical solution blueprints that address high-level business and technical requirements. Ensure compliance with industry best practices internal standards and security guidelines. echnology Selection & Integration 2. Technology Selection & Integration Evaluate and select appropriate technologies frameworks and platforms for scalability cost-efficiency and maintainability. Design system integration plans for seamless communication between APIs databases and services 3. Skills & Competencies Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) and integration patterns. Expertise in problem-solving frameworks DevOps practices and security compliance. Excellent communication and leadership skills to guide cross-functional teams.