Data Solution Architect / AI Architect

We are seeking an innovative Data Solution Architect/AI Architect to join our expanding team. In this role, you'll play a vital part in crafting solutions that meet diverse requirements and needs. Collaborating closely with teams of data scientists and machine learning engineers, you'll be at the center of driving innovation.
Your expertise will be instrumental in enhancing the design of AI systems, spanning classical ML and LLMs, on the AWS platform. You'll contribute to the development of new solutions, including data enrichment pipelines and robust building blocks for training, evaluating, and deploying large language models.
Join us on this exciting journey!
This position offers remote setup with the flexibility to work from any location in Georgia, whether it's your home, well-equipped offices in Tbilisi and Batumi or a coworking space in Kutaisi.

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Technologies

• AWS (Amazon Web Services)
• Artificial intelligence
• ML Architecture

Responsibilities

• Create an architecture for utilizing and publishing data within the data mesh
• Develop a strategy to identify the specific machine learning tools, models and training sets to construct
• Collaborate with the AI labs, data, infrastructure and platform teams to implement ML-based services using AWS SageMaker
• Analyze the existing AWS account configuration for data scientists and MLEs, working closely with StSt MLE and DevOps experts
• Assess current AI pipelines and their integration with other services
• Design and build infrastructure to facilitate the experimentation and deployment of AI systems
• Cooperate with the AI Labs team to enhance current ML workflows and software development standards

Requirements

• Hands-on production experience as a Data Architect with a production background in design or development
• Industry knowledge in AWS ML services, including AWS SageMaker
• Qualifications in DevOps, Cloud Operations and ML engineering
• Skills in AWS administration and permission management
• Expertise with building enterprise scale ML and LLM solutions
• High proficiency with Docker, IaC (Terraform) and CI/CD (Atlassian Bamboo)
• Ability to build and use model management tools such as MLflow
• Understanding of MLOps
• B2+ English level, both written and spoken

Nice to have

• Competency in setting up and managing vector databases
• Showcase of deploying LLMs at scale
• Familiarity with Kafka

We offer

• We connect like-minded people:
  • Delivering innovative solutions to industry leaders, making a global impact
  • Enjoyable working environment, whether it is the vibrant office or the comfort of your own home
  • Opportunity to work abroad for up to two months per year
  • Relocation opportunities within our offices in 55+ countries
  • Corporate and social events
• We invest in your growth:
  • Leadership development, career advising, soft skills and well-being programs
  • Certifications, including GCP, Azure and AWS
  • Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning, Get Abstract, O'Reilly
  • Free English classes with certified teachers
• We cover it all:
  • Participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Monetary bonuses for engaging in the referral program
  • Comprehensive medical & family care package
  • Five trust days per year (sick leave without a medical certificate)
  • Benefits package (sports activities, a variety of stores and services)

EPAM Georgia is a team of innovators united by a passion for technology. The dynamic and inclusive culture we embrace helps positively impact our communities, clients, and employees. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to numerous cutting-edge projects, deliver the most creative solutions, and have an opportunity to learn. Our people are at the heart of our success, and we are proud to provide talents with a solid ground to develop and grow.