AI/ML Technical Architect

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About the Role Senior: AI/ML Technical Architect – Generative AI & Agentic Systems 
Location: Dubai

We are seeking a Senior AI/ML Technical Architect with deep expertise in Generative AI and agentic systems to lead the architecture and delivery of enterprise-scale AI solutions. This role requires a strong combination of hands-on technical capability across Large Language Models (LLMs) and Small Language Models (SLMs), along with the architectural leadership to design, integrate, and deploy AI systems across cloud, edge, and on-premises environments. The successful candidate will architect scalable agentic platforms, build advanced RAG and fine-tuning pipelines, and design robust integration frameworks connecting AI services with enterprise applications. This role sits at the core of AI transformation initiatives, balancing cutting-edge innovation with production-grade engineering, performance optimization, and security-first design.

Experience Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, data, or AI systems

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Generative AI and LLM-based solutions

• 4+ years of experience designing and architecting enterprise-scale platforms and distributed systems

Key Responsibilities

 Architecture & System Design
• Architect scalable agentic systems using advanced LLM and SLM capabilities
• Design multi-agent orchestration frameworks for complex, automated workflows
• Define context, memory, and state-management architectures for persistent agent interactions
• Implement Model Context Protocol (MCP)–based integrations across enterprise services

AI & Platform Implementation
• Design and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures
• Build agent solutions using LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, Agno, and custom frameworks
• Architect and deploy model inference pipelines across cloud, edge, and on-prem environments
• Develop fine-tuning strategies for LLMs and SLMs, including domain and task specialization
• Lead model compression, quantization, and performance-optimization initiatives

Integration & Enterprise Connectivity
• Architect secure REST, gRPC, and GraphQL APIs for AI platform services
• Design event-driven architectures using message buses and webhooks
• Implement authentication and authorization systems (SSO, OIDC, token-based security)
• Build and govern enterprise connectors (Slack, Jira, Salesforce, ERP/CRM platforms)

Data, Models & Evaluation
• Design data preprocessing and governance pipelines (cleaning, deduplication, PII handling)
• Architect embedding generation, re-indexing, and retrieval optimization workflows
• Define chunking, windowing, and content processing strategies
• Establish model evaluation, benchmarking, and selection frameworks

Required Technical Skills 

Core AI & GenAI 
• Deep experience with GPT-4, Claude, LLaMA, and enterprise/open-source LLM ecosystems
• Expertise deploying and optimizing SLMs (Phi-3, Gemma, TinyLlama)
• Advanced agent frameworks: LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, Agno
• RAG systems, vector databases, semantic and hybrid retrieval

Fine-Tuning & Model Optimization
• Parameter-efficient tuning: LoRA, QLoRA, DoRA, AdaLoRA
• Prompt-tuning, adapters, prefix tuning, P-tuning v2
• RLHF / RLAIF pipelines
• Compression techniques: quantization (INT8/INT4, GPTQ, AWQ, GGML), pruning, distillation

Deployment & Performance
• Multi-environment deployment (cloud, edge, on-prem)
• Autoscaling, rate-limiting, and resource governance
• Real-time inference, streaming pipelines, adaptive reasoning control Engineering & Platforms
• TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, LlamaIndex
• API-driven system design and full-stack AI service development
• AWS, Azure, GCP AI platforms
• CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, monitoring and observability

Preferred Qualifications
• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, AI, ML, or related field
• Contributions to open-source AI projects or research publications
• Experience with multi-modal and cross-modal systems
• Strong grounding in MLOps and full model lifecycle management
• Experience designing compliant and regulated AI systems
• Demonstrated leadership in enterprise AI transformation programs
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP – AI/ML focus)

Technical Competencies Assessed
• Distributed AI system architecture and design
• Production code quality, scalability, and performance optimization
• Model benchmarking, evaluation, and cost optimization
• Security, privacy, and AI governance engineering
• Enterprise-grade deployment and scaling strategies

What we offer

At Delphi, we are dedicated to creating an environment where you can thrive, both professionally and personally. Our competitive compensation package, performance-based incentives, and health benefits are designed to ensure you're well-supported. We believe in your continuous growth and offer company-sponsored certifications, training programs, and skill-building opportunities to help you succeed. 

We foster a culture of inclusivity and support, with remote work options and a fully supported work-from-home setup to ensure your comfort and productivity. Our positive and inclusive culture includes team activities, wellness and mental health programs to ensure you feel supported.