Job Title: Lead AI Architecture
Experience: 15+ Years
Department / Function: Technology D&S
Employment Type: Full-time
Position Overview: We are seeking a visionary AI Architect with 15+ years of deep, hands-on expertise to define and own the end-to-end architecture of our next-generation AI platforms. This role will drive strategy and technical execution for large-scale Sovereign AI initiatives spanning Computer Vision, Generative AI, LLMs/SLMs, RAG, and multi-modal systems deployed across defence, enterprise, and public sector.
Key Responsibilities
1)Technical Leadership: Architect and lead development of large-scale AI systems covering:
- Computer Vision AI: Image & video analytics, object detection/tracking, scene understanding, edge deployment for real-time inference
- Generative AI: Text, audio, and video generation; diffusion models, GANs, transformers; multi-modal synthesis
- Core ML: Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Active Learning pipelines from research to production
2)LLM/SLM & RAG Platforms: Design and scale proprietary LLMs/SLMs, RAG frameworks, vector DBs, agentic workflows, and fine-tuning pipelines for domain-specific Sovereign AI models.
3)Sovereign AI: Lead initiatives for indigenous, secure, on-prem AI stacks with data residency, compliance, and model auditability for strategic sectors.
4)Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and manage a team of 20+ AI/ML engineers, research scientists, and MLOps specialists. Set technical standards, review architectures, and drive engineering excellence.
5)Project Delivery: Own architecture for complex, multi-year programs involving data pipelines, training infra, GPU clusters, model serving at scale, and edge optimization
6)Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with product, data engineering, security, and business teams to translate mission requirements into scalable AI solutions
7)Innovation & Governance: Evaluate SOTA research, publish patents, define AI governance, model risk, and ethical AI frameworks.
Required Qualifications & Skills
1)15+ years hands-on in AI/ML with proven end-to-end project implementation across Computer Vision, GenAI, and RL. At least 5 years in architectural leadership roles.
Technical Depth:
- Expert in PyTorch/TensorFlow, CUDA, transformer architectures, diffusion models, YOLO/SAM, NeRFs, 3D vision
- Production experience with LLMs/SLMs: pre-training, PEFT/LoRA/QLoRA, quantization, distributed training on 100+ GPUs
- Strong RAG design: embeddings, rerankers, hybrid search, knowledge graphs, evaluation frameworks
- RLHF, Active Learning, continual learning, and MLOps: Kubeflow, MLflow, Ray, Triton, vLLM Deployed models at scale: >10M inferences/day, latency <100ms, edge devices Leadership: Managed and scaled teams of 20+ AI engineers. Built hiring pipelines, OKRs, and technical career ladders
2)Domain: Experience with large-scale public sector/defence projects preferred. • 3)Understanding of data sovereignty, security clearances, and air-gapped deployments is a plus
Must-have:
- M.Tech/PhD in CS, AI, ECE or related field from premier institute preferred.
- 15+ years of hands-on experience
Skills & Attributes
- Experience building foundation models from scratch
- Contributions to open-source AI projects or top-tier conferences
- Prior work with MoD, DPSUs, or critical infrastructure AI deployments
- Collaboration & stakeholder management
- Integrity & strong communication
What We Offer
- Opportunity to architect India’s Sovereign AI stack
- Access to large GPU clusters and petabyte-scale datasets
- Leadership role with board visibility
- Competitive compensation + ESOPs + retention bonus