Architect AI ML at 3Pillar Global – Canada Creek, Nova Scotia

Architect / Principal, AI ML

Accomplished Tech Visionary:

Embark on an exciting journey into the realm of software development with 3Pillar! We extend an invitation for you to join our team and gear up for a thrilling adventure.

As an AI/ML Architect, you will set the technical direction and blueprint for scalable AI solutions across multiple domains. You will evaluate emerging technologies, define architectural patterns, and align AI initiatives with business goals and ethical standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define end-to-end architecture for AI/ML and Gen AI, Agentic AI, MCP systems including data pipelines, model training/inference, and MLOps.

• Serve as a strategic advisor / consultant to clients, leading solution design discussions, presenting AI/ML architectures, and representing 3Pillar in client-facing interactions to drive innovation and business value.

• Architect scalable solutions using cloud-native AI tools (Azure ML, AWS SageMaker, or GCP Vertex AI).

• Lead the integration of Generative AI into components / features leveraging LLMs into enterprise applications using APIs (OpenAI, Gemini and others) or open source models like LLama.

• Design retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems with vector databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, FAISS and similar).

• Guide teams on MLOps frameworks for CI/CD, model versioning, monitoring, and automated retraining.

• Evaluate build-vs-buy decisions and benchmark AI tools/platforms.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and trends in AI, ML, Gen AI, Agentic AI space and recommend adoption strategies.

• Mentor technical teams and guide solution architects, AI/ML engineers.

• Ensure ethical and responsible AI practices including bias detection, interpretability, and governance.

• Act as a subject matter expert, providing guidance and mentorship to junior colleagues and strengthen the expertise in the organization.

• Collaborate with leadership to align machine learning strategies with overall business objectives.

• Represent the organization at industry conferences, workshops, and events.

• Drive cross-functional collaboration to identify opportunities for applying machine learning to business challenges.

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field with 15+ years of industry experience with strong IT services background in machine learning, data science, AI, with a track record of delivering impactful projects; a Ph.D. is highly desirable.

• Strong grasp of AI architecture patterns (RAG, Agent AI, MCP based systems, prompt orchestration).

• Deep experience with Python, ML libraries (scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch, TensorFlow).

• Hands-on with Gen AI APIs (OpenAI, Claude, Gemini), prompt engineering, embeddings, and fine-tuning.

• Experience designing enterprise AI systems with MLOps (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker Pipelines).

• Familiarity with APIs, microservices, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience in Data Governance, Model Risk Management, and compliance.

• Extensive knowledge of machine learning theory, algorithms, and methodologies.

• Strong leadership and communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically and drive innovation.

• Good undertaking of Software Product Development and how to integrate AI ML components into a software product.

• Experience in working with huge datasets in a production environment.

• Published research in top-tier conferences or journals is a plus.

• At 3Pillar Global, we are the power behind the brands you know. We are hiring new team members to assist us in continuing our growth trajectory as a fast growing global team of thousands of professionals. New Leaders will live our shared values of Intrinsic Dignity, Open Collaboration, Outsized Impact, and Continuous Improvement everyday to harness The Power of Team and deliver exceptional products and services for our clients.
• We support the comprehensive wellbeing of our team members, through:
• Career growth and development
• Physical and mental wellbeing: as a company, we spend a whole trimester in our annual cycle focused on wellbeing. Whether it is taking advantage of fitness offerings, mental health plans (country-dependent), or simply leveraging unlimited PTO to take some needed time off, we want all of our team members operating at their best.
• Living our value for Intrinsic Dignity as an equal opportunity employer and,
• Providing a comprehensive US benefits package that includes:
• 100% 3Pillar funded medical and dental coverage for employees and their dependents
• Unlimited PTO
• Company paid disability and life insurance, and
• Generous Parental Leave

• Check out our LinkedIn site and Careers page to learn more about what it’s like to be part of our #oneteam!