AI / ML Solutions Architect

Unison Systems is seeking an AI / ML Solutions Architect to join our client's team in the Denver Tech Center (DTC).

This is a 6-month hybrid contract with potential to extend. The role is positioned for a senior-level architect with deep expertise in AI/ML, cloud platforms, and enterprise systems design.

Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver end-to-end AI/ML solutions, including data pipelines, model deployment patterns, and inference serving layers
• Architect cloud-native solutions across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, translating business requirements into scalable and secure infrastructure
• Lead the design of distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures aligned with domain-driven design and modern patterns
• Establish DevOps practices including CI/CD pipeline design, containerization with Docker and Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation using Terraform or CloudFormation
• Implement observability strategies with logging, metrics, and distributed tracing
• Design secure architectures incorporating zero-trust principles, threat modeling, secrets management, and compliance frameworks (SOC2, ISO 27001, HIPAA)
• Collaborate with engineering, security, product, and leadership teams to ensure solutions meet performance, reliability, and strategic requirements
• Validate architectural decisions through hands-on prototyping and engineering work
  
  

Requirements:

• 5 years of architecture experience designing enterprise-scale systems
• Deep expertise in AI/ML solutions architecture, including model deployment, frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch), and integration patterns
• Strong proficiency across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform with demonstrated multi-cloud or hybrid-cloud architecture experience
• Solid foundation in distributed systems, microservices, APIs (REST/gRPC), and asynchronous messaging patterns
• Hands-on experience with at least one programming language (Python, Node.js, or Go) for prototyping and validation
• Expertise in DevOps practices: CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, and infrastructure automation
• Comprehensive understanding of cloud security, IAM, encryption, secrets management, and compliance frameworks
• Experience with observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, OpenTelemetry) and automated testing for infrastructure and applications
• AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or Google Professional Cloud Architect certification preferred
  
  

Unison Systems is Colorado's leading IT staffing and engineering consulting firm - apply today and let us put our 27 years of expertise to work for you.