# AI Solutions Architect

We’re partnering with an innovative AI-focused technology business seeking a Principal AI Architect to lead technical direction across multiple engineering teams and client engagements. This is a senior leadership role for someone who combines software architecture, AI delivery, cloud engineering, and technical mentorship. You’ll define engineering standards, guide architectural decisions, mentor technical leaders, and help shape the future of AI-powered solutions. Requirements 8+ years’ experience in software engineering. Experience as a Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, Architect, or Technical Lead. Proven delivery of AI/LLM-powered solutions into production. Strong cloud experience (AWS, Azure, or GCP). Expertise in solution architecture, platform engineering, and scalable system design. Experience mentoring engineers and influencing technical direction across teams. Comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders, including CTOs and technology leaders. Nice to Have Consulting or client-facing experience. Platform engineering or internal developer platform experience. Python, TypeScript, React, and modern AI tooling.

- **Id**: 3760977
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/salt-ai-solutions-architect>
- **Role**: Solutions
- **Role family**: Solutions
- **Seniority**: staff
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T12:30:59Z
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-04T12:30:59Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Days open**: 4
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1161
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 1935342
- **Name**: Salt
- **Domain**: welovesalt.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/welovesalt>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 95
- **Open postings**: 1218
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 146
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Technologies

- **AWS** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **GCP** — Optional: no
- **LLM** — Optional: no
- **Platform Engineering** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: yes
- **TypeScript** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 4

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T18:22:55Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 60
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.596
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 3
- **Expected fill days**: 146
- **Reasons**: seen:3, agency, urgency, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

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