Director of AI Solutions & Engineering
Director of AI Solutions & Engineering
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$ 180000 - 220000
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Job Description
We are seeking a visionary and technically elite Director of AI Solutions & Engineering to lead the architecture engineering and delivery of enterprise-grade AI solutions within our Corporate Data Office and AI team. This role blends deep technical expertise strategic leadership and hands-on engineering to deliver next-generation AI applications that leverage the full power of Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning and Data Science.
You will own the end-to-end architecture and development of AI systemsleveraging the Microsoft Azure stack (Semantic Kernel Azure Functions Cosmos DB Azure AI Search) React-based front ends advanced evaluation and observability frameworks and integrated ML workflows. The ideal candidate is a full-stack AI technologist fluent in AI-assisted development tools capable of designing scalable architectures leading engineering execution embedding machine learning experimentation into the build process and driving data sciencedriven insights into business solutions.
What youll do
AI Architecture & Engineering Leadership
- Define and own the enterprise AI architecture blueprint to support Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) AI agents machine learning pipelines and multi-modal AI solutions.
- Architect and implement end-to-end AI applications using Azure Semantic Kernel Azure Functions Cosmos DB Azure AI Search and modern front-end frameworks (React/).
- Lead integration of AI solutions with enterprise data sources APIs and secure cloud/on-prem environments.
- Design high-availability secure and compliant AI systems aligned to enterprise standards.
Machine Learning & Data Science Integration
- Oversee ML model lifecycle management from feature engineering and model training to deployment monitoring and retraining.
- Direct data science initiatives that use predictive modeling NLP and statistical analysis to inform and optimize business processes.
- Guide teams in experiment design A/B testing and model performance analysis.
- Ensure ML/AI models are explainable ethical and auditable aligning with governance and compliance requirements.
Full Stack AI Development
- Direct and contribute to development across the full stackfrom prompt engineering and orchestration to data pipelines model integration and UI/UX.
- Build AI evaluation frameworks with automated testing benchmarking and real-time performance monitoring.
- Implement AI Observability solutions for accuracy latency drift detection hallucination monitoring and bias detection.
- Integrate AI FinOps practices to measure manage and optimize AI infrastructure costs.
AI Tooling & Automation
- Champion the use of AI-assisted coding testing and documentation tools to maximize team productivity.
- Leverage n8n and similar workflow automation platforms to orchestrate AI pipelines and integrate with business processes.
- Continuously evaluate and adopt cutting-edge AI frameworks SDKs and cloud-native services.
Technical Strategy & Stakeholder Engagement
- Partner with product engineering and business leaders to define AI/ML roadmaps project priorities and success metrics.
- Communicate architectural decisions and technical trade-offs to C-level executives and technical teams alike.
- Lead AI engineering and data science standards governance and best practices across the organization.
What youll need
Required
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science AI/ML Data Science or related field; PhD preferred.
- 8 years of experience in AI/ML engineering software architecture or enterprise solution delivery including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Proven track record architecting and deploying AI solutions at scale using Azure cloud services (Semantic Kernel Functions Cosmos DB Azure AI Search Azure OpenAI).
- Expert in full-stack development including front-end (React/) backend APIs and cloud-native architectures.
- Strong proficiency in machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow PyTorch scikit-learn) and experience with NLP RAG and AI agent development.
- Proficiency in AI orchestration frameworks (Semantic Kernel LangChain) and AI evaluation/observability platforms.
- Experience integrating vector databases and graph databases into AI/ML solutions.
- Hands-on experience with AI workflow orchestration tools like n8n Airflow or Prefect.
- Demonstrated experience applying data science methodologies to business problems.
- Experience implementing AI cost optimization (AI FinOps) and observability practices.
Preferred
- Experience in multi-agent AI systems reinforcement learning or generative AI product delivery.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines containerization (Docker/Kubernetes) and modern DevOps practices.
- Knowledge of security compliance and ethical AI considerations for enterprise deployments.
- Exceptional communication skills capable of influencing technical and non-technical audiences.
A bit about us
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL the companys global data center platform provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300 facilities in 50 metros across 28 countries on six continents.
To learn more about Digital Realty please visit or follow us on LinkedIn and X.
A bit about our Digital team
Our IT team is at the heart of our business. We develop infrastructures design and build networks support servers and provide the first line of support by delivering rich connectivity for our customers. With new data centers coming online all the time its a rapidly changing technical environment so our team is always ready to innovate and take the lead on projects. We constantly develop deploy and support vital networks and data services that drive business performance and improve life for customers around the globe.
What we can offer you
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.
Join us and youll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team youll get to work with people from different business areas challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. Well also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.
Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package excellent benefits and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the companys overall goals and values.
Our published pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum target for new hire pay for the full-time position determined by role level and geographical location. Individual pay is based on additional factors including but not limited to job-related skills experience and relevant education and/or training. Moreover an employees total compensation package varies by role and may include salary cash bonus or commissions and equity awards not quantified below.
Compensation range: $180000 $220000 annually. This compensation range represents the Companys good faith belief as to what it will pay as a base salary/hourly rate for this position at the time of this posting.
Benefits: For this role Benefits include medical dental vision life and AD&D insurance 401k match disability benefits wellness and education benefits employee stock purchase plan paid time off holidays and more.
This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.
This is an exciting time to join our business so apply now and make your mark on our future.
Notes:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability or protected veteran status or other status protected by law or Company policy.
Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.
Please do not forward unsolicited resumes to any employee of Digital Realty and its subsidiaries. Digital Realty is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited referrals.
NOTES:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Digital Realty is an equal opportunity employer EOE/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled. All applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin disability or protected veteran status or other status protected by law or Company policy.
Digital Realty is a publicly traded company (NYSE: DLR) with investment grade ratings from all three major ratings agencies.
Please do not forward unsolicited resumes to any employee of Digital Realty and its subsidiaries. Digital Realty is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited referrals.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
