Platform Architect AI
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Summary
Flex is seeking a Platform Architect to design and scale enterprise-grade platforms for deploying AI and data-driven applications across our global manufacturing and supply chain ecosystem. This role will focus on building secure scalable and developer-friendly platforms that accelerate the adoption of AI solutionsleveraging Google Cloud as a primary environment while enabling interoperability across Azure and AWSand aligning with enterprise governance compliance and operational excellence standards.
You will operate at the intersection of AI platform engineering cloud architecture and developer experience enabling teams across engineering data science and business functions to rapidly build and deploy production-grade AI solutions.
This role is based from our Austin TX Corporate headquarters.
What a typical day looks like:
AI Platform Architecture & Deployment
- Architect and evolve enterprise AI platforms supporting LLMs AI agents and advanced analytics workloads
- Design scalable deployment patterns for AI solutions (APIs agents pipelines) across cloud environments
- Enable self-service AI capabilities through reusable platform services and standardized deployment frameworks
Cloud Architecture & Multi-Cloud Strategy
- Lead architecture and implementation of AI and data platforms primarily on Google Cloud (Vertex AI BigQuery Cloud Run Composer etc.)
- Define and implement multi-cloud design patterns spanning Google Cloud Azure and AWS ensuring portability and flexibility
- Establish consistent infrastructure networking and governance models across cloud providers
Developer Platform & Experience
- Build and evolve internal developer platforms that simplify deployment of AI and data applications
- Develop CI/CD frameworks that support consistent deployment across multi-cloud environments
- Improve observability reliability and developer productivity through platform tooling and automation
Data & AI Integration
- Design architectures integrating AI systems with enterprise data sources (ERP supply chain manufacturing systems) across cloud environments
- Enable real-time and batch data pipelines using cloud-native and cross-cloud data services
- Support scalable governed data platforms leveraging modern architectures (lakehouse medallion etc.)
Security Governance & Compliance
- Implement secure-by-design architectures across Google Cloud Azure and AWS including IAM network controls and data protection
- Establish guardrails for AI deployment including access control monitoring and auditability
- Ensure compliance with global regulatory standards (GDPR FDA and other industry requirements)
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with Data Science R&D IT and business stakeholders to translate use cases into scalable platform capabilities
- Support lighthouse AI initiatives and drive broader enterprise adoption
- Mentor engineers and promote best practices in platform engineering and cloud architecture
Heres what were looking to add to our team:
- 5 years of experience in platform engineering cloud architecture or related roles
- Strong experience designing and deploying solutions on Google Cloud Platform
- Experience building and scaling cloud-native platforms (APIs microservices data pipelines)
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform or similar) and CI/CD practices
- Experience supporting production-grade data and analytics platforms
- Proficiency in Python Java Go or similar
Preferred
- Experience working in multi-cloud environments (GCP Azure AWS)
- Experience with AI/ML platforms (Vertex AI SageMaker Azure ML or similar)
- Familiarity with modern data architectures (BigQuery Snowflake lakehouse etc.)
- Experience building internal developer platforms or self-service tooling
- Exposure to enterprise security frameworks (IAM zero trust network segmentation)
- Experience in manufacturing supply chain or industrial environments
What youll receive for the great work you provide:
- Full range of medical dental and vision plans
- Life Insurance
- Short-term and Long-term Disability
- Matching 401(k) Contributions
- Vacation and Paid Sick Time
- Tuition Reimbursement
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NoFlex is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit qualifications and abilities. We do not discriminate based on: age race religion color sex national origin marital status sexual orientation gender identity veteran status disability pregnancy status or any other status protected by law. Were happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email and well discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Flex you must complete the application process first).Required Experience:
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About Company
Flex is the manufacturing partner of choice for streamlined product lifecycles. From design to end of life, our end-to-end services optimize efficiency.
