Generative AI Architect

VLink, founded in 2006, is a leading global provider of software engineering services with next‑gen technologies and best‑in‑class talent. Our Headquarters are in the U.S, and we have offices in 7+ countries from North America‑Europe to APAC, with expansion plans in the Middle East.

• 10+ years in ML/Engineering.
• At least 5 years in architecture roles.
• Hands‑on ownership of end‑to‑end application lifecycle - from design to deployment.

• Lead architecture and development of enterprise web applications with integrated Generative AI.
• Define scalable, secure architectural patterns and implementation standards.
• Work closely with product, AI/ML, Dev Ops, security, and network teams to align business and technical goals.
• Drive full‑stack development best practices across backend, frontend, and infrastructure.
• Architect and integrate LLMs, embeddings, RAG pipelines, and vector databases into production systems.
• Ensure production readiness—security, networking, monitoring, performance, and compliance.

Deep experience designing cloud‑native, microservices and event‑driven architectures. Expertise with Azure App Services, AKS, Functions, API Management, Event Grid, Service Bus, Storage, and Key Vault.

Strong understanding of subscription design, resource hierarchy, and environment isolation.

• VNETs, subnets, private endpoints, service endpoints.
• NSGs, ASGs, routing, firewalls, and VPN/Express Route connectivity.
• Whitelisting, IP restrictions, certificates, TLS, and enterprise‑grade authentication flows.
• Experience implementing Zero Trust, RBAC, managed identities, and secure secrets handling.

Expertise in caching (Redis/CDN), async processing (RabbitMQ/Kafka), load balancing, auto‑scaling, and performance tuning.

• Hands‑on experience with Azure OpenAI, RAG patterns, embeddings, prompt engineering, vector search (Azure AI Search, PostgreSQL extensions).
• Experience orchestrating LLM pipelines in real‑world production environments.
• Strong REST API design (versioning, throttling, API gateways).
• Expert in PostgreSQL/MongoDB, data modeling, query optimization.
• Experience with OAuth2, SSO, and secure coding aligned to GDPR/SOC
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• Azure Dev Ops or Git Hub Actions CI/CD.
• Terraform or Bicep for infrastructure automation.

VLink is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check. Applicant information will be handled in accordance with VLink's privacy policy.