Architect - AI Platform (Signal Team)
Slalom
Software Engineering, IT, Data Science
Tampa, FL, USA
Posted on Apr 2, 2025
Who You’ll Work With
At Slalom, personal connection meets global scale. Our vision is to enable a world in which everyone loves their work and life. We help organizations of all kinds redefine what’s possible, give shape to the future—and get there.
Slalom Signal is an AI-driven insights platform that empowers Slalom teams with the data and intelligence they need to stay ahead. Our small, high-impact team that sits within our Chief Customer Office (CCO) operates at the intersection of AI, data science, and business strategy, building solutions that make sense of complex, unstructured data to drive meaningful business outcomes.
The Role
As an Architect, you’ll play a key role in advancing Slalom Signal, our AI-driven insights platform. You'll design and implement AI-driven solutions that blend advanced machine learning techniques with pragmatic, real-world applications. You'll be a self-starter, comfortable navigating ambiguity, and able to balance cutting-edge AI methodologies with traditional analytical approaches—knowing when to leverage each. This is a hands-on role requiring deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to work across teams to drive impact.
What You'll Do
Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.
Compensation And Benefits
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the base salary pay range is $113,000 to $202,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.
We will accept applications until 4/15/25.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
At Slalom, personal connection meets global scale. Our vision is to enable a world in which everyone loves their work and life. We help organizations of all kinds redefine what’s possible, give shape to the future—and get there.
Slalom Signal is an AI-driven insights platform that empowers Slalom teams with the data and intelligence they need to stay ahead. Our small, high-impact team that sits within our Chief Customer Office (CCO) operates at the intersection of AI, data science, and business strategy, building solutions that make sense of complex, unstructured data to drive meaningful business outcomes.
The Role
As an Architect, you’ll play a key role in advancing Slalom Signal, our AI-driven insights platform. You'll design and implement AI-driven solutions that blend advanced machine learning techniques with pragmatic, real-world applications. You'll be a self-starter, comfortable navigating ambiguity, and able to balance cutting-edge AI methodologies with traditional analytical approaches—knowing when to leverage each. This is a hands-on role requiring deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to work across teams to drive impact.
What You'll Do
- Architect & Implement AI Solutions – Design and deploy AI-driven insights tools that leverage Google Vertex AI, AWS SageMaker, and Azure Machine Learning to support business decisions.
- Data Science & NLP Expertise – Develop and refine NLP models using spaCy, Hugging Face Transformers, and NLTK, leveraging Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques to extract insights from unstructured data.
- End-to-End Model Development – Build, train, and deploy machine learning models using Python, R, and JavaScript, incorporating data science libraries like Pandas, Polars, NumPy, and SciPy.
- Data Engineering & Automation – Design and optimize data pipelines, working with SQL and NoSQL databases, and automate reporting workflows using xlwings, python-pptx, and python-docx.
- Scalable AI Infrastructure – Deploy models and applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud services (Google Cloud Platform, AWS), following MLOps best practices for CI/CD.
- Strategic Insights & Thought Leadership – Translate complex, ambiguous problems into actionable recommendations by asking the right questions, exploring data, and distilling findings into clear business insights.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration – Partner with internal stakeholders across engineering, product, and business teams to ensure AI solutions align with Slalom’s strategy and industry needs.
- Hands-on experience working with and delivering solutions in a cloud environment (GCP, AWS, and/or Azure).
- Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) techniques to extract insights from unstructured data.
- Expertise in Python, SQL, ETL pipeline development, and data processing.
- Experience in building knowledge graphs, embeddings, and predictive insights, with the ability to communicate findings effectively to both technical and executive audiences.
- Experience integrating LLM APIs (Google Gemini, OpenAI GPT, Hugging Face).
- Ability to mix state-of-the-art AI techniques with proven, traditional analytics, choosing the right approach for each use case.
- Ability to work directly with stakeholders to develop timelines, navigate complexity, adapt quickly, and drive clarity in ambiguous situations.
- Proficiency in GitHub/Bitbucket, version control, branch management, and agile development methodologies.
- A mentor / coach mentality
- Work on high-impact, strategic AI initiatives that directly support Slalom’s business and clients.
- Operate in a fast-paced, high-autonomy environment where you can shape the direction of AI-driven insights.
- Be part of a small, high-caliber team that values innovation, curiosity, and collaboration.
Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and 500+ public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.
Compensation And Benefits
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the base salary pay range is $113,000 to $202,000. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to inclusion, diversity, and equity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.
We will accept applications until 4/15/25.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.