Senior AI Architect

We are seeking a highly experienced German-speaking Senior AI Architect for a long-term public - sector project in Germany. We're looking for an architect with a deep technical foundation in modern AI systems : someone who has led the architecture of multiple GenAI solutions and understands LLMs not just conceptually, but from the inside, including fine-tuning and productive deployment. The environment is primarily on-premises / sovereign cloud , so experience designing AI systems outside of hyperscaler-native setups is key. This is a long-term, full-time contract position , approx. 90% remote and 10% on site in Nuremberg. Work Conditions Start Date : ASAP Location : ~90% remote, ~10% on site in Nuremberg Workload : Full-time Long-term contract based-role Very good German and strong communication skills. Lead architect experience on at least 2–3 GenAI projects, ideally in the public sector (not required). In-depth knowledge of LLMs, RAG, GraphRAG, AI Gateways, and comparable architectures. Deep understanding of modern AI model architecture and hands-on implementation experience, e.g. LLM fine-tuning or building productive GenAI solutions. Experience with on-prem architectures or sovereign cloud environments. Technical background, ideally a degree in computer science, machine learning, artificial intelligence, or data science. Project management qualities are a strong plus. Technical Requirements Mandatory Large Language Models: architecture, selection, evaluation, deployment RAG and GraphRAG architectures AI Gateways and LLM orchestration patterns LLM fine-tuning and/or productive GenAI solution development On-prem or sovereign cloud AI infrastructure Nice to have Public sector project experience (Germany / DACH) AWS Project management or technical delivery lead experience Academic background in ML, AI, or data science