Data & AI Solutions Lead

🧩 Role Summary

People Tech Group is seeking a hands-on Solution Architect to design and lead an Integrity Operating Window (IOW) AI platform for a leading refinery. This role involves end-to-end architecture ownership across GCP data services , event / middleware , agentic GenAI (MCP microservices) , and the AI & knowledge base layer —delivering a secure, real-time, expert-in-the-loop system.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

• Own and define the reference architecture from on-prem connectors to dashboards.
• Design MCP microservices per data source (PI, IOW / LIMS, APM, ERP, Logbook).
• Architect event-driven systems using Pub / Sub or Kafka.
• Lead agentic GenAI design : Data Analysis Agent, Knowledge Agent, Expert Feedback Agent, and Orchestrator.
• Implement RAG & vector search using pgvector, Vertex AI Matching Engine, or Milvus.
• Ensure security & governance : IAM, VPC, KMS, DLP, SSO, etc.
• Select and size middleware & data services (Cloud Run, GKE, BigQuery, etc.).
• Integrate workflows with ERP systems (SAP PM / Oracle EAM).
• Define observability & SLOs for latency, freshness, and accuracy.
• Model infra + LLM costs , caching, and autoscaling strategies.
• Lead delivery : architecture docs, ADRs, diagrams, and stakeholder engagement.

🎯 Required Qualifications