Solution Architect, AI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the technical success throughout the AI pipeline.

• Collaborate with Sales, Senior Leadership, and Delivery Leads to transform opportunities into confirmed engagements.

• Lead the technical discovery phases and develop AI-driven solutions.

• Design and document comprehensive AI solutions utilizing Databricks, Azure AI services, LLMs, and associated services.

• Convert business and technical requirements into architectural designs for delivery teams.

• Implement standards, patterns, and reference architectures.

• Identify technical risks, log them on project risk registers, and spearhead mitigation and resolution efforts.

• Create design artifacts and showcase them at architectural forums.

• Drive intelligent data platform initiatives using Lakehouse architectures.

• Assess AI opportunities and suggest suitable approaches.

• Facilitate AI discovery workshops with data, analytics, and platform teams.

• Gather requirements, current state assessments, workloads, governance constraints, and desired outcomes.

• Manage technical content for RFP/RFI responses, proposals, architecture diagrams, and Statements of Work.

• Oversee technical scope, effort estimation, and delivery risks for opportunities.

• Develop and deliver demonstrations, proofs of concept, and prototypes involving GenAI, AI Agents, natural language interfaces, and data-driven solutions.

• Collaborate with Databricks and Microsoft field teams on strategic AI opportunities and co-selling initiatives.

• Establish client relationships as a trusted technical advisor.

• Simplify complex technical concepts into clear language and business outcomes.

• Transition won opportunities to delivery with comprehensive designs, assumptions, risks, and estimates.

⛳️ Requirements

• Must reside within the UK.

• Demonstrated experience in technical pre-sales.

• Experience in designing cloud data architectures.

• Practical consulting experience with Azure and Databricks.

• Familiarity with Generative AI, Agentic AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, LLMs, and intelligent automation patterns.

• Proven experience in designing and presenting scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions using recognized patterns and standards.

• Track record of conducting discovery sessions, demos, proofs of concept, and RFP responses for complex data and AI projects.

• Strong commercial acumen.

• Experience in crafting Statements of Work, T-shirt-size estimates, total cost of ownership, and time-to-value analyses.

• Excellent communication and presentation abilities with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including C-level executives.

• Experience in conducting demos, technical pitches, client workshops, and negotiations.

• Prior consulting experience is mandatory.

• Databricks Professional certification is required, or equivalent knowledge gained through practical project experience.

• Azure certifications are highly advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Industry-matching compensation.

• Maternity & Paternity policy.

• Private Medical & Dental Care.

• Eye care scheme.

• Health & Well-being supplement.

• 25 Days Annual Leave.

• Birthday Leave.

• Charity Leave.

• Team away days.

• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme.

• Flexible Working Hours.

• Electric Car Scheme.

• Opportunities for professional development and learning.

• Direct access to technology and learning resources.

• Inclusive and collaborative team culture.

• Opportunities to speak at events and participate in industry conferences.