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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # AI Solution Architect - **Company:** NTT DATA - **Location:** London, UK - **Salary:** £80,417.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Applications Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Information Technology Consulting, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Google Cloud, Large Language Models, Snowflake, AI Platforms, Kubernetes, Machine Learning Operations, Virtual Agents, Databricks - **Published:** September 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5861182368 ## About the Role The AI Solution Architect at NTT DATA will design AI solutions tailored to client needs while adhering to company standards. This role requires a minimum of 8 years of experience in solution architecture and a strong background in AI technologies. The ideal candidate will possess skills in AI solutions design, solution blueprints, and cloud platforms. A Bachelors degree is required, and preferred certifications include AI/ML and cloud certifications. The position offers opportunities for collaboration across various teams and involvement in high-impact projects., * 8+ years of experience in solution architecture, technology consulting, software engineering, data engineering, systems integration, presales, or delivery roles. * 3+ years of experience designing or delivering AI, data, analytics, ML, GenAI, agentic AI, or automation solutions. * 1+ year of hands-on or solutioning experience with GenAI, LLMs, RAG, AI agents, or enterprise AI platforms. * Experience producing solution blueprints, work estimates, delivery plans, staffing models, assumptions, dependencies, SOW inputs, and pricing or commercial inputs. * Working knowledge of cloud, data, integration, application architecture, security, responsible AI, governance, and operational support considerations. * Bachelors degree or equivalent work experience. Preferred Skills: * Experience with Azure, AWS, GCP, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Google/Gemini, Databricks, Snowflake, vector databases, orchestration frameworks, and MLOps/LLMOps tooling. * Experience supporting large pursuits, proposal development, pricing reviews, or delivery mobilization. * AI/ML, cloud, data platform, architecture, or security certifications. * Strong analytical thinking, commercial judgment, written communication, cross-functional collaboration, and client-facing presentation skills. * Ability to travel as required for client and internal engagements. ## Description The AI Solution Architect designs fit-for-purpose AI solutions for qualified opportunities, aligned to client requirements, NTT DATA offering standards, commercial expectations, and delivery capabilities. This role owns the practical translation of client needs into solution blueprints, scope, work estimates, phasing, timelines, pricing inputs, SOW content, and delivery handoff materials. The AI Solution Architect partners closely with AI Consultants, Principal Architects, FDE, Delivery, Finance, Commercial, Sales, and ecosystem partners., * Design AI solutions aligned to client requirements, NTT DATA standards, and delivery capabilities. * Define scope, approach, solution blueprints, technical architectures, assumptions, dependencies, risks, and success criteria. * Build work estimates across roles, effort, skills, locations, tooling, platforms, and delivery dependencies. * Define workplan timelines, delivery phases, milestones, and MVP-to-scale implementation paths. * Partner with delivery, finance, and commercial teams to shape pricing inputs, deal economics, margin assumptions, and commercial options. * Support SOW development by defining scope boundaries, deliverables, acceptance criteria, dependencies, and change-control considerations. * Validate feasibility, implementation approach, resourcing model, integration complexity, data readiness, security, governance, and operational support requirements. * Incorporate partner platforms and models into solution designs where relevant. * Support technical Q&A, client demos, solution walkthroughs, proposal defense, and transition from pursuit to delivery. * Contribute reusable estimates, patterns, BOMs, workplans, solution artifacts, and lessons learned into the global AI GTM knowledge base. Success Measures: * Pursuit deal volume, measured as total TCV value of AI deals where the AI Solution Architect supported. * Pursuit win rate for AI deals where the AI Solution Architect supported. * Utilization or billability against target. * Estimate quality, solution feasibility, commercial accuracy, and successful handoff into delivery. ## Related Videos - [AI That Fits Your Business, Not the Other Way Around](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100148-ai-that-fits-your-business-not-the-other-way-around) - [Understanding Kubernetes in a visual way](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100085-understanding-kubernetes-in-a-visual-way) - [How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) - [Fully Orchestrating Databricks from Airflow](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/336-fully-orchestrating-databricks-from-airflow) - [Beyond GPT: Building Unified GenAI Platforms for the Enterprise of Tomorrow](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1525-beyond-gpt-building-unified-genai-platforms-for-the-enterprise-of-tomorrow) - [Instant KAI Sandboxes with vCluster: Multi-Tenant, Multi-Scheduler GPU Sharing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100333-instant-kai-sandboxes-with-vcluster-multi-tenant-multi-scheduler-gpu-sharing) ## Related Articles - [What Industries Outside of AI Are Hiring The Most AI Experts?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/98-what-industries-outside-of-ai-are-hiring-the-most-ai-experts) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [Got AI ideas but no money? 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