Senior Manager, AI & Data Solution Architect
Location: Belfast. Other locations: Primary location only. Salary: Competitive. Date posted: 10 Nov 2025.
Job Specification
Grade: Senior Manager
About The Role
We are seeking an experienced AI & Data Solution Architect to join our AI and Data consulting practice and lead the design and implementation of cutting-edge data and AI solutions for our enterprise clients. This role requires a strategic thinker who can bridge business requirements with technical execution, delivering scalable, cloud-native architectures that drive measurable business value.
Your client impact
* Design and architect end-to-end AI and data solutions on Azure, AWS or Google GCS leveraging modern data and AI platforms such as Snowflake and Databricks.
* Develop comprehensive architecture blueprints including data pipeline, analytics, and AI/ML capabilities.
* Define data and AI governance frameworks, security protocols, and compliance standards aligned with industry regulations.
* Lead technical discovery sessions with clients to understand business challenges and translate them into architectural requirements.
* Serve as the trusted technical advisor to senior IT and/or business stakeholders across consumer products, retail, health, life sciences or energy industries.
* Present complex technical concepts and solution roadmaps to both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Lead architecture review boards and provide technical governance throughout project lifecycles.
* Oversee the implementation of data lakes, data warehouses, and lakehouse architectures.
* Ensure solutions are optimized for performance, cost-efficiency, and scalability.
* Define integration patterns between cloud platforms, third-party applications, and legacy systems.
* Actively contribute to practice development as a technical thought leader in AI and Data topics.
* Understand building and integrating Agentic AI solutions into existing cloud platforms.
* Mentor junior architects and technical teams on best practices and emerging technologies.
Essential Qualifications
* STEM degree or an equivalent certification in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related field.
* One or more advanced-level AI and Data architecture certifications in Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Azure, AWS or GCP.
Essential Criteria
* Proven track record of architecting enterprise-scale data, analytics or ML solutions for organisations in at least one of the following sectors: consumer products, retail, health, energy or life sciences.
* Able to lead design for end-to-end AI and data solutions across multiple cloud platforms.
* Able to define governance frameworks, security protocols and compliance standards.
* Operates as a trusted advisor to IT and senior stakeholders.
* Deep expertise in at least one of the following data and AI services: Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google GCP.
* Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake and/or Databricks.
* TOGAF experience.
Soft Skills
* Continuous learning mindset to stay current with emerging trends in AI, machine learning, data engineering and cloud technologies.
* Exceptional communication and presentation skills with ability to influence senior stakeholders.
* Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
* Ability to manage multiple client engagements simultaneously.
* Collaborative mindset with experience working in cross‑functional teams.
* Coaching mindset to support the development of junior team members.
Preferred Criteria
* Understanding of AI Architecture front end, UI/UX, and how AI is consumed.
* Experience preparing technical solutions and architectures as part of bid responses and proposals.
* Experience of identifying efficiency opportunities such as solution accelerators, reusable frameworks, and IP development, Agentic automation.
* Deep understanding of industry-specific data challenges in Lifesciences, Health, Consumer Products, Retail or Energy industry.
* Experience with domain-specific use cases such as commercial, supply chain, finance or operations.
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