Data & AI Architect

Avanade Inc.; City of London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in London is seeking a Data & AI Architect. This role involves providing technical leadership, shaping solutions for enterprise clients, and mentoring teams to deliver impactful data solutions. Ideal candidates have over 5 years of experience in data and AI fields and a strong ability to build relationships with clients. This position offers a significant opportunity to drive innovative change in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data and AI architecture or related fields.
• Proven ability to engage with stakeholders and translate technical concepts.
• Experience with large-scale analytical solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and shape architectural decisions.
• Create innovative solutions to inspire and win new business.
• Mentor junior colleagues and explain complex concepts clearly.
• Engage clients in solution discussions and build trusted relationships.

Skills

Technical leadership

Solution design

Client management

AI development

Data management

Job description

Data & AI Architect

Avanade

We’re hiring a Solution Architect to join our Data & AI Practice, helping enterprise clients bring their vision to life through impactful, responsible, and scalable Data & AI solutions. This is a senior, client-facing leadership role – perfect for someone who thrives at the intersection of technical innovation, business strategy, and delivery excellence. From shaping deals and crafting solution roadmaps to mentoring delivery teams and leading Agentic AI and data platform engagements, this role is about creating real impact at scale. As an Architect within our Data & AI practice, you’ll deliver Agentic AI and data platform solutions and services that make transformative change and deliver high‑value business outcomes. You’ll engage in solutioning through gaining deep insight into our customers’ challenges and needs, taking responsibility for the technical design and solution for large‑scale analytical solutions. You’ll provide guidance and technical leadership to teams of data & AI engineers while building relationships with our clients to become a trusted advisor.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with delivery teams and client stakeholders to provide technical leadership, shape deals and propositions, drive architectural decisions, create plans and roadmaps, and produce design artifacts.
• Play a key role in Avanade’s sales process by creating solutions that innovate, inspire and win new business. Shape high‑level design, estimates, and contractual details for client proposals in collaboration with other subject‑matter experts.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior colleagues from within your team and across the organization, translating complex technical concepts into easy‑to‑understand language and value‑based outcomes for senior business stakeholders, technology leaders, and internal sales teams.
• Engage in early conversations with clients, partners, and sales teams to support origination and deal qualification, requirements capture and solutioning, recommend best practices and approaches for optimal outcomes, and build strong relationships with clients to become a trusted advisor.
• Prepare and represent the solution in Deal Reviews and play an active role in client presentations and negotiations with key client buyers.
• Work collaboratively with the wider Data & AI leadership to shape our current and future offerings, accelerators, and background IP to support GTM activities.
• Drive the evolution of best practices and methodologies for AI development, including data management, model training, fine‑tuning, and deployment.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI and data technologies and incorporate relevant innovations into our solutions.

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior

Employment Type: Contract

Job Function: Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting

Location: London, England, United Kingdom

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