Senior Manager, AI & Data Solution Architect, TC UKI Northern Ireland

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.

• 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 life cycles
• 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
• Understanding of building and integrating Agentic AI solutions into existing cloud platforms
• Mentor junior architects and technical teams on best practices and emerging technologies

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

Senior Manager

Business Process, VMware, Cloud, HTML5, Windows, Project Management, AWS, Infrastructure, Web Services, jQuery, Java, Computer Engineering, Solutions Design, Technical Solutions, Analytics

Full Time

years

1