Strategic Data & AI Pre-Sales Architect

GBM; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

GBM is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to own the technical win on Data & AI opportunities, from discovery to compliant, winning submissions. You will design end-to-end architectures, address UAE-specific needs, and lead demonstrations and PoCs using watsonx, OpenShift, and Cloud Pak for Data.

You will also shape win themes, develop proposals, and enable account teams with actionable materials to drive government and enterprise engagements in the UAE.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in data, analytics or AI, including pre-sales or solution architecture
• Proven record of winning large public-sector or enterprise bids
• Hands-on experience with IBM watsonx or Cloud Pak for Data

Responsibilities

• Lead technical win on Data & AI opportunities from discovery to winning submission
• Design end-to-end Data & AI architectures including ingestion, Lakehouse, governance and model serving
• Build demos/POCs on watsonx platforms and lead client demonstrations
• Equip account managers with pitch material and hand over documented solutions to delivery teams

Skills

Data architecture

Pre-sales

Solution design

Python

Kubernetes/OpenShift

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

IBM watsonx

Cloud Pak for Data

OpenShift

Cloudera

Job description

GBM is seeking a Senior Solution Architect to own the technical win on Data & AI opportunities, from discovery to compliant, winning submissions. You will design end-to-end architectures, address UAE-specific needs, and lead demonstrations and PoCs using watsonx, OpenShift, and Cloud Pak for Data.

You will also shape win themes, develop proposals, and enable account teams with actionable materials to drive government and enterprise engagements in the UAE.