AI & Data Architecture Lead — Associate Manager

Accenture; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days vacation

Gym subsidy

Private medical insurance

Charitable leave

Job summary

Accenture is hiring an AI and Data Architecture Associate Manager to lead data architecture initiatives across client engagements in Bristol and Edinburgh. You will shape modern AI-enabled data solutions, govern data platforms, and collaborate with diverse teams to deliver high-impact outcomes.

The role offers mobility to work onsite with clients, exposure to generative AI technologies, and opportunities to mentor junior architects within a global practice.

Qualifications

• Strategic thinker with analytical and creative mindset.
• Experience building AI-enabled data architecture.
• Commercial experience on major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Background in software development, data engineering or data science.
• Expertise across data modelling, pipelines and governance.

Responsibilities

• Assist client teams in designing scalable data solutions with modern tech.
• Identify gaps in client architectures and support solution development.
• Shape strategy and roadmaps for AI and data architectures.
• Provide ongoing architectural support throughout delivery lifecycle.
• Participate in client workshops and document follow-up actions.
• Engage with clients to gather requirements and ensure alignment.
• Contribute to architectural thought leadership across forums.
• Mentor junior architects and support their development.
• Lead innovation with prototyping and PoCs for new tech.
• Build strong relationships with client stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic thinking

AI-enabled data architecture

Cloud platform experience

AI / Agentic AI

Software development / data science

Data governance & modelling

Data pipelines

Client-facing experience

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Palantir

Job description

Accenture is hiring an AI and Data Architecture Associate Manager to lead data architecture initiatives across client engagements in Bristol and Edinburgh. You will shape modern AI-enabled data solutions, govern data platforms, and collaborate with diverse teams to deliver high-impact outcomes.

The role offers mobility to work onsite with clients, exposure to generative AI technologies, and opportunities to mentor junior architects within a global practice.