AI Solution Architect

NTT DATA, Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. is seeking an AI Solution Architect to design fit-for-purpose AI solutions aligned to client requirements, offerings standards, and delivery capabilities.

You will translate client needs into solution blueprints, scope, work estimates, phasing, timelines, pricing inputs, SOW content, and delivery handoff materials. The role collaborates with AI Consultants, Principal Architects, FDE, Delivery, Finance, Commercial, Sales, and partners to ensure feasible, scalable, and economically

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in solution architecture, technology consulting, software engineering, data engineering, systems integration, presales, or delivery roles.
• 3+ years designing or delivering AI, data, analytics, ML, GenAI, agentic AI, or automation solutions.
• 1+ year hands-on GenAI, LLMs, RAG, AI agents, or enterprise AI platforms.
• Experience producing solution blueprints, work estimates, delivery plans, staffing models, SOW inputs, and pricing inputs.
• Working knowledge of cloud, data, integration, application architecture, security, governance, and operational support considerations.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Design AI solutions aligned to client requirements, standards, and delivery capabilities.
• Define scope, approach, solution blueprints, architectures, assumptions, dependencies, risks, and success criteria.
• Build work estimates across roles, effort, skills, locations, tooling, platforms, and delivery dependencies.
• Define workplan timelines, delivery phases, milestones, and MVP-to-scale implementation paths.
• Partner with delivery, finance, and commercial teams to shape pricing inputs, deal economics, margin assumptions, and commercial options.
• Support SOW development by defining scope boundaries, deliverables, acceptance criteria, dependencies, and change-control considerations.
• Validate feasibility, implementation approach, resourcing model, integration complexity, data readiness, security, governance, and operational support requirements.
• Incorporate partner platforms and models into solution designs where relevant.
• Support technical Q&A, client demos, solution walkthroughs, proposal defense, and transition from pursuit to delivery.
• Contribute reusable estimates, patterns, BOMs, workplans, solution artifacts, and lessons learned into the global AI GTM knowledge base.

Skills

Solution architecture

Technology consulting

Software engineering

Data engineering

Presales

Delivery

GenAI/AI experience

Cloud architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure

Cloud architectures

Job description

NTT DATA is a trusted global innovator of business and technology services, helping clients innovate, optimize, and transform for success. We strive to hire exceptional, innovative, and passionate individuals who want to grow with us.

The team you'll be working with:

The AI Solution Architect designs fit-for-purpose AI solutions for qualified opportunities, aligned to client requirements, NTT DATA offering standards, commercial expectations, and delivery capabilities.

This role owns the practical translation of client needs into solution blueprints, scope, work estimates, phasing, timelines, pricing inputs, SOW content, and delivery handoff materials. The AI Solution Architect partners closely with AI Consultants, Principal Architects, FDE, Delivery, Finance, Commercial, Sales, and ecosystem partners.

What you'll be doing:

• Design AI solutions aligned to client requirements, NTT DATA standards, and delivery capabilities.
• Define scope, approach, solution blueprints, technical architectures, assumptions, dependencies, risks, and success criteria.
• Build work estimates across roles, effort, skills, locations, tooling, platforms, and delivery dependencies.
• Define workplan timelines, delivery phases, milestones, and MVP-to-scale implementation paths.
• Partner with delivery, finance, and commercial teams to shape pricing inputs, deal economics, margin assumptions, and commercial options.
• Support SOW development by defining scope boundaries, deliverables, acceptance criteria, dependencies, and change-control considerations.
• Validate feasibility, implementation approach, resourcing model, integration complexity, data readiness, security, governance, and operational support requirements.
• Incorporate partner platforms and models into solution designs where relevant.
• Support technical Q&A, client demos, solution walkthroughs, proposal defense, and transition from pursuit to delivery.
• Contribute reusable estimates, patterns, BOMs, workplans, solution artifacts, and lessons learned into the global AI GTM knowledge base.

Success Measures:

• Pursuit deal volume, measured as total TCV value of AI deals where the AI Solution Architect supported.
• Pursuit win rate for AI deals where the AI Solution Architect supported.
• Utilization or billability against target.
• Estimate quality, solution feasibility, commercial accuracy, and successful handoff into delivery.

What experience you'll bring:

• 8+ years of experience in solution architecture, technology consulting, software engineering, data engineering, systems integration, presales, or delivery roles.
• 3+ years of experience designing or delivering AI, data, analytics, ML, GenAI, agentic AI, or automation solutions.
• 1+ year of hands‑on or solutioning experience with GenAI, LLMs, RAG, AI agents, or enterprise AI platforms.
• Experience producing solution blueprints, work estimates, delivery plans, staffing models, assumptions, dependencies, SOW inputs, and pricing or commercial inputs.
• Working knowledge of cloud, data, integration, application architecture, security, responsible AI, governance, and operational support considerations.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Azure, AWS, GCP, OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Google/Gemini, Databricks, Snowflake, vector databases, orchestration frameworks, and MLOps/LLMOps tooling.
• AI/ML, cloud, data platform, architecture, or security certifications.
• Strong analytical thinking, commercial judgment, written communication, cross‑functional collaboration, and client‑facing presentation skills.
• Ability to travel as required for client and internal engagements.

Who we are:

At NTT DATA, you have endless opportunities to think big, act bold and take ownership. As a $30+ billion business and technology services, AI and digital infrastructure leader, we co‑innovate solutions with clients and partners globally for business and societal impact. Serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100, with experts in over 70 countries, we encourage experimentation and recognize great work. Proudly a Global Top Employer, NTT DATA is part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion annually in R&D. Make this the place where you belong, learn, and build your network. Make this the place where you grow.

What we’ll offer you:

We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.

You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here: https://uk.nttdata.com/

We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.