We are seeking a highly technical, Agentic AI Solutions Architect/Engineer with deep expertise in Data Platforms, Cloud Architecture, AI/ML Operations, and Agentic AI solution implementation.
This role is not a traditional delivery-only Data Architect role.
The ideal candidate must be able to:
- Operate effectively in highly ambiguous environments
- Rapidly transform incomplete client requirements into structured technical solutions
- Build assumptions, workload models, LOE estimates, and delivery approaches
- Interface directly with Sales, Clients, Delivery, and Practice Leadership
- Prototype and operationalize modern data and AI architectures
- Support pre-sales, RFP responses, and technical solutioning
- Create reusable accelerators, frameworks, and implementation patterns
The role combines:
- Technical Consulting
- Client Engagement
- Prototype & Accelerator Development
This individual will work closely with:
- Solutions Architects
- Proposal Managers
- Delivery Teams
- Sellers and Client Stakeholders
Key Responsibilities
1. Forward Deployment Engineering & Client Solutioning
- Partner directly with clients, sellers, and practice leadership to understand business challenges and technical requirements
- Rapidly design and prototype scalable data and AI solutions
- Translate incomplete or evolving client requirements into actionable architecture and delivery plans
- Conduct technical discovery workshops and architecture whiteboarding sessions
- Support client demonstrations, proof-of-concepts, pilot implementations, and modernization initiatives
- Design and operationalize cloud-native and AI-enabled data platforms
- Troubleshoot and resolve architecture, integration, and deployment issues during solution development
- Snowflake
- Databricks
- Microsoft Fabric
- AWS Data Services
- Lakehouse / Medallion Architectures
- Data Mesh Patterns
- Design scalable ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and analytics frameworks
- Implement metadata-driven and self-healing pipeline concepts
- Design lineage, governance, and cataloging approaches using:
- Microsoft Purview
- Collibra
- Alation
- Snowflake Horizon
- Design secure, compliant architectures aligned with enterprise governance requirements
- RAG systems
- Agentic AI frameworks
- LLM integrations
- Semantic search
- AI orchestration frameworks
3. Agentic AI & AI Enablement
- Build and operationalize AI workflows using:
- OpenAI
- Gemini
- LangChain
- LangGraph
- Semantic Kernel
- AI agents
- Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG)
- AI orchestration pipelines
- Autonomous workflows
- Participate in AI governance, observability, prompt engineering, and model evaluation activities
- Develop reusable AI accelerators and implementation templates
- Participate in RFP, RFI, and proposal response development
- Build:
- Assumptions frameworks
- Delivery approaches
- Pricing support inputs
- Collaborate with:
- Proposal Management
- Delivery Leadership
- Translate technical architectures into delivery staffing and operational models
- Support architecture reviews, proposal reviews, and red team reviews
- Participate in technical orals and client solution presentations
5. Practice Development & IP Creation
- Build reusable:
- Accelerators
- Governance models
- Technical playbooks
- AI implementation patterns
- Support development of the Data Intelligence Center of Excellence (COE)
- Contribute to GTM strategy and packaged service offerings
- Collaborate with Marketing on technical collateral and case studies
Required/Desired Technical Skills
- Databricks
- Snowflake
- Microsoft Fabric
- Data Lakes / Lakehouse architectures
- Kafka / Event Streaming
AI / ML / Agentic AI
- LangChain / LangGraph
- AI orchestration frameworks
- LLM integration patterns
- AI observability concepts
- Python
- SQL
- PySpark
- APIs & Microservices
- Terraform
Governance & Security
- RBAC / IAM
- Metadata management
- Data governance frameworks
- Enterprise security and compliance standards
Required Experience
- 13+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Cloud Architecture, Analytics, AI/ML, or Solution Architecture
- Strong hands-on implementation experience in enterprise data platforms
- Experience supporting client-facing consulting or pre-sales activities
- Experience building technical proposals, architecture diagrams, and implementation approaches
- Experience of working directly with business stakeholders and enterprise clients
- Experience operating in ambiguous, fast-moving consulting environments
Experience estimating projects and supporting staffing / LOE models