Enterprise AI & Data Cloud Architect

NTT DATA, Inc.; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a Senior AI and Data Cloud Architect to partner with enterprise sales, consulting, and delivery teams across South Africa, the Middle East, and Africa. You will guide AI, data, and cloud solution design, governance, and platform modernization, acting as a senior technical leader in AI architecture engagements.

You will translate business objectives into enterprise-grade architectures, mentoring teams, and contributing to growth and cloud transformation programs while

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, cloud architecture, data platforms, analytics, or digital transformation.
• Minimum 5 years of experience designing cloud-native solutions on Azure, AWS, and/or Google Cloud.
• Proven experience supporting pre-sales, solution consulting, business development, and complex sales pursuits.
• Deep expertise in enterprise data architectures, analytics platforms, AI/ML solutions, and cloud-native technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-sales solutioning activities for AI, Data, Analytics, and Cloud opportunities, including client workshops, discovery sessions, solution shaping, proposals, RFP/RFI responses, and executive presentations.
• Develop end-to-end AI and Data platform architectures leveraging Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud services.
• Design scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-optimized cloud-native solutions supporting AI, Generative AI, Machine Learning, Advanced Analytics, Data Engineering, and Data Governance use cases.
• Define target-state architectures covering data platforms, AI platforms, cloud infrastructure, networking, security, identity, observability, automation, governance, and operational excellence.
• Architect modern data platforms including data lakes, lakehouses, data warehouses, streaming platforms, and real-time analytics solutions.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

Data platforms

Analytics and AI/ML

Digital transformation

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering/Data Science

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Databricks

Snowflake

BigQuery

Job description

NTT DATA is seeking a Senior AI and Data Cloud Architect to partner with enterprise sales, consulting, and delivery teams across South Africa, the Middle East, and Africa. You will guide AI, data, and cloud solution design, governance, and platform modernization, acting as a senior technical leader in AI architecture engagements.

You will translate business objectives into enterprise-grade architectures, mentoring teams, and contributing to growth and cloud transformation programs while