Senior AI & Data Cloud Architect — Pre-Sales Leader

NTT Limited; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a Senior AI and Data Cloud Architect to partner with enterprise sales, consulting, and delivery teams in SA and MEA. You will lead architectures for AI, data, and cloud programs across Azure, AWS and Google Cloud, driving governance, security, and optimization.

You’ll translate complex business objectives into enterprise-grade AI/data architectures, mentor teams, and contribute to cloud transformation, data modernization, and AI adoption initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field.
• 10+ years in enterprise/cloud architectures.
• 5+ years designing cloud-native solutions on major clouds.
• Experience with pre-sales and solution consulting.
• Strong data, AI, and governance knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead pre-sales solutioning for AI, data, analytics, and cloud opportunities.
• Develop end-to-end AI and data platform architectures on Azure, AWS and Google Cloud.
• Design scalable, secure, cost-optimized cloud-native solutions for AI and analytics.
• Define target architectures covering data platforms, AI platforms, and security.
• Architect data lakes, data warehouses, and real-time analytics.
• Provide governance for MLOps, RAG, and AI safety frameworks.
• Lead cloud migration, data modernization, and platform transformation programs.
• Promote IaC and DevOps practices across engagements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement cloud-native architectures.
• Mentor architects and engineers and stay updated on cloud trends.

Skills

Pre-sales leadership

Enterprise architecture

Cloud strategy

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Terraform

Kubernetes

Databricks

Job description

NTT DATA is seeking a Senior AI and Data Cloud Architect to partner with enterprise sales, consulting, and delivery teams in SA and MEA. You will lead architectures for AI, data, and cloud programs across Azure, AWS and Google Cloud, driving governance, security, and optimization.

You’ll translate complex business objectives into enterprise-grade AI/data architectures, mentor teams, and contribute to cloud transformation, data modernization, and AI adoption initiatives.