Solutions Architect – Manager

PwC

. Own end-to-end architecture of AI-enabled products, platforms and services from discovery through live service .

Posted 11/9/2026full-timeLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and delivering AI-enabled enterprise solutions, with a strong focus on cloud-native architecture, technical leadership, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. Proficient in managing architectural risks and ensuring compliance with security and non-functional requirements.

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AI Solution DesignCloud-Native ArchitectureTechnical LeadershipEnterprise Architecture CollaborationArchitectural Risk Management

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Hard Skills

AI ModelsCloud EngineeringAPIsDevSecOpsObservabilityDistributed TechnologiesSoftware DevelopmentIntegrationSecurityPerformance Evaluation

Soft Skills

Architectural JudgementCollaborationMentoringCommunicationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

AzureAI PlatformsCloud ModernisationReference ArchitecturesBlueprints

Industry Keywords

Responsible AITechnical Trade-OffsNon-Functional RequirementsRFPsRFIs

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own end-to-end architecture of AI-enabled products, platforms and services from discovery through live service
Provide technical leadership throughout delivery and guide multidisciplinary engineering teams
Review key design decisions and resolve technical trade-offs
Identify and manage architectural risks, constraints, dependencies and technical debt
Ensure alignment with non-functional requirements, security controls and Tech Catalyst standards
Design responsible, production-ready AI solutions with evaluation and monitoring across quality, performance, safety, data quality, privacy, security, explainability, traceability and human oversight
Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Engineering, Data and Platform teams
Develop and promote reusable patterns, reference architectures and blueprints
Stay current with AI and cloud technologies, including AI models and agentic technologies
Communicate architecture decisions to stakeholders and support RFPs, RFIs and proposals
Mentor Solution Architects, Engineers and other technical practitioners

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience designing and delivering enterprise solutions end-to-end, from discovery and solution shaping through to engineering delivery and live service
Good architectural judgement and ability to work through ambiguity, technical trade-offs, risks and non-functional requirements
Experience with cloud-native architecture and engineering, ideally using Azure or a comparable cloud platform
Understanding of APIs, integration, security, identity, DevSecOps, observability and resilience
Experience designing AI solutions, including AI models, retrieval/RAG, agents and orchestration
Knowledge of responsible AI, evaluation, performance, security and cost considerations
Practical technology delivery experience, including AI platforms, software development, cloud modernisation, distributed technologies or taking AI solutions into production
Experience providing technical leadership and collaborating with senior stakeholders and technical teams
Experience contributing to solution shaping, proposals, RFPs or RFIs
Available for work visa sponsorship
Willingness/ability to travel up to 60%

Benefits

Comp & perks

Empowered flexibility and a working week split between office, home and client site
Private medical cover
24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP
Six volunteering days a year