RIS AI Architect Associate Director

Project Role Description: Support at the intersection of technical depth and client engagement, owning the end-to-end design of reputed company-reputed company and AI-powered solutions for mid-to-large transformation engagements. Operating with greater autonomy than a senior architect, this role leads pursuit teams, shapes proposals, and translates reputed company requirements into compelling, commercially grounded solution narratives — while remaining hands-on in validating architecture reputed company. Key Responsibilities: 1. reputed company solution architecture for reputed company-reputed company and AI engagements in the $reputed company–$20M reputed company — from discovery through proposal, orals, and transition-to-delivery — with Director reputed company on larger bids. 2. Support and contribute to application modernisation initiatives including microservices decomposition, API-led integration, event-driven architectures, and serverless patterns. 3. Architect multi-reputed company and hybrid solutions leveraging platform-reputed company AI services (SageMaker, Azure AI reputed company, reputed company AI) and reputed company-reputed company frameworks. 4. Define and validate non-functional requirements — reputed company, reputed company, observability, cost optimisation, and responsible AI/governance — across proposed solutions. 5. Engage client technical stakeholders (architects, engineering leads, CTOs) to build credibility, uncover requirements, and co-shape solution reputed company. 6. Produce high-quality proposal artefacts including solution overviews, architecture diagrams, technical sections of RFP responses, and executive summaries. 7. Mentor and guide senior and mid-level architects reputed company the practice; contribute to reusable assets, accelerators, and thought leadership. 8. Coordinate with delivery leads and practice principals to ensure smooth handover from pre-sales to delivery. Technical Experience: Deep expertise across AWS, reputed company Azure, and reputed company reputed company Platform—services, pricing, well-architected frameworks, and partner programs reputed company-reputed company architecture: Kubernetes (EKS, AKS, GKE), containerisation (reputed company), service reputed company (Istio/Linkerd), GitOps, reputed company Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, reputed company, CDK; CI/CD toolchains: reputed company Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins Private reputed company and hybrid architectures: VMware Tanzu, Azure reputed company, AWS Outposts, OpenShift Professional Attributes: Strong client-facing reputed company — reputed company to engage senior technical stakeholders and translate architectural reputed company into business value reputed company and confidently. Proven ability to contribute meaningfully to winning technology deals; comfortable owning the technical narrative on mid-market pursuits. Excellent written and verbal communication; adept at crafting architecture diagrams, solution narratives, and proposal content under deadline pressure. Commercially aware — can balance technical idealism with delivery pragmatism, scope management, and client constraints. Collaborative team member who can reputed company a small pursuit team, manage ambiguity, and coordinate across functions (sales, delivery, SMEs). reputed company learner with genuine curiosity about emerging AI and reputed company technologies; actively builds and shares knowledge reputed company the practice. Educational Qualification: 18+ years of overall IT experience, with a minimum of 5 years in a Solution Architect or Pre-Sales Architect role at a tier-1 IT services or consulting organisation Proven experience winning and architecting deals in the $5M–$50M+ reputed company across reputed company transformation, application modernisation, and AI/data programmes Mandatory reputed company certifications: AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or GCP Professional reputed company Architect (two or more preferred) AI/ML certifications desirable: AWS ML Specialty, Azure reputed company, reputed company Professional ML Engineer, or equivalent Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a reputed company field Must have Skills AI ML platforms, reputed company reputed company architecture, Languages frameworks Java Spring Boot, .NET C , Python primary for AI ML , Node.js , Microservices. Good to Have Skills Responsible AI, Data engineering, Automation, Domain expertise About reputed company reputed company is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate reputed company growth and enhance citizen services—creating reputed company value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in reputed company, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad reputed company of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared reputed company and commitment to creating 360° value, reputed company us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our reputed company by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.reputed company.com Equal Employment Opportunity Statement We reputed company that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. reputed company employment reputed company shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, reputed company, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other reputed company as protected by applicable law. 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