PwC

Solutions Architect - Manager

PwC
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3 days ago
Manchester, United Kingdom +7 moreStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Own the end-to-end architecture of AI-enabled products, platforms, and services.
  • Guide multidisciplinary engineering teams and review key design decisions throughout delivery.
  • Manage architectural risks, constraints, dependencies, technical debt, security controls, and non-functional requirements.
  • Design responsible, production-ready AI solutions with appropriate evaluation and monitoring.
  • Develop reusable architecture patterns, reference architectures, and blueprints.
  • Support stakeholder discussions, RFPs, RFIs, and proposals and mentor technical practitioners.

Requirements

  • Experience designing and delivering enterprise solutions end-to-end from discovery through live service.
  • Strong architectural judgment and ability to manage ambiguity, trade-offs, risks, and non-functional requirements.
  • Experience with cloud-native architecture and engineering, ideally using Azure or a comparable cloud platform.
  • Experience designing AI solutions involving AI models, retrieval/RAG, agents, and orchestration, including responsible AI, evaluation, performance, security, and cost considerations.
  • Practical technology delivery experience in areas such as AI platforms, software development, cloud modernization, distributed technologies, or production AI solutions.
  • Experience providing technical leadership, influencing senior stakeholders, coaching technical teams, and supporting solution shaping, proposals, RFPs, or RFIs.

Benefits

  • Flexible working split between office, home, and client site.
  • Private medical cover and 24/7 access to a qualified virtual GP.
  • Six volunteering days per year.
  • Up to 60% travel required.
  • Work visa sponsorship is available.

Categories

Solutions Engineering
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About PwC

10,000+ employees

PwC is a global network of professional services firms providing assurance, tax, and advisory work for businesses and public-sector clients. It sells project-based and managed consulting, audit, and deals services, and implements and integrates business applications. Formed in 1998 by the merger of Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand, it is headquartered in London and is one of the Big Four accounting firms.

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