Solution Architect - Enterprise AI
Smith & Nephew3 days ago
Pune, IndiaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Design scalable, secure, user-centric Enterprise AI and GenAI solutions aligned with business outcomes.
- Create AI solution blueprints, reference architectures, reusable design patterns, data-flow views, integration approaches, and architecture documentation.
- Define integrations across ERP, CRM, procurement, manufacturing, quality, regulatory, data, analytics, document management, workflow, and collaboration platforms.
- Apply API-led, event-driven, retrieval-augmented generation, orchestration, workflow automation, knowledge graph, and secure data-access patterns.
- Lead solution architecture across opportunity discovery, design, build, validation, deployment, adoption, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
- Lead AI design workshops, solution walkthroughs, architecture reviews, governance forums, risk assessments, and technical issue resolution.
- Ensure solutions address responsible AI, cybersecurity, privacy, regulatory requirements, validation, observability, auditability, explainability, and operational readiness.
- Design coach-on-the-shoulder and embedded assistant experiences with prompt design, knowledge grounding, human review, guardrails, feedback capture, and adoption measurement.
- Partner with business leaders, product owners, enterprise architecture, data and analytics teams, cybersecurity, legal, compliance, delivery teams, and vendors.
- Lead architecture activities for vendor-led AI delivery programs and communicate solution options, risks, trade-offs, and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise applications, data and analytics, AI-enabled solutions, systems integration, or complex IT program delivery.
- Experience designing Enterprise AI, GenAI, intelligent automation, analytics, digital assistant, or workflow augmentation solutions in an enterprise environment.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing and MedTech domains, including regulated processes, product quality, supply chain, manufacturing operations, compliance, validation-aware delivery, and operational risk.
- Experience designing integrations across ERP, CRM, procurement, manufacturing, cloud platforms, middleware, data platforms, SaaS applications, collaboration tools, and third-party systems.
- Experience supporting the full IT project lifecycle from opportunity shaping and requirements definition through deployment, adoption, monitoring, and support transition.
- Ability to work with senior stakeholders, business process owners, product teams, project managers, technical teams, data teams, compliance partners, and external vendors in a matrixed environment.
- Strong knowledge of Enterprise AI and GenAI solution architecture, AI assistant design, model interaction patterns, knowledge grounding, orchestration, and responsible AI controls.
- Strong knowledge of integration architecture, AI governance, cybersecurity, privacy, observability, explainability, auditability, human-in-the-loop controls, risk management, and operational readiness.
- Commercial and procurement experience, including sales operations, customer engagement, contracting, sourcing, supplier management, purchasing, and spend or process analytics, is preferred.
- Experience with coach-on-the-shoulder, embedded assistant, decision support, knowledge management, or user guidance initiatives is appreciated.
- Preferred certifications include Azure AI Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect, Microsoft Copilot, Responsible AI, Data & AI, Cloud Architecture, TOGAF, Agile, or PMP certifications.
Benefits
- Major medical coverage and insurance benefits.
- Educational assistance.
- Flexible personal or vacation time off, privilege leave, and floater leave.
- Parents’ and parents-in-law insurance, employee assistance program, and parental leave.
- Hybrid work model for most professional roles.
- Hands-on, team-customized training and mentorship.
- Free cab transportation for all employees.
- One-time meal provided according to shift.
- Night shift allowances.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About Smith & Nephew
Smith+Nephew is a global medical-technology company that designs and manufactures devices for orthopaedics, sports medicine, ENT, and advanced wound management. It sells implants, trauma fixation systems, arthroscopy instruments, surgical robotics (such as the CORI system), and wound dressings/therapies to hospitals and surgeons worldwide through direct sales and distributors. Founded in 1856 and headquartered in Watford, UK, it is a public company listed on the London and New York stock exchanges.