Solution Architect

Solution Architect, AI & Data

Ncounter is supporting the growth of a technology consultancy delivering complex AI, data and digital transformation programmes across secure and highly regulated environments. We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect who can operate between customer requirements and technical delivery, shaping solutions before they move into engineering and implementation.

You will work directly with customers to understand their challenges, lead discovery activity and translate requirements into practical technical designs. The focus will be on modern AI, data and automation solutions, covering areas such as enterprise data platforms, generative AI, integrations, security and operational architecture.

Key responsibilities:

• Design end-to-end AI, data and automation solutions for complex enterprise environments
• Produce solution architectures, technical designs and implementation roadmaps
• Lead customer discovery workshops and translate business requirements into deliverable technical solutions
• Design solutions using foundation models including OpenAI, Anthropic and Gemini
• Shape agentic AI architectures, including multi-agent systems, tool calling, orchestration and human-in-the-loop approaches
• Design RAG, vector database, semantic search and enterprise knowledge solutions
• Support technical proposals, solution estimates and customer presentations
• Contribute to architecture governance, security, responsible AI and technical standards

We are looking for:

• Strong Solution Architecture experience across AI, data, analytics or digital transformation
• Practical understanding of generative AI and selecting appropriate models for enterprise use cases
• Experience designing agentic AI and RAG-based solutions
• Strong API-led and event-driven architecture knowledge
• Experience integrating modern solutions with enterprise platforms and services
• Confidence discussing architecture trade-offs with both technical and business stakeholders
• Previous consultancy or customer-facing architecture experience

Experience within Defence, National Security or similarly regulated environments would be particularly useful, although it is not essential. Candidates must currently have UK Security Clearance.

If you are an experienced Solution Architect looking to work on technically challenging AI programmes where you can influence solutions from initial discovery through to delivery, contact Ncounter to discuss the opportunity.