AI Solution Architect - AWS Senior Manager - Data & AI - Technology Consulting - Advisory

As an AI Solution Architect, you will:

• Lead client engagements focused on AI strategy, AWS architecture and technology transformation.

• Assess business processes, data capabilities, cloudplatformsand operating models.

• Identifyhigh-value AI opportunities and develop practical implementation roadmaps.

• Design secure,scalableand cost-effective AI solutions across data, Generative AI, Agentic AI,integrationand governance.

• Advise clients on LLM selection, performance, security,riskand cost.

• Support the development of PwC’s AWS AI propositions and reusable assets.

Key Responsibilities

Client Discovery & Advisory

• Facilitate executive workshops, strategysessionsand architecture reviews.

• Assess businessobjectives, operating models, technologylandscapesand data maturity.

• PrioritiseAI use cases and defineimplementation roadmaps.

• Advise senior stakeholders on AI opportunities, risks, investmentprioritiesand adoption.

AI Solution Architecture

• Design end-to-end AWS architectures for Generative AI, Agentic AI, machinelearningand intelligent automation.

• Develop solution designs using services such as Amazon Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Q and Amazon OpenSearch Service.

• Define integration approaches across enterprise systems, applications,APIsand cloud platforms.

• Ensure solutions are secure, resilient, production-ready and aligned with AWS Well-Architected principles.

LLM, Cost & Performance

• Advise on model selection, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, prompt design,evaluationand agent orchestration.

• Assess trade-offs across quality, latency, token usage,scalabilityand cost.

• Define cost estimates, usage controls,monitoringand optimisation approaches.

Data, Security and Governance

• Define AWS-based data and AI architectures covering ingestion, storage, integration,governanceand security.

• Support architecture decisions across modern cloud data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake and / orrelated ecosystems.

• Establish controls for identity, encryption, privacy,monitoringand auditability.

• Address AI risks including hallucination, prompt injection, dataleakageand unauthorised agent actions.

• Support compliance with GDPR, the EU AI Act and relevant industry requirements.

Delivery Leadership

• Provide architecture leadership throughout delivery programmes.

• Review technical designs and assure solution quality.

• Support estimation,planningand technical governance processes.

• Mentor engineers, dataarchitectsand AI practitioners.

• Contribute to thought leadership, capabilitydevelopmentand business growth initiatives.

Your Profile

Essential Experience

• 8+ years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, dataarchitectureor technology consulting.

• Experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale AWS,dataand AI solutions.

• Strong experience translating business requirements into technical architecture designs.

• Practical experience with Generative AI, Large Language Models, machine learning.

• Strong understanding of LLM architecture, security,performanceand cost.

• Experience working with senior stakeholders and multi-disciplinary delivery teams.

• Experience evaluating current-state technology environments and defining future-state architectures.

Technical Skills

Strong understanding of:

• AWS architecture and Well-Architected principles

• Amazon Bedrock, AmazonSageMakerand related AWS AI services

• Generative AI, AgenticAIand Retrieval-Augmented Generation

• Model selection, evaluation, tokenusageand cost optimisation

• Enterprise data architecture and integration

• AWS security, identity,networkingand monitoring

• Responsible AI,governanceand regulatory compliance

• DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code and production observability

We believe that challenges are better solved together!We’reinspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology,you’llbe a part of amazing teams encouraged to collaborate and innovate in a way that creates powerful solutions and makes a positive impact. This purpose-led work, and our continuous development and encouragement, will help unlock your potential and take your career to the next level.

Enjoy PwC’sperks

We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive employee benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about us atLife@PwC. (https://www.pwc.ie/careers-ie/life-at-pwc.html).

Being appreciated for being you

Our mostvaluable assetis ourpeopleand we grow stronger as we learn from one another. We are an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminateon the basis ofrace, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We believe this so much that we have signed up for theBusiness in the Community Elevate Pledge. (https://www.bitc.ie/the-leaders-group-on-sustainability/inclusive-workplace-pledge/)

You can learn more about our culture of belonging and explore our range of inclusive programmes, initiatives, employee resource groups and more atwww.pwc.ie.

Avoid the confidence gap; you do not have to match all the listed requirements exactly to apply,we’dlove to hear from you!