Solutions Architect Ai

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**Your day at NTT DATA**

Seeking a talented Solution Architect/BDM for On-Prem/Private AI. Requires deep open source LLM expertise to translate client needs into technical solutions. Responsibilities include assessing needs, recommending LLM tech, sizing opportunities and infrastructure, and collaborating on end-to-end solutions with costing. Needs strategic thinking, strong technical and business skills to drive innovation and client value.

**What you'll be doing**

**Key Roles and Responsibilities**:
**Solution Architecture & Technical Leadership**
- Demonstrate deep expertise in LLMs such as Phi-4, Mistral, Gemma, Llama and other foundation models
- Assess client business requirements and translate them into detailed technical specifications
- Recommend appropriate LLM solutions based on specific business outcomes and use cases
- Experience in sizing and architecting infrastructure for AI/ML workloads, particularly GPU-based systems.
- Design scalable and secure On-Prem/Private AI architectures
- Create technical POCs and prototypes to demonstrate solution capabilities
- Hands-on experience with vector databases (open-source or proprietary), such as Weaviate, Milvus, or Vald etc.
- Expertise in fine-tuning, query caching, and optimizing vector embeddings for efficient similarity searches

**Business Development**
- Size and qualify opportunities in the On-Prem/Private AI space
- Develop compelling proposals and solution presentations for clients
- Build and nurture client relationships at technical and executive levels
- Collaborate with sales teams to create competitive go-to-market strategies
- Identify new business opportunities through technical consultation

**Project & Delivery Leadership**
- Work with delivery teams to develop end-to-end solution approaches and accurate costing
- Lead technical discovery sessions with clients
- Guide implementation teams during solution delivery
- Ensure technical solutions meet client requirements and business outcomes
- Develop reusable solution components and frameworks to accelerate delivery

**AI Agent Development**
- Utilize the modular components of these frameworks (LLMs, Prompt Templates, Agents, Memory, Retrieval, Tools) to build sophisticated language model systems and multi-agent workflows.
- Implement Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines and other advanced techniques using these frameworks to enhance LLM responses with external data.
- Contribute to the development of reusable components and best practices for agentic AI implementations.

**Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes**:
**Basic Qualifications**:

- 8+ years of experience in solution architecture or technical consulting roles
- 3+ years of specialized experience working with LLMs and Private AI solutions
- Demonstrated expertise with models such as Phi-4, Mistral, Gemma, and other foundation models
- Strong understanding of GPU infrastructure sizing and optimization for AI workloads
- Proven experience converting business requirements into technical specifications
- Experience working with delivery teams to create end-to-end solutions with accurate costing
- Strong understanding of agentic AI systems and orchestration frameworks
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, AI, or related field
- Ability to travel up to 25%

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field.
- Experience with Private AI deployment and fine-tuning LLMs for specific use cases
- Knowledge of RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) and enterprise knowledge systems
- Hands-on experience with prompt engineering and LLM optimization techniques
- Understanding of AI governance, security, and compliance requirements
- Experience with major AI providers: OpenAI/Azure OpenAI, AWS, Google, Anthropic, etc.
- Prior experience in business development or pre-sales for AI solutions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong problem-solving abilities and analytical mindset

**Location**: Delhi or Bangalore

**Workplace type**:
Hybrid Working

**About NTT DATA**

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