AI Solution Architect

Houston, TX, United States

Job Description

Organisations don't innovate, people do.

As part of our digital transformation business, you'll help clients unlock innovation, embrace the future and change communities for good.

And we'll help you stimulate new thinking, accelerate your career and connect you to projects that really matter.

Join our team of over 600 data scientists, design thinkers, immersive digital consultants, project managers and innovators, all working to create positive change for generations to come.

Who are we looking for?

As a Client-Facing AI Solution Architect at GHD Digital Advance Analytics Team, you'll be at the forefront of our client interactions, serving as a trusted technology leader and advisor. Your role will focus on shaping and executing large-scale digital transformation strategies that align with our clients' complex business goals. From the conceptual stage through to implementation, you will guide cross-functional project teams, ensuring successful project delivery within time and budget constraints. In addition to your technical expertise, your consultative and pre-sales support skills will be instrumental in winning new business and deepening existing client relationships. If you are passionate about leveraging technology to drive business outcomes and thrive in client-centric environments, this is the role for you.

In the problem solving business, it helps to be restlessly curious to deliver community change.

Our vision is to ensure energy, water and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come. You can lead the way into a new future for our industry, inspiring the next generation of driven and committed people in the process.

Learn about leadership opportunities with GHD.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

Stakeholder Collaboration: Actively engage with cross-functional teams, including business process owners, IT teams, and end-users, to scrutinize business processes. Gather and prioritize requirements, perform gap analysis, and formulate optimal technical solutions.

Project Costing and Risk Analysis: Produce detailed project estimations accounting for scope, effort, and costs. Evaluate required resources, complexity levels, and inherent risks.

Strategic Leadership in Digital Transformation: Spearhead large-scale digital transformation strategies that align closely with client business objectives.

Data Lake Architecture: Establish the architecture for enterprise-level Data Lakes, ensuring scalability, security, and data integrity.

Client Technical Liaison: Serve as the principal technical contact for clients, understanding and translating their business requirements into secure, scalable solutions.

Tool Selection and Specification: Identify appropriate technologies, platforms, and frameworks for each client project.

Solution Design and Execution: Architect and execute robust software solutions that meet client specifications from ideation to implementation.

Team Guidance and Leadership: Oversee project teams throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Scope and Objective Definition: Coordinate with portfolio leaders and stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, and key deliverables.

Bridging Communication Gaps: Translate complex technical concepts for a diverse stakeholder audience, including non-technical members.

Industry Research for Best Practices: Keep abreast of industry trends to ensure the implementation of efficient tools and methodologies.

Performance and Resilience Optimization: Propose enhancements to improve performance, stability, and resilience of systems and processes, and provide cost and risk analysis.

What you will bring to the team:

Advanced Education: A Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field is highly preferred.

Cloud and Data Technologies: Strong proficiency in Azure cloud infrastructure and key Azure services like Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory, and Azure SQL Database. Microsoft Azure Data Architecture Certification is a strong plus.

Project Leadership: Minimum of 10 years of experience in software development and implementation, with a focus on leading large-scale data warehousing and analytics projects.

Technical Skillset: At least 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in multiple of the following key Microsoft technologies:

Azure Data Lake Storage

Azure Data Factory

Azure SQL Database

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure DevOps

MS Power Platform (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate)

MS SharePoint

MS Teams for collaboration solutions

Web Application Development (ReactJS, .NET Core, REST APIs)

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Take on some of the world's toughest challenges - with everyone at GHD backing you every step of the way.

We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status or veteran status.