Senior Consultant/Principal, Data & AI Solution Architect

About Slalom Slalom is a global, human-centric business and technology consulting firm. We specialise in partnering with organisations that aspire to excellence, helping them tackle complex challenges and achieve transformative results through strategy, technology, and business transformation services. By prioritising people, Slalom creates a unique consulting experience, with a team of strategists and engineers delivering practical, end-to-end solutions that drive impactful outcomes for our clients. We empower people and organisations to dream bigger, move faster, and build better tomorrows for all. About the Role As a Solution Architect - Data & AI at Slalom, you will operate at the intersection of business strategy, data architecture, and AI engineering. You’ll work closely with senior client stakeholders and delivery teams to co-create modern data and AI solutions that accelerate digital transformation and deliver measurable business outcomes. Your expertise will shape scalable, cloud-native platforms powering analytics, machine learning, and Generative AI use cases across industries. You guide clients from experimentation to production-scale AI adoption, ensuring governance, scalability, and operational excellence - across AWS, Azure, and GCP ecosystems. What You’ll Do Define and design end-to-end Data & AI architectures, translating business requirements into scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions Architect modern data platforms and guide implementation of ML & GenAI pipelines, ensuring seamless integration between data, AI services, and business applications Establish MLOps and GenAI solution patterns - including CI/CD pipelines, RAG architectures, embedding pipelines, and LLM integrations - for robust, production-grade AI systems Act as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders, leading workshops, technical assessments, and translating complex technology into clear business outcomes and value narratives Guide engineering teams for delivery quality and governance, mentoring engineers and ensuring solutions meet security, compliance, and regulatory requirements Contribute to Slalom’s Data & AI capability development, accelerators, and reusable assets, while providing thought leadership internally and externally What You’ll Bring Experience 8-12+ years in data engineering, data architecture, or AI/ML solution delivery with a proven track record designing and delivering enterprise-scale Data & AI solutions Strong experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, Synapse) Hands-on experience with ML pipelines, MLOps practices, GenAI solution patterns (embeddings, vector databases, RAG, LLM integration), and production-grade systems Capabilities Deep knowledge of data modelling, ingestion, transformation, and serving patterns, plus familiarity with streaming frameworks (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub) Strong programming background (Python preferred), experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, dbt), and CI/CD practices Ability to translate business challenges into technical architectures and delivery plans, and lead technical workstreams for large programmes Leadership& Soft Skills Strong client-facing experience, including stakeholder engagement and executive communication Structured problem-solving and decision-making skills, able to operate confidently with both C-level stakeholders and engineering teams Experience mentoring engineers and promoting best practices in data engineering, AI, and platform design Nice to Have Experience in regulated industries (banking, financial services, government) and familiarity with Responsible AI, governance, and compliance frameworks Experience with AI platforms (SageMaker, Azure ML, Vertex AI), containerization, and platform engineering (Kubernetes, Terraform) Contributions to pre-sales, solutioning, or go-to-market development About Us Deep connections, better outcomes We have deep relationships with leading technology partners, and they love us for our innovative and outcome-based approach. Our people are passionate about solving our clients’ problems using the tech that’s the best solution for them. We’re there to work side-by-side with client teams, enabling their success long after we’ve gone. We’re all about momentum that outlasts us. Flexibility Life is busy, and we understand that. Our team often juggles work, family, personal commitments, and crucial client obligations. We prioritise supporting our …