Senior Solution Architect (Pre-sales)

NTT Data

  • London
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
The team you'll be working with:NTT DATA's Application Services team helps businesses transform ideas into real-world products and platforms. We guide clients through application modernisation, reduce technical debt, and support continuous innovation that leads to business transformation.Our Applications Engineering practice enables clients to evolve beyond legacy systems and harness the power of modern software. We accelerate business value delivery through collaborative, multidisciplinary teams spanning Architecture, Development, Platforms, and DevOps. We're pioneers in applying AI technologies to improve software engineering outcomes and quality.What you'll be doing:As a Pre-Sales Solution Architect, you'll collaborate with our sales and business development teams throughout the pre-sales process. From initial client engagement through requirements discovery, solution design, and proposal development, you'll help shape technical solutions for application modernisation, integration, digital experience platforms and cloud-native applications.You'll serve as the bridge between client needs, our commercial objectives, and our delivery teams, ensuring technical excellence and clear differentiation in every engagement. This will be evident in the quality of our solutions and proposals.A key focus area involves championing AI-enabled capabilities and tools across the software development lifecycle. You'll engage with clients to showcase our offerings and guide technical demonstrations in this exciting space.We expect you to quickly learn the skills and acquire the confidence to lead clients on this journey. You will also work with partners and internal COEs to help us continuously evolve our offerings and capability.You'll also contribute to leading our UK&I application modernisation and help to refine our go-to-market strategy while aligning with our global vision.Key Responsibilities
  • Shape technical solutions through proactive engagement and formal RFx activities, working closely with sales teams and client technology groups
  • Engage with clients to explore how technology can streamline applications and enhance software delivery
  • Design robust architectures that address specific client challenges while leveraging our accelerators, intellectual property, and partner capabilities
  • Create compelling materials including technical proposals, architecture blueprints, solution presentations, and client-facing documentation
  • Facilitate pre-sales activities such as client workshops, technical demonstrations, proof of concepts, and proposal development
  • Build lasting relationships with key stakeholders and technology partners (Microsoft, AWS, GitHub, Google, and others)
  • Collaborate effectively with distributed teams, balancing technical, commercial, and client engagement priorities
What experience you'll bring:You combine technical expertise in application and software development with a consultative, collaborative mindset. You're comfortable presenting to senior technical teams and skilled at translating complex requirements into practical, high-impact solutions. You contribute confidently to technical discussions while knowing when to seek additional expertise.Essential Experience:
  • Solution Architecture experience in technical consultancy or client-facing roles within custom software development and cloud technologies, with hands-on experience in pre-sales solution architecture and RFx processes as the solution lead.
  • Architecture experience across multiple technology stacks and cloud platforms (we value breadth over single-vendor expertise)
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities, with experience building trust and influence across all organisational levels. This should be supported by strong written, numerical and presentation skills using Office 365 or similar office productivity suites.
  • Ability to guide multidisciplinary, distributed teams through complex pre-sales engagements
Who we are:We’re a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects.Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach fosters collaboration, well-being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation. We are also proud to share that we have a range of Inclusion Networks such as: the Women’s Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network and the Parent Network.For more information on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion please click here:what we'll offer you:We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here:We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer - we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

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