Senior Solutions Architect (Data & AI) - Leeds based

<p><strong>JOB ID: </strong><strong> </strong><strong>FEQ427R333</strong></p> <p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong>Location: The customer is based in Leeds or Manchester, United Kingdom</strong></p> <p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong>Industry: Enterprise Retail or CPG (UKI Enterprise) - The customer is based in Leeds. You will be visiting the client or based there for 2-3 days a week.</strong></p> <p><strong>The Role</strong></p> <p>As a Senior Solutions Architect, you are an expert-level technical leader responsible for the organisation's most complex customer engagements. You drive consumption strategy, own executive-level relationships, and serve as the definitive technical authority for your accounts. You have declared your archetype—a recognised technical specialisation that makes you a force multiplier across your team and region. You operate at the intersection of deep technical expertise, strategic account planning, and executive influence.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>The Impact You Will Have</strong></p> <ul> <li>Drive the technical and consumption strategy for the organisation's most complex customer engagements, directly influencing platform adoption and revenue growth.</li> <li>Own senior-level technical relationships — serving as a trusted advisor on enterprise data and AI strategy</li> <li>Lead the most complex architecture engagements: multi-workload platforms, enterprise-wide migrations, real-time systems, and AI/ML at scale</li> <li>Operate as an Expert on the Databricks Platform with a declared archetype — actively mentoring others and driving horizontal impact across your team</li> <li>Develop and execute competitive strategies for your customers, positioning Databricks against incumbent and emerging platforms</li> <li>Orchestrate cross-functional teams (DSAs, SSAs, Partners, Product) to deliver enterprise-grade solutions</li> <li>Coach and develop junior SAs (L3–L5) on technical depth, customer engagement, and use case prioritisation