Solution Architect – Presales, Delivery & AI

About the role

Mercurial Minds is seeking an experienced, client‑facing Solution Architect who can connect business needs, technology strategy, presales, and software delivery. The ideal candidate will combine broad software‑engineering and architecture expertise with practical knowledge of generative AI, large language models, AI agents, machine learning, intelligent automation, and cloud AI platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Lead customer discovery, technical workshops, presentations and solution‑design sessions, translating business objectives into feasible architectures.
• Develop solution architectures, roadmaps, technical proposals, RFP/RFI responses, proofs of concept, estimates and delivery plans.
• Design secure, scalable, resilient, cost‑effective web, mobile, cloud, data, integration, automation and AI solutions.
• Identify where AI can create measurable value, design solutions using generative AI, LLMs, AI agents and machine learning, and guide them from proof of concept to production.

Required profile

• 8+ years in software engineering, architecture or technical consulting, including 3+ years in a client‑facing solution‑architecture role.
• Proven experience in technical presales and delivery of medium‑to‑large software projects.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, APIs, integrations, databases, security, cloud‑native architecture, scalability, reliability, DevOps, CI/CD, containers, infrastructure, observability and production operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or equivalent practical experience.

Required skills

• Azure, AWS, Google Cloud
• Distributed systems, APIs, integrations, databases, security
• Cloud‑native architecture, DevOps, CI/CD, containers, infrastructure, observability
• Generative AI, large language models, AI agents, machine learning, intelligent automation