Solutions Architect

We're looking for a Solutions Architect to join a supportive multidisciplinary team delivering real-world AI/ML systems into operational environments.

This role sits at the intersection of technology customer need and business value bridging the gap between advanced machine learning capabilities and the practical challenges faced by our customers. As a key technical lead in customer-facing engagements you will explain the capabilities of Mind Foundrys products build trusted relationships with stakeholders and work collaboratively toidentifyhigh-impact opportunities where our technology can deliver meaningful outcomes.

Working closely with our Technical and Mission Systems teams you will help shape new opportunities byidentifyingwhere existing technologies can be applied and where new capabilities are needed. You will contribute to internal business cases customer proposals bids and technical marketing content clearly articulating how Mind Foundrys products address complex operational challenges.

From an internal perspective you willact as the voice ofour customer ensuring customer priorities and operational realities are reflectedinproductroadmappinganddeliveryplanning. You willworkcloselywithourproductengineeringand scienceteamstohelp shapesolutionsthat are technically robust commercially valuable and aligned to customer needs.

To be successful we are seeking a candidate who likes to move quickly build things to test ideas prove feasibility and create new value. We are looking for someone who is comfortable trying new things and learns from successes and failures.

Because of the nature of this work:

• You willbe required to travel to and work from client sites and partner locations. When not working onsite this role can be office-based or hybrid from our Summertown Oxford office.

• You will need toholdexistingorbe eligible for UK Security Checked Vetting  (SC) details of which can be found on theGov UKwebsite.

Key day-to-day activities

• Act asthe technical AI/MLleadin customerengagementsclearly communicating
  
  Mind Foundrys technology andits application to real-worldcomplexoperationalchallenges

• Work directly with customerstoidentifyand understandtheirpain points and priorities collaboratively scoping opportunities with them face to face

• Definetechnicalsolutionsthat align customer needs with Mind Foundrys products capabilities and roadmap

• Partner with Product Technical Services and Mission Systems teams to develop compelling technical solutions that support new business renewals and customer success.
  
  Contribute to bids proposals business cases and technical marketing material articulating the value of our technology to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Workcloselywith the Mission System steam toprioritiseopportunities that have technical and commercial value to us and the customer

• Develop andmaintaina deep understanding of customer problem domain sand operational challenges from a scientific and product point of view allowing identification of innovative ways to deliver value.

• Build andmaintainstrongrelationships with technicalstakeholdersacrosscustomerand partner organisations

• Collaborate with internal productdeliveryand strategy teams to ensure our internal work and investment will deliver value to customers

• Explore and prototype new approachesthatshowcasethe potential of Mind Foundrys technology and inspire customers partners and colleagues.

Core skills & experience

• Experience explainingcomplextechnical concepts tonon-technical audiences

• Demonstrable understanding of AI/ML concepts and their application to real-world problems.

• Experience using Python

• Strong presentation public speaking and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Ability to translate customer needs into technical requirements and solution designs working in an agile and collaborative waywith customers.

• Strong systems-thinking and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance technical operational and commercial considerations.

• Strongaptitudeforlearningnew technical and scientific concepts andtorapidlyunderstand customer domaincontextandchallenges

• Experience workingwithmultidisciplinary teamsand assimilating contributions from a wide variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Strong interpersonalnetworkingand relationship-building skills

Nice to have

• AI and SaaS knowledgeunderstandingor experience

• Enterprise sales experience

• Experience working in technology for Defence and/or National Security.

• Experience working in the UKDefence
  
  Land Domain.

• Data Science experience

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