EY - GDS Consulting - AIA - Gen AI - Senior Manager

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Function:  Consulting        Position: Senior Manager Department: Technology Consulting, D&A         Title: AI Architect (GenAI)    Educational qualification: BTech/Masters/PhD   Role Overview We are seeking a senior Microsoft Fabric Solution Architect  to lead the architecture and solutioning of complex enterprise AI & Data use cases  on Microsoft Azure, with Microsoft Fabric as the core analytics platform . This role is designed for a hands-on, deeply technical architect  who can operate across presales, solution design, and delivery guidance , and who excels at translating business problems into scalable, production-grade AI & Data architectures . The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in Data Product architecture and implementation , enterprise data modeling , and the design of scalable, business-aligned data platforms that enable analytics, AI, and self-service consumption. The Solution Architect will play a critical role in client engagements, presales motions, and large-scale transformation programs , shaping platform strategies and defining end-to-end architectures that solve real-world business problems .

What You’ll Do 1. Solution Complex AI & Data Problems for Enterprise Clients

Engage with senior business, data, and technology stakeholders  to understand complex AI & Data requirements Lead solution discovery and architecture definition  for ambiguous, high-impact problem statements Translate business objectives into clear, executable AI & Data platform architectures Own architectural outcomes from problem definition through design sign-off

2. Architect End-to-End Microsoft Fabric & Azure Platforms

Microsoft Fabric  (OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Power BI) Azure Data Factory (ADF)  for ingestion and orchestration Azure Synapse, Spark, and Notebooks

Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers Data modeling and semantic layer design for analytics and BI

Define and implement Data Product architectures aligned to business domains, ensuring clear ownership, discoverability, governance, quality, and reusable consumption patterns.  Lead enterprise data modeling initiatives, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models, supporting analytics, reporting, AI, and cross-domain integration requirements. Design domain-oriented Data Products using Microsoft Fabric, enabling scalable self-service analytics, governed data sharing, and business value realization.

Ensure architectures meet scalability, performance, reliability, cost, and security requirements Align solutions with enterprise cloud, data governance, and compliance standards

3. Enable AI, Advanced Analytics & GenAI Use Cases

Azure AI Services Azure OpenAI / GenAI capabilities

Intelligent insights and advanced analytics AI-augmented BI and decision-support systems Responsible and secure GenAI adoption

Balance key trade-offs across cost, latency, security, and scalability

4. Presales, Solution Shaping & Client Advisory

Lead and contribute to presales and solution-shaping activities , including:

Client discovery and architecture workshops End-to-end solution design and approach definition RFP / proposal responses and technical storytelling Architecture reviews and estimations

Define differentiated Microsoft Fabric–based solutions Clearly articulate solution value,