Senior Solutions Architect

Overview

The Senior Solutions Architect at Inception is responsible for designing and delivering end-to-end AI-enabled systems that integrate seamlessly with enterprise platforms and workflows. This role requires strong system design capability, deep experience with enterprise integrations, and the ability to translate complex business processes into scalable technical architectures. The role plays a critical part in ensuring AI solutions are reliable, secure, and production-ready.

The opportunity

The Senior Solutions Architect will play a key role in shaping how AI solutions are orchestrated and embedded across enterprise systems. This role focuses on system design, integration, and delivery, ensuring AI-driven workflows operate reliably at scale. Through close collaboration with engineering, platform, and security teams, the role directly contributes to the successful deployment and adoption of AI capabilities across business functions.

About Inception

Inception is the UAE’s national-scale enabler in AI Research and Development. Partnering with Microsoft’s AI SaaS offerings, Inception delivers domain-specific, agent-based AI platforms designed for precision, scalability, and cost-effective deployment. The organization focuses on AI incubation, IP creation, applied AI R&D, and AI investment products, working closely with leading universities and global technology partners to advance applied AI capabilities in the region.

Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities

• Design and implement end-to-end AI agent orchestration and enterprise integrations
• Translate complex business workflows into scalable and resilient technical architectures
• Define how AI agents interact with enterprise systems, data platforms, and identity services
• Own complex integrations and unblock delivery teams on cross-system dependencies
• Ensure reliability, scalability, and resilience of AI-enabled workflows
• Collaborate closely with engineering, platform, and security teams to ensure compliant and secure integrations
  
  

Qualifications

Skills and attributes for success

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. Advanced degree preferred
• Minimum of 6 - 10 years of experience in solution architecture, systems integration, or platform engineering, with a focus on technology or AI projects
• Strong system design and problem-solving skills
• Ability to operate across distributed systems and complex enterprise environments
• Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams
  
  

To qualify for the role you must have

• Hands-on experience in at least two to three of the following areas:
• Compound AI systems design, including agentic AI, RAG or KAG architectures, prompt and context engineering, and evaluation frameworks
• Cloud computing experience across Azure, AWS, or GCP with cloud-native design patterns
• Microservices and API architecture experience, including event-driven and service-oriented architectures
• Production experience with Kubernetes, DevOps, and SRE practices
• Strong understanding of application and platform security, including OAuth, PII handling, AI guardrails, and content filtering
• Experience working with enterprise data platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake
• Deep experience integrating heterogeneous enterprise systems using APIs and messaging patterns
• Familiarity with identity, RBAC, and enterprise security models
• Experience operating in regulated or sovereign enterprise environments
  
  

What we look for

If you are a performance-driven, inquisitive mind with the agility to adapt to ambiguity, you will fit right in. You should be eager to explore opportunities to build meaningful collaborations with stakeholders and aspire to create unique customer-centric solutions. Bias for action and a passion to conquer new frontiers in the AI space is at the heart of the Inception community.

What working at Inception offers

• Culture: An open, diverse and inclusive environment with a global vision that encourages personal growth and focuses on ground-breaking, industry-first innovations
• Career: Outstanding learning, development & growth opportunities via structured training programs and innovative, high-tech projects
• Work-Life: A hybrid work policy to strike the perfect balance between office and home
• Rewards: A competitive remuneration package with a host of perks including healthcare, education support, leave benefits and more
  
  

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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