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We are looking for someone who comes from a\nhands-on background - data engineering, AI/ML, platform or solution\narchitecture - and who now wants to move closer to the client without losing\nthat technical edge.\nYour day\nwill be spent understanding what clients actually need, designing the right\nsolution with the support of our specialist teams, and explaining that solution\nclearly to everyone in the room, from engineers to executive sponsors. Backed\nby strategic partnerships with industry leaders and a strong portfolio of public\nsuccess cases, you will turn complex challenges into effective technical\nsolutions and business proposals.\nTo see the\nimpactful work our Data & AI team delivers, supported by world-class\npartners and successful client stories, visit our page: https://www.claranet.com/pt/data-ai/\nYour\nresponsibilities:\nWe work\nacross both Data and AI, and need technical depth in both areas. You do not\nneed to be an expert in both: we welcome candidates coming from either a Data\nor AI background, while valuing the curiosity and willingness to build\nfamiliarity across the wider Data & AI landscape.\nEngagingdirectly with clients to understand their business context, technical\nlandscape, and real objectives.\n\nLeadingdiscovery sessions to gather, challenge, and qualify business and technical\nrequirements.\n\nDesigningand architecting end-to-end Data & AI solutions, working both autonomously\nand in collaboration with our specialist and delivery teams to validate\nfeasibility, effort, and risk.\n\nTranslatingthose architectures into clear proposals, estimates, and roadmaps that clients\ncan understand and act upon.\n\nPresentingand defending the value of your solutions to diverse stakeholders, both\ntechnical and managerial.\n\nLeadingand supporting Proofs of Concept (PoCs), from design through to demonstration.\n\nStayinghands-on and at the forefront of Data & AI trends, ensuring our solutions\nare always relevant, competitive, and technically sound.\n\nYou must\nhave:\nWe are\nlooking for an engineer at heart who wants to sit closer to the client. To\nsucceed in this role, you should have:\n AGenuinely Technical Background: Real, hands-on experience in the Data or AI space (for\nexample: data engineering, cloud and GPU infrastructure, MLOps, software or\nsolution architecture) that allows you to design credible solutions and lead\ntechnical discussions with confidence.\n\nSolutionDesign Capability: The ability to take an ambiguous problem and shape it into a coherent\narchitecture, covering data platforms, pipelines, ML and Generative AI\nworkloads, integration, security, and cost.\n\nAClient-Facing Ambition: A clear desire to spend your time with clients - listening, questioning, and\npresenting complex ideas simply to both technical and managerial audiences.\n\nStrongBusiness Acumen: The ability to connect technical decisions to tangible, measurable business\noutcomes such as cost, time-to-market, and risk.\n\nAProactive & Collaborative Mindset: Knowing when to design alone and\nwhen to bring in the team, with a strong desire to learn, innovate, and drive\ncontinuous improvement within a team-first environment.\n\n AGenuinely Technical Background: Real, hands-on experience in either the Data or AI space\n(for example: data engineering, data platforms, ML/AI engineering, cloud or\nsolution architecture) that allows you to design credible solutions and lead\ntechnical discussions with confidence.\n\nWe value:\nThese are\nnot mandatory requirements, but they will certainly set you apart:\nNVIDIA: hands-on experience with GPUinfrastructure, NVIDIA AI Enterprise, NIM, or inference optimisation.\n\n MicrosoftAzure and Google Cloud Platform: experience designing and certifications on either\nplatform.\n\nGenerativeAI in production: RAG, agentic systems, model serving, evaluation, and\ngovernance.\n\nExperiencewith modern data platforms, data pipelines, and Data Governance.\n\nAtrack record in a client-facing technical role (Pre-Sales, Solution\nArchitecture, or Consultancy).\n\nThedrive to contribute to the strategic design of our service offerings, and to\nbuild and maintain relationships with key technology partners.\n\nWhat we\noffer:\nTechnicalbreadth across both Data and AI: while your core expertise can sit in either\ndomain, experience or curiosity spanning both is a plus.\n\nBepart of a pioneering and successful Data & AI team, delivering impactful,\ncutting-edge projects across various industries.\n\nAnopportunity to join Portugal’s largest Managed Service Provider, a company\ndistinguished by numerous awards from leading technology partners, reflecting\nour top-tier expertise in the market. 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