#EG Associate Director – Solution Architect (Technical)

NCS is a leading AI Tech Services company. With a 15,000-strong team across the Asia Pacific, NCS scales its platforms and capabilities to provide clients with greater agility and AI expertise across a range of Industries. Embracing a strong ecosystem of global partners, NCS transforms technology services delivery combining AI with digital resilience to drive real business impact. NCS is a subsidiary of the Singtel Group.

About the Role

We are seeking a visionary and technically astute Solution Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of reusable solution assets that power scalable platforms across verticals. This role sits at the intersection of pre-sales strategy, technical delivery, and long-term asset evolution - ensuring our solutions are robust, extensible, and aligned with enterprise standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Solution Sign-Off
  • Review and approve solution architectures for project proposals, ensuring alignment with asset strategy and scalability goals.
  • Collaborate with pre-sales teams to shape technical narratives and validate feasibility.
• Delivery Oversight
  • Oversee the implementation of technical systems during project delivery.
  • Sign off on deployed solutions to ensure they meet architectural, performance, and security standards.
• Asset Architecture Ownership
  • Design and maintain the technical architecture of reusable solution assets.
  • Define architectural blueprints, integration patterns, and scalability models for vertical expansion.
  • Collaborate with engineering leads to ensure consistent implementation across use cases.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Partner with product managers, engineering teams, and client stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
  • Act as a technical authority during client engagements, balancing innovation with delivery pragmatism.
• Governance & Best Practices
  • Establish architectural standards, documentation practices, and review mechanisms.
  • Mentor engineering teams on architectural principles and asset reusability.
• Stakeholder Communication:
  • Act as a liaison between technical and non-technical stakeholders, facilitating clear and effective communication to ensure mutual understanding and proposed solution.
• Risk Management:
  • Identify and assess potential technical risks, developing strategies to mitigate them and ensure solution viability.
• Technical Expertise:
  • Utilize your deep technical knowledge to guide the solution development process, ensuring robust and scalable architecture and design.

• Proven experience in solution architecture within a systems integrator or enterprise technology environment.
• Strong understanding of scalable platform design and reusable asset development.
• Familiarity with modern architectural paradigms (e.g., microservices, cloud-native, API-first) - specific stack to be defined by CTO.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with experience in both client-facing and internal leadership roles.
• Prior experience at Associate Director level or equivalent is preferred.

Why Join NCS

• Lead high-impact AI management consulting programs for major enterprises and public sector clients.

• Shape enterprise strategies and governance frameworks that drive real transformation.

• Work with a talented, multidisciplinary team in a collaborative environment.

• Competitive compensation and strong professional development support.

We are driven by our AEIOU beliefs-Adventure, Excellence, Integrity, Ownership, and Unity-and we seek individuals who embody these values in both their professional and personal lives. We are committed to our Impact: Valuing our clients, Growing our people, and Creating our future.

Together, we make the extraordinary happen.

Learn more about us at ncs.co and visit our LinkedIn career site.

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