AI Architect

Context Recruitment
Leicester, LE1 5YA, United Kingdom
Today
£90,000 – £95,000 pa

Salary

£90,000 – £95,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
Remote
Seniority
Senior
Security Clearance
Required
Posted
1 Sep 2026 (Today)

AI Architect

Location: Remote
Salary: Paying £, depending on experience
Job Type: Permanent

Our client is a leading UK technology solutions and managed services provider, delivering a broad portfolio of services across Cloud, Connectivity, Cyber Security, Communications and Modern Workplace solutions. Their customers span both public and private sector organisations, including businesses operating within highly regulated environments. Their portfolio includes managed public cloud, private cloud, sovereign cloud, infrastructure services, networking, collaboration technologies and professional services designed to support digital transformation and long-term operational success.

As part of continued investment in their cloud and digital services portfolio, they are seeking an experienced AI Solutions Architect to help embed AI capabilities across their existing cloud services and develop innovative AI-enabled offerings for customers. Working at the intersection of Cloud, Data, Automation and Artificial Intelligence, you will play a key role in shaping strategy, designing scalable solutions and driving the adoption of AI technologies that improve productivity, automation, service delivery and customer outcomes.

The Role
Key responsibilities include:

  • Defining AI strategy, architecture and governance frameworks.
  • Designing secure, scalable and commercially viable AI solutions.
  • Developing AI-enabled products, services and automation capabilities.
  • Creating reusable architectures, implementation guides and best practices.
  • Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency through AI and process automation.
  • Acting as a trusted advisor to customers throughout discovery, solution design and delivery.
  • Supporting bids, proposals, workshops and customer engagements.
  • Ensuring AI initiatives meet security, compliance and governance requirements.


Skills & Experience
We're interested in candidates with experience across some or all of the following:

  • Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), AI assistants and AI agents.
  • Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), enterprise search and knowledge management solutions.
  • Solution, platform or enterprise architecture.
  • Data architecture, integration, APIs and governance.
  • Security, compliance, risk management and secure-by-design principles.
  • Automation, orchestration and modern engineering practices.
  • Customer-facing architecture, consultancy or pre-sales experience.
  • Translating business requirements into scalable technology solutions.


Location: Remote
Salary: Paying £, depending on experience
Job Type: Permanent
Must be eligible for SC clearance.

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