AI Solutions Architect - Gen AI, Azure & Financial Services

Robert Walters
London, United Kingdom
Today
£90,000 – £138,000 pa

Salary

£90,000 – £138,000 pa

Posted
4 Aug 2026 (Today)

Robert Walters is partnering with a leading international financial-services organisation to recruit a hands-on AI Solutions Architect for its expanding AI and Innovation function.

This is a key role focused on taking enterprise AI solutions from initial use-case discovery through architecture, governance approval and production delivery.

Key responsibilities
  • Design secure, scalable and production-ready AI solutions.
  • Translate business requirements into end-to-end technical architectures.
  • Deliver solutions across Azure AI, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, GCP and related technologies.
  • Apply GenAI patterns including RAG, knowledge grounding, prompt orchestration and human-in-the-loop workflows.
  • Lead designs through architecture and AI governance forums.
  • Produce architecture documentation, integration patterns and technical specifications.
  • Work closely with engineering, security, data privacy, risk and business stakeholders.
  • Support prototyping, validation, troubleshooting and production readiness.
Experience required
  • Strong knowledge of AI and generative AI architecture, including LLMs and agent-based solutions.
  • Hands-on experience delivering enterprise AI solutions in a regulated environment.
  • Broad solution architecture expertise across cloud, integration, APIs, security, identity and data flows.
  • Experience with Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform or comparable platforms.
  • Understanding of responsible AI, guardrails, explainability, governance and data privacy.
  • Ability to lead complex solutions from requirements through to production.
  • Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills.

Experience within financial services and knowledge of regulations such as the EU AI Act, GDPR or DORA would be advantageous.

This opportunity would suit a proactive and technically credible architect who enjoys combining strategic design ownership with hands-on delivery.

Please apply or contact Joe Pawlica at Robert Walters for a confidential discussion.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

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