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Lead Architect - AI/ML | Tier 1 UK Bank


As part of the overarching bank strategy placed by the CIO, this Tier 1 bank have undergone massive growth within Data & Analytics over the last 3-4 years, growing from 1700 to now over 3000 members within the team today.

This transformation of how data is managed and used across the enterprise involves modernisation including Data Warehouse, Customer Analytics, and other core data platforms. This strategy underpins the banks efforts to innovate across the use of data within financial services further showcased by their pioneering of AI within the UK Banking industry.


In this role, you will have the opportunity to join a growing function and set up the AI strategy and architecture from scratch.


Experience

  • Understand Gen AI, and Machine learning - needs to be fully invested in the AI Landscape and own the future roadmap
  • Hands-on experience with roadmap design and architecture frameworks
  • Have managed or lead other architects
  • Management of data on cloud and on-premise
  • Understanding of Large Language models and experience within a Data Science team or landscape


Technical Experience

  • AWS suite and native capabilities
  • Python and Java
  • Experience managing enterprise, solution, BI/MI and ML data models
  • An understanding of industry architecture frameworks, such as TOGAF and ArchiMate
  • Experience and knowledge of industry data modelling frameworks Relational, ER, NoSQL covering Document, Key-Value, Column, and Graph, Event Modelling, Data Class Modelling, Ontology Modelling, Data Vault and Hybrid Data Modelling


This is apermanentrole with hybrid working based in eitherManchester, Edinburgh or London.

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