AI Architect

AI Architect | Contract | 6 Months | £400/day | Outside IR35 | Remote (UK Based) The Opportunity A leading enterprise AI services firm is looking for a hands-on AI Architect to define and deliver next-generation GenAI and agentic AI platforms across a global client base. You'll own end-to-end architecture across Azure AI Foundry, Databricks, and AWS — from discovery through production — and act as a trusted technical voice in pre-sales, CXO conversations, and partner co-innovation. Rate: £400/day Duration: 6 months IR35: Outside Location: Remote (UK based candidates only) What You'll Be Doing * Designing reference architectures and platform standards for repeatable, scalable client delivery * Architecting production-grade GenAI platforms on Azure AI Foundry — RAG, copilots, and multi-agent systems * Building Lakehouse-based AI platforms using Databricks, Mosaic AI, MLflow 3.0, and Unity Catalog * Designing multi-agent systems with LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, and Bedrock Agents * Defining enterprise standards for MCP servers, A2A communication, and agent-to-system interoperability * Owning Responsible AI guardrails aligned to NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, and ISO/IEC 42001 * Mentoring architects and engineers, leading design authority forums and architecture reviews Core Tech Stack Azure AI Foundry · Azure OpenAI · Databricks · Mosaic AI · MLflow 3.0 · Amazon Bedrock · LangGraph · LangChain · Semantic Kernel · Microsoft Fabric · Unity Catalog · Python · Terraform · Kubernetes · OpenTelemetry What We're Looking For * 5+ years in software, data, and AI/ML with at least 4–5 years as a hands-on architect delivering production AI systems * Proven delivery across at least two of: Azure AI Foundry, Databricks, AWS (all three ideal) * Deep expertise in GenAI, agentic AI, RAG patterns, LLM fine-tuning, and vector databases * Strong Python foundations — PyTorch, Transformers, FastAPI, LangChain/LangGraph * Experience with MLOps, CI/CD, IaC, and container orchestration at enterprise scale * Confident communicator — able to engage CXOs and engineering teams with equal credibility * UK based and eligible to work in the UK Nice to Have * Databricks certifications (Generative AI Engineer, Data Engineer Professional, ML Professional) * AWS certifications (Solutions Architect Pro, ML Specialty, AI Practitioner) * Exposure to regulated industries — BFSI, Healthcare, Pharma, Telecom * Experience with knowledge graphs, multimodal AI, or open-source contributions in AI/ML Interested? Send your CV and current availability to be considered for this role