AI Architect

Tata Consultancy Services; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consultancy Services UK is seeking an AI Architect to drive AI-first software engineering practices across large enterprise environments. You will combine deep technical expertise with strategic thinking to transform delivery models and enable measurable business outcomes.

In this role you will lead transformation roadmaps, design AI-enabled architectures, assess tools, and mentor engineering teams while collaborating with business leaders to realise productivity gains and cost efficiencies.

Qualifications

• Strong software development background with AI-enabled delivery experience.
• Experience with AI tools and IDEs such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, VS Code.
• Solid knowledge of prompt engineering and agentic AI concepts.
• Hands-on with SDLC platforms and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to align technology changes with business goals.

Responsibilities

• Assess software ecosystems to identify AI-driven transformation opportunities.
• Develop roadmaps aligned with business goals and measurable metrics.
• Design AI-first software development practices and governance models.
• Evaluate AI-powered tools and platforms to boost productivity.
• Lead AI safety, governance, testing frameworks, and standards.
• Create scalable AI-enabled architectures for enterprise solutions.
• Drive adoption of AI across development, testing, DevOps and operations.
• Lead prototypes and POC initiatives to demonstrate value.
• Translate technical improvements into quantified business outcomes.
• Provide mentoring and guidance to engineering teams.

Skills

Software development

AI-enabled delivery

Prompt engineering

Agentic AI

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Stakeholder management

AI governance

Tools

Cursor

GitHub Copilot

VS Code

LangGraph

AutoGen

CrewAI

Jira

GitHub

GitLab

Azure DevOps

Playwright

Job description

Role: AI Architect

Job Type: Permanent

Mode of Working: Office-based

Working Hours: 40 hours per week (Full-time)

Are you looking to drive AI-first transformation and redefine the future of software engineering?

We have an exciting opportunity for you - AI Architect!

Careers at TCS: It Means More

TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We go beyond helping businesses transform through technology—we enable them to make a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve. Our clients include leading organizations across the UK and globally. At TCS, it means more—more opportunity to make an impact that matters through challenging projects that demand innovation, collaboration, and thought leadership.

• Play a strategic role in transforming business and technology delivery through AI-first engineering practices.
• Shape the adoption of AI across software development, IT service delivery, and business transformation programmes.
• Lead innovation initiatives that drive measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and business outcomes.

The Role

As an AI Architect, you will be responsible for driving the adoption of AI-first software engineering practices across enterprise environments. You will combine deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and business acumen to transform traditional development approaches through AI-augmented delivery models. Working closely with business leaders, architects, and engineering teams, you will identify transformation opportunities, define adoption roadmaps, and drive measurable outcomes through the effective use of AI technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess software engineering ecosystems to identify opportunities for AI-driven transformation across tools, processes, architecture, team capabilities, and operating models.
• Develop transformation roadmaps aligned with business goals, technology strategies, and measurable success metrics.
• Design and implement AI-first software development practices, including AI-assisted and agentic software delivery approaches.
• Evaluate and leverage AI-powered development tools, IDEs, and agent orchestration platforms to enhance engineering productivity.
• Define and implement Spec-Driven Development (SDD), AI governance models, testing frameworks, and engineering standards.
• Establish AI guardrails, quality controls, and responsible AI practices across the software development lifecycle.
• Design AI-enabled architectures and operating models that support scalable and secure enterprise solutions.
• Drive adoption of AI technologies across development, testing, DevOps, and operational processes.
• Lead proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and innovation initiatives to demonstrate business value and accelerate adoption.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate technical improvements into measurable business outcomes such as productivity gains, cost reduction, quality improvements, and faster time-to-market.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering teams on AI-first delivery practices.

Your Profile

Essential skills/knowledge/experience

• Strong software development background with experience driving AI-enabled software delivery and engineering transformation.
• Demonstrated experience with AI-powered development tools and IDEs such as Cursor, GitHub Copilot, VS Code, AWS Kiro, or similar platforms.
• Strong understanding of prompt engineering, context management, and Agentic AI solutions.
• Experience implementing agent-based workflows and autonomous task execution models.
• Hands-on experience with SDLC platforms and tools such as Jira, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, ServiceNow, Figma, Playwright, or similar.
• Strong understanding of DevSecOps, CI/CD pipelines, containerization technologies, and Infrastructure as Code.
• Experience designing both high-level and detailed technical architectures for enterprise applications.
• Experience building or implementing agent orchestration platforms and frameworks such as LangGraph, AutoGen, CrewAI, or similar.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• Ability to align technology transformation initiatives with business objectives and measurable outcomes.
• Experience implementing AI safety, observability, governance, and testing frameworks.
• Knowledge of AI guardrails, responsible AI practices, and regulatory compliance considerations.
• Experience planning and delivering large-scale AI transformation programmes.
• Ability to break complex initiatives into phased, achievable delivery plans.
• Experience leading prototype development, innovation labs, or rapid proof-of-concept initiatives.
• Experience influencing product owners, architects, and engineering teams to adopt AI-first practices.
• Ability to translate technical improvements into quantifiable business value, including productivity gains, cost efficiencies, and quality improvements.

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.

Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing

Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.

We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at [e-mail] if you would like to opt in.

If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at [e-mail] with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office 02031552100 / [phone] to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.