AI Architect

The AA; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Car allowance

Private medical insurance

GP access

Wellbeing support

Employee discounts

Car salary sacrifice

Job summary

The AA is seeking an AI Solution Architect to design secure, scalable AI solutions and drive the next generation of intelligent products. You will work across Engineering, Data, Product and Security, delivering architecture decisions while staying close to delivery teams.

Apply your practical AI knowledge to implement patterns like RAG, embeddings, and AI agents, balancing innovation with governance, security and long-term maintainability across The AA's platforms.

Qualifications

• Hands-on architecture role close to engineering and delivery.
• Practical experience designing AI/Generative AI solutions with integrated components.
• Experience with modern AI architecture: LLMs, embeddings, vector search, AI agents.
• Ability to reason about patterns, risks, costs and scalability.
• Experience designing secure, scalable cloud-native architectures (Azure/AWS).

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end AI solution architectures that are scalable, secure and aligned with standards.
• Translate business challenges into pragmatic AI solutions with clear rationale.
• Design using patterns like Retrieval Augmented Generation, LLMs, embeddings and AI agents.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Data, Product and Security, providing hands-on guidance.
• Act as technical authority for AI architecture balancing innovation with governance and resilience.
• Evaluate new technologies and contribute to reusable AI reference architectures.

Skills

Solutions architect experience

AI/Generative AI design

Modern AI architecture knowledge

Architecture judgement

Cloud-native architectures (Azure/AWS)

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Azure

AWS

APIs & integration

Observability

Governance

Job description

Company Description

Location: London (Hybrid working, 3 office days per week)
Employment Type: Permanent, Full Time

Why Join Us?

• Annual bonus, cash car allowance and private medical insurance
• Shape and embed The AA’s critical data governance operating model across a large, complex organisation
• Build a meaningful Group wide capability with strong executive sponsorship and the opportunity to influence how data is governed from an early stage
• Play a key role in ensuring trusted, high-quality data supports better decision making, customer outcomes and our growing Data and AI ambitions

For over a century, The AA has been keeping Britain moving. Today, millions of drivers trust us to be there when it matters most, and we're equally committed to supporting the people who make that possible. With a 4.5-star Glassdoor rating, we've built a culture where colleagues are empowered to grow, collaborate and make a real impact for our customers on every journey. Which has been recognised by Sunday Times “Best Places to Work” for the last two years.

Job Description

This is the Job

Artificial Intelligence is transforming how organisations operate, and at The AA we are building the architecture that will power the next generation of intelligent products, services and internal capabilities. We are looking for an experienced AI Solution Architect who combines strong enterprise architecture fundamentals with practical knowledge of modern AI and Generative AI.

This is a genuinely hands on architecture role. You’ll design secure, scalable and production ready AI solutions, making and articulating key technology decisions while remaining close to engineering teams throughout design and delivery. You won’t need to be an AI Engineer or Machine Learning specialist, but you will need the technical depth to understand how technologies such as Large Language Models, Retrieval Augmented Generation, embeddings, vector search and AI agents come together to solve real business problems.

Working across Engineering, Data, Product and Security, you’ll act as a technical authority for AI architecture while building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders. You’ll help shape how AI is adopted responsibly and effectively across The AA, balancing innovation with security, scalability, resilience and long-term maintainability.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end to end AI and Generative AI solution architectures that are scalable, secure, resilient and aligned with business outcomes and enterprise standards
• Translate complex business challenges into pragmatic AI solutions, selecting appropriate technologies and architectural patterns and clearly articulating the rationale, trade-offs and risks behind your decisions
• Design solutions using modern AI patterns including Retrieval Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, embeddings and vector search, AI agents, orchestration and enterprise integration
• Work closely with Engineering, Data, Product and Security throughout design, build and implementation, providing hands on architectural guidance and resolving technical challenges as solutions move towards production
• Act as a technical authority for AI architecture, ensuring solutions balance innovation with security, governance, Responsible AI, operational resilience and long‑term maintainability
• Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to reusable AI reference architectures, design patterns and standards that enable AI capabilities to scale consistently across The AA

What Do I Need?

You’ll Bring

• Strong experience as a Solutions Architect, Technical Architect or similar, designing and delivering complex enterprise scale technology solutions, with a hands‑on approach that keeps you close to engineering and delivery
• Practical experience designing AI or Generative AI solutions, with the technical depth to explain how different components work together and why particular technologies, patterns and architectural approaches were selected
• Strong working knowledge of modern AI architecture, including Large Language Models, Retrieval Augmented Generation, embeddings and vector search, AI agents and orchestration, with the ability to design how these components work together within production ready solutions
• Strong architecture judgement, with the ability to evaluate technology options and clearly articulate design decisions, trade‑offs and risks across areas including scalability, cost, performance, security and long‑term maintainability
• Experience designing secure, scalable and resilient cloud native architectures within Azure, AWS or comparable environments, with strong knowledge of APIs and integration, data, observability, governance, operational resilience and Responsible AI
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the credibility to operate across Engineering, Product, Data, Security and senior business stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts and influencing technology decisions and the wider AI roadmap

Additional Information

Belonging at The AA

At The AA, we value the unique perspectives, experiences and ideas that our people bring. We've nurtured a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to do their best work.

Through our employee communities and inclusion initiatives, we’ve created opportunities for people to connect, share experiences and influence positive change across the business. This is a place where your voice matters and where you can belong, grow and succeed.

Driven By People, Rewarded By Benefits

We believe in rewarding our people. That's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package including;

• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, the option to buy additional holiday
• Up to 7% employer pension contribution
• Free AA breakdown membership from Day One with 50% discount for family and friends, discounts on AA products including car and home insurance
• 24/7 GP access and wellbeing support for you and your family
• A wide range of employee discounts, including our popular car salary sacrifice scheme