AI & Data Architect

WeAreTechWomen; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days’ vacation per year

Private medical insurance

Extra days leave for charitable work

Job summary

A leading technology services firm in London is seeking an AI & Data Architect at the manager level to drive innovation in public sector transformations. Responsibilities include providing technical leadership and mentoring, aligning business objectives with secure cloud solutions, and designing architectures to solve business challenges. Ideal candidates will have strong skills in AI/ML, data architecture, and communication. The role offers a competitive salary, extensive benefits, and the opportunity for continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Experience designing AI/ML-driven solutions and data lifecycle management.
• Hands-on data architecture experience with programming languages.
• Ability to explain complex solutions to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Support public sector clients with UK sovereign transformation.
• Drive innovation across data, AI, security, and multi-cloud strategies.
• Provide technical leadership to architects and engineers.
• Mentor managers and consultants.

Skills

AI/ML architectural patterns

Data solution design

Cloud infrastructure

Programming languages (Java, Scala, Python)

Microservices architecture

Strong communication skills

Critical thinking

Collaboration and stakeholder management

Education

Foundational certifications in AWS and/or GCP

Specialist certifications in AWS and/or GCP

Job description

Job Title: AI & Data Architect/AI & Data Senior Architect
Location: London
Career Level: Manager (CL7)
Salary: Competitive salary and package dependent on experience
Security Clearance: Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance, which typically requires 5 years continuous UK address history with no periods of 30 consecutive days or more spent outside of the UK and declaration of being a British passport holder with no dual nationality at the point of application.

Responsibilities

• Work for public sector and adjacent clients supporting their missions associated with UK sovereign transformation
• Work with clients through strategy, solution, and delivery, using bespoke methods to research, test and deploy securely at scale
• Learn and grow – actively encouraged and supported with continuous learning and certification
• Serve as a cloud, data, and AI evangelist, educating customers on the values such technologies and approaches can bring to transform their business
• Align complex business objectives with scalable, secure cloud solutions, ensuring alignment with organisational goals
• Drive innovation across data, AI, security, and multi‑cloud strategies, enabling digital transformation
• Design use‑case and platform technology architectures to solve key business challenges using reference and cutting‑edge technologies and architectural patterns
• Work in multi‑disciplinary teams to refine and deliver architecture, supporting the delivery from inception through to production
• Provide technical leadership to shape technology strategy and solution design, managing and supporting other architects and engineers
• Contribute to the STS and wider Data & AI community, sharing insights and experience to guide the creation and establishment of standard patterns and templates for emerging technologies
• Mentor managers and consultants, building technical capability and leadership within the team
• Engage senior stakeholders, presenting cloud strategies and architectures to executive boards and governance forums

Qualifications

• AI/ML architectural patterns, best practices, and platform technologies
• Experience designing AI/ML‑driven solutions and data lifecycle management
• Data solution design with selection of appropriate cloud‑native services for data processing, management, and storage, emphasizing serverless microservices
• Cloud infrastructure (networking, security, monitoring, scaling)
• Hands‑on data architecture experience with programming languages such as Java, Scala, Python, or architecture‑as‑code (e.g., linkml, turtle, owl)
• Experience with both open source and vendor data platforms
• Experience with data architecture, architectural concepts, methodologies, and approaches
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Experience designing for both structured and unstructured data
• Strong communication skills – effectively explain complex technical solutions to non‑technical audiences, write clear guidance, and give impactful presentations
• Critical thinking – analyse and evaluate information, use gathered data to present solutions and reach decisions
• Ability to collaborate effectively, manage stakeholders, and work in partnership with others
• Foundational certifications in AWS and/or GCP
• Specialist certifications in AWS and/or GCP on data engineering and/or AI/ML (e.g., AWS Certified Machine Learning – Specialty)

What’s in it for you

At Accenture, in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will receive an extensive benefits package which includes up to 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance, and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice. Flexibility and mobility are required to deliver this role, including time spent onsite with clients and partners.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.