AI Infrastructure Chief Architect

Accenture PLC; City Of London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture PLC in City of London is seeking a Principal AI Infrastructure Architect to serve as the firm’s top technical authority on compute infrastructure for large-scale AI/ML systems. You will design and deploy production-grade infrastructure, mentor architects, and shape roadmaps to meet SLAs while controlling cost.

You will set overarching technical direction, own high-stakes decisions, prototype reference implementations, and drive performance tuning across GPU/compute workloads and model

Qualifications

• Significant experience in coding, building, monitoring, and troubleshooting AI/ML deployments.
• Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts and computing infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Python, Java or C++.
• Experience with data pipelines/workflow tools (Airflow, Kubeflow).
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Proven experience leading AI projects and teams.
• Strong project management and multi-project leadership.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams and drive alignment.
• Experience on hyperscaler platforms and evaluating AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Set the overarching technical vision for compute infrastructure supporting large-scale AI/ML systems.
• Own complex architecture decisions across compute, networking, storage, orchestration, and model serving.
• Architect and prototype large-scale, cost-optimized compute and distributed training systems.
• Define reference architectures, standards, and architectural patterns.
• Lead architecture assessments and design reviews, validating findings in the environment.
• Shape and steward the AI infrastructure roadmap and strategy.
• Identify, evaluate, and pilot emerging technologies in real conditions.
• Drive performance and cost optimization of the computational stack.
• Serve as principal authority across hyperscaler cloud platforms.
• Lead deep troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across the stack.
• Cultivate relationships with infrastructure partners and representing credibility.
• Provide executive-level technical advisory tied to business outcomes.
• Define monitoring, observability, and reliability strategy across InfraOps and MLOps.
• Ensure enterprise integration, security, and regulatory alignment.
• Mentor and grow the architect community.
• Champion cost-efficiency and value realization.

Skills

Python

Java

C++

AI infrastructure

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Apache Airflow

Kubeflow

Job description

Accenture PLC in City of London is seeking a Principal AI Infrastructure Architect to serve as the firm’s top technical authority on compute infrastructure for large-scale AI/ML systems. You will design and deploy production-grade infrastructure, mentor architects, and shape roadmaps to meet SLAs while controlling cost.

You will set overarching technical direction, own high-stakes decisions, prototype reference implementations, and drive performance tuning across GPU/compute workloads and model