AI Platform Architect for Large-Scale Telecoms

Liberty Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Liberty Global is seeking a Senior Architect AI to design and govern the end-to-end AI platform architecture powering its telecommunications services for 85 million subscribers. You will ensure AI solutions integrate with our telecom infrastructure while meeting budget and performance targets.

This role combines deep AI/ML expertise with strong communication to align engineering, data science and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in software architecture or technical lead roles with 4-5 years focused on AI/ML platforms and data-intensive systems
• Proven experience designing end-to-end architectures or processes for AI/ML systems in production environments
• Understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and MLOps
• Understanding of Waterfall vs Agile practices including Kanban, SAFE
• Deep understanding of telecommunications systems and integration patterns with OSS/BSS, customer platforms, and network management systems
• Ability to translate technical concepts into business language for stakeholders
• Proficiency in AI/ML technologies including model training platforms, deployment frameworks, data pipelines, and monitoring tools
• Experience with distributed systems design, API architecture, and microservices patterns for scalable platforms
• Strong knowledge of databases, data warehousing, streaming platforms (Kafka, Pulsar), and big data processing frameworks
• Excellent communication and presentation skills for explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Understanding of budget planning, cost modelling, and operational considerations for large-scale technology platforms
• Ability to extract insights from complex datasets to inform business decisions

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain end-to-end AI platform architecture across data pipelines, model development, infrastructure, and deployment
• Own the technical vision for AI platform evolution to support current and future business requirements
• Define architectural standards, design patterns, and technology selection criteria for scalable AI implementations
• Ensure AI platform integration with Liberty Global's core telecommunications infrastructure and ventures
• Collaborate with enterprise architects and engineering teams to align AI solutions with overall architecture
• Establish monitoring, observability, and quality assurance for AI components
• Provide architectural guidance to engineering teams, data scientists, and product managers
• Translate business requirements into technical architectures and communicate trade-offs clearly
• Review designs for scalability, security, and maintainability
• Support deployment strategies, capacity planning, and cost optimization for AI infra and cloud resources
• Support due diligence for acquisitions, investments, or partnerships
• Contribute to budget planning and cost optimization discussions
• Design architectures that optimize operational efficiency through automation and scalable platform design
• Define lifecycle management and governance for AI components
• Define business cases with metrics, outcomes, and ROI

Skills

Architectural design

AI/ML platforms

Cloud platforms

Communication

Stakeholder management

Budget planning

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Engineering/Telecom

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Kubernetes

Docker

MLOps

Job description

Liberty Global is seeking a Senior Architect AI to design and govern the end-to-end AI platform architecture powering its telecommunications services for 85 million subscribers. You will ensure AI solutions integrate with our telecom infrastructure while meeting budget and performance targets.

This role combines deep AI/ML expertise with strong communication to align engineering, data science and business stakeholders.