AI Solutions Architect – Manager

Anson McCade; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical cover

24/7 virtual GP

6 volunteering days

Financial benefits

Wellbeing benefits

Lifestyle benefits

Job summary

Anson McCade is partnering with a leading global consulting firm to hire a Solutions Architect at Manager level to join its Technology and AI practice in London. You will own end-to-end architecture for AI-enabled digital products and platforms, turning business requirements into secure, scalable, production-ready solutions.

Working with engineering, product, data, security and cloud teams, you will provide technical leadership, influence architectural decisions and ensure alignment with client

Qualifications

• End-to-end enterprise solution architecture experience.
• Cloud architectures across Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Knowledge of APIs, security, DevSecOps, observability and resilience.
• Experience designing AI solutions, including RAG, AI models, agents and orchestration.
• Background in software engineering, cloud modernization or distributed systems.
• Strong technical leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience mentoring engineers or technical professionals.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture from discovery to deployment.
• Provide technical leadership across engineering, product, data, security and cloud teams.
• Lead AI-enabled product and platform architecture.
• Oversee key design decisions and architectural risks.
• Develop reusable architecture patterns and standards.
• Support client proposals and mentor technical practitioners.

Skills

AI architecture

Cloud architecture

Technical leadership

DevSecOps

Observability

Security design

RAG models

APIs & integration

Distributed systems

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

We are working with a leading global consulting firm looking to hire a Solutions Architect at Manager level to join its growing Technology and AI practice.

This is an opportunity to lead the architecture of innovative, AI-enabled digital products and platforms, helping clients turn business requirements into secure, scalable and production-ready technology solutions.

The Role

You will own end-to-end solution architecture, from initial discovery and design through to engineering delivery and live deployment.

Working alongside multidisciplinary teams across engineering, product, data, security and cloud, you will provide technical leadership, shape architectural decisions and ensure solutions meet business and technical requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the architecture of AI-enabled products, platforms and digital services.
• Provide technical direction to engineering teams and oversee key design decisions.
• Design secure, scalable cloud-native solutions across complex environments.
• Develop AI solutions using technologies such as AI models, RAG, agents and orchestration.
• Manage architectural risks, technical dependencies and non-functional requirements.
• Develop reusable architecture patterns and technical standards.
• Support client proposals, technical discussions and mentor other technical practitioners.

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience designing and delivering enterprise solutions end-to-end.
• Cloud architecture experience across Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Understanding of APIs, integration, security, DevSecOps, observability and resilience.
• Experience designing and delivering AI solutions, including exposure to RAG, AI models, agents and orchestration.
• A background in software engineering, cloud modernisation, AI platforms or distributed systems.
• Strong technical leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience mentoring engineers or other technical professionals.
• Flexible hybrid working.
• Private medical cover and 24/7 virtual GP access.
• Six volunteering days per year.
• Additional financial, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits.