Azure AI Architect - Legal and Insurance

Hamilton Barnes Associates Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 119,925; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consultancy firm is looking for an experienced Software/Solution Architect to define Azure AI reference architectures and document intelligence pipelines. The role requires over 15 years of experience in software architecture and 7+ years in Azure cloud. This contract position allows for a hybrid working model across various UK locations. The daily rate is £650, and the contract length is 6 months.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software/solution architecture, with 7+ years in Azure cloud and 5+ years in AI/ML.
• Hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Foundry.
• Strong understanding of secure API/event-driven design and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Define Azure AI reference architectures for enterprise use cases.
• Establish standards for RAG architectures and document pipelines.
• Lead solution design including security, observability, and integrations.
• Implement identity/access and network security measures.

Skills

Software/Solution Architecture

Azure Cloud

AI/ML

Azure OpenAI

Document Intelligence

Data Factory

ML Service

Strong LLM knowledge

APIs design

Microservices

Tools

Databricks

Blob Storage

Synapse Analytics

DevOps

Power Platform

Job description

Ever wondered how you could help millions safeguard their future with confidence?

One of the world's leading IT services, consulting, and business solutions organization. Founded in 1968, the company consistently ranks among the top global IT service providers. With a presence in over 50 countries, the company has built a reputation for delivering high-quality technology services across industries including banking, healthcare, telecommunications, and retail. This leading consultancy firm has partnered with a prominent global insurance and financial services organisation with a strong presence in the UK, offering a broad suite of life, health, home, travel, and business insurance solutions.

Apply now to make an impact in a team that delivers security, reassurance, and smart financial solutions to people and businesses alike!

Key Responsibilities

• Define Azure AI reference architectures for enterprise use cases (IDP, GenAI copilots, knowledge retrieval).
• Establish standards for RAG (retrieval-augmented generation) architectures and document intelligence pipelines.
• Lead solution design including APIs, integrations, security, observability, and non-functional requirements.
• Implement identity/access, Key Vault secrets, network security, and content filtering.

Skills and Experience Required

• 15+ years in software/solution architecture; 7+ years in Azure cloud; 5+ years in AI/ML.
• Hands‑on with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Document Intelligence, Data Factory, ML Service, Databricks, Key Vault, Blob Storage, Synapse Analytics, DevOps.
• Strong LLM, embeddings, RAG, prompt engineering knowledge.
• Expertise in secure API/event‑driven design, microservices, DDD.
• Experience with vector databases, semantic search, Azure ML pipelines, Power Platform, multi‑agent orchestration.

Contract Details

• Duration: 6 months
• Working Model: London, Tunbridge Wells, Ipswich, Bolton (Hybrid - 3 days in Any locations)
• Role Type: Contract

Salary

• Rate: £650 per day