Azure AI Platform Architect for Enterprise GenAI

ClearRoute Limited; Camden Town; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ClearRoute Limited is seeking an AI Architect to lead the Azure-based enterprise AI platform, defining architecture for model gateway, MCP, and sub-agents. You will guide integration across HR and other systems, set governance, and partner with security to ensure compliant data residency and identity controls.

You will work with executive stakeholders, craft decision records, and drive the path-to-production for enterprise AI capabilities, with delivery teams across UK sites and client

Qualifications

• Azure is mandatory: hands-on architecture experience with Azure AI Foundry / Azure OpenAI, API Management as a model gateway, Azure AI Search, Entra ID and core landing-zone services.
• Proven track record architecting enterprise GenAI and agentic systems in production, not just prototypes: RAG, tool use, multi-agent orchestration, Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• Enterprise integration architecture: APIs, event-driven patterns, identity propagation, integration with SaaS systems of record.
• Strong grasp of AI governance and controls in a regulated environment: data classification, residency, auditability, evaluation and monitoring.
• Able to operate as the senior technical voice on a programme: write clear architecture decisions, present to exec stakeholders, challenge constructively.
• Available to start within three weeks; UK-based, with occasional travel to client sites.

Responsibilities

• Produce and maintain the platform architecture, decision records and roadmap, aligned to a user beta in November and a wider enterprise rollout in early 2027.
• Define the path-to-production standard for agents: environments, evaluation gates, observability, cost controls and release process.
• Design the agent gateway and integration architecture for the first enterprise system (HR) and subsequent systems.
• Set security, identity (Entra), data classification and residency controls in partnership with the client's architecture and security functions.
• Review solution designs from product, labs and forward-deployed engineering teams; unblock delivery and keep them on the platform patterns.
• Python and agent frameworks understanding (Semantic Kernel, LangGraph, Foundry Agent Service)
• Advise senior client stakeholders (up to CIO level) on platform choices and trade-offs, including build-vs-buy.
• Hand over architecture and patterns to the permanent in-house team as it forms.

Skills

Azure architecture

GenAI & agentic systems

Enterprise integration

AI governance

Executive stakeholder communication

Start within 3 weeks

Tools

Azure AI Foundry

Azure OpenAI

API Management

Entra ID

Azure AI Search

Foundry Agent Service

Job description

ClearRoute Limited is seeking an AI Architect to lead the Azure-based enterprise AI platform, defining architecture for model gateway, MCP, and sub-agents. You will guide integration across HR and other systems, set governance, and partner with security to ensure compliant data residency and identity controls.

You will work with executive stakeholders, craft decision records, and drive the path-to-production for enterprise AI capabilities, with delivery teams across UK sites and client