Enterprise AI Architect: Agentic Systems Lead

Kyndryl; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyndryl is seeking a Forward Deployed Lead / Principal Engineer (Band 9) to own the technical direction of major enterprise AI programmes. You will architect agentic systems and generative AI applications, collaborating with platform engineers through design, build and deployment.

You will guide architecture, governance, and implementation across complex engagements. The role requires hands-on Python (FastAPI), experience with agentic AI frameworks and MCP, and a track record of shipping AI at

Qualifications

• 8–10+ years in software or solution engineering with AI systems.
• Proven delivery of enterprise AI programmes and client-facing engagements.
• Strong Python (FastAPI) and SDLC practices, including CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Design and build agentic AI applications and multi-agent workflows for enterprise use cases.
• Develop RAG pipelines, integrate LLM APIs, vector databases, and MCP tooling.
• Translate enterprise requirements into AI solution roadmaps for senior stakeholders.
• Provide architectural oversight across multi-disciplinary teams.

Skills

Python engineering

FastAPI

Agentic AI frameworks

RAG pipelines

LLM integration

PostgreSQL/Neo4j

Git/GitHub

CI/CD

AI governance

Stakeholder comms

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

LangGraph

CrewAI

OpenAI Agents SDK

Semantic Kernel

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Job description

Kyndryl is seeking a Forward Deployed Lead / Principal Engineer (Band 9) to own the technical direction of major enterprise AI programmes. You will architect agentic systems and generative AI applications, collaborating with platform engineers through design, build and deployment.

You will guide architecture, governance, and implementation across complex engagements. The role requires hands-on Python (FastAPI), experience with agentic AI frameworks and MCP, and a track record of shipping AI at