Enterprise AI Architect & Strategy Leader

Accenture UK & Ireland; West of England; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a Lead/Principal AI Architect to own end-to-end AI architecture across client engagements and practice initiatives. You will partner with CIOs and business leaders to shape enterprise AI strategy, design scalable platforms, and ensure security, governance, and performance across domains.

You will guide cross-functional teams in agentic design, memory, and foundation model strategies, while delivering architecture artifacts and thought leadership to position

Qualifications

• Experience designing and deploying enterprise-grade AI/ML solutions across multiple domains.
• Proven track record with LLMs and generative AI in production.
• Strong experience architecting scalable AI platforms and governance models.
• Deep background in ML, NLP, DL with hands-on delivery.
• Experience coordinating cross-domain teams and architecture artifacts.

Responsibilities

• Shape enterprise AI strategy and translate business goals into a technical vision.
• Lead end-to-end AI platform architecture spanning data, models, memory, and tools.
• Govern design choices across multi-agent ecosystems and model deployment.
• Define and govern ADRs, reference architectures, and integration specs.
• Engage with senior client stakeholders to articulate value and risks.
• Lead workshops and provide executive-level technical leadership.

Skills

Enterprise AI architecture

LLM/Generative AI

Cloud platforms

NLP/ML/DL

AI governance & security

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Accenture UK & Ireland is seeking a Lead/Principal AI Architect to own end-to-end AI architecture across client engagements and practice initiatives. You will partner with CIOs and business leaders to shape enterprise AI strategy, design scalable platforms, and ensure security, governance, and performance across domains.

You will guide cross-functional teams in agentic design, memory, and foundation model strategies, while delivering architecture artifacts and thought leadership to position