Lead AI Platform Architect — Scalable Cloud Systems

Datatonic; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday 25 days

Private health insurance

Gym discounts

WFH allowance

Learning platforms

Pension

Life Insurance

Income protection

Cycle to Work

Tech Scheme

Job summary

Datatonic is seeking a Principal AI Architect to lead end-to-end design and delivery of scalable data and AI platforms. You will bridge scoping and production execution, collaborating closely with engineering teams to scale proofs-of-concept into enterprise systems serving hundreds to thousands of users.

You will become the technical anchor across lifecycles, translating AI capabilities into tangible business outcomes for executive stakeholders, with a focus on guarding guardrails and secure

Qualifications

• Deep experience designing and deploying agentic AI platforms into production.
• Strong knowledge of data and AI architecture across cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and build data platforms and AI architectures from discovery to production.
• Own end-to-end technical designs, ensuring scalability, security and business alignment.
• Conduct technical scoping with clients and support account growth while staying hands-on.
• Engage CTOs and Heads of Engineering to translate architecture into business value.
• Define infrastructure strategies across networking, security, and orchestration.
• Collaborate with delivery leads and engineers to drive cohesive project execution.

Skills

Agentic AI systems

Frameworks & tools

Data orchestration

Platform architecture

Cloud security

Tools

Google ADK

LangGraph

Gemini

Claude

BigQuery

Postgres

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Datatonic is seeking a Principal AI Architect to lead end-to-end design and delivery of scalable data and AI platforms. You will bridge scoping and production execution, collaborating closely with engineering teams to scale proofs-of-concept into enterprise systems serving hundreds to thousands of users.

You will become the technical anchor across lifecycles, translating AI capabilities into tangible business outcomes for executive stakeholders, with a focus on guarding guardrails and secure