Lead AI Solutions Architect

Searchability; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 102.000 - 134.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Searchability is seeking a Lead AI Solutions Architect to drive AI strategy within a Cyber Security Operations Centre. You will lead technical discovery, assess AI opportunities, and define a secure target architecture and implementation roadmap in a complex security environment.

This contract role is initially until March 2027, with remote work and London-site visits every other Tuesday. Active SC clearance and deep experience in AI patterns, data platforms and security controls are required.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience in AI solution architecture and architecture discovery.
• Strong knowledge of generative AI, LLMs, RAG and agentic AI patterns.
• Understanding of cyber security operations and SOC environments.
• Experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence or related security tooling.
• Strong data architecture, APIs, integration patterns and cloud-based AI platforms.
• Experience assessing technical feasibility, solution options, dependencies and risks.
• Knowledge of AI security, privacy, assurance and responsible AI principles.
• Understanding of human-in-the-loop controls and safeguards for AI-enabled systems.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and clear communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Assessing existing SOC architecture and related security platforms.
• Evaluating data availability and quality for AI use cases.
• Identifying AI opportunities across alert triage, investigation, and reporting.
• Defining secure architecture and integration patterns for AI services and data platforms.
• Assessing AI risks including hallucinations and prompt injection.
• Establishing human-in-the-loop controls and security assurance requirements.
• Producing feasibility assessments, build-versus-buy analyses and roadmaps.

Kenntnisse

AI architecture

Generative AI & LLMs

Cyber security operations

SOC tooling (SIEM, SOAR)

Data architectures & APIs

Feasibility & risk assessment

Security, privacy & responsible AI

Human-in-the-loop controls

Stakeholder engagement

Clear communication

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

EDR/XDR

Threat Intelligence

Jobbeschreibung

LEAD AI SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

• £640 per day via Umbrella
• Remote working, with occasional visits to the client site in London – currently every other Tuesday
• Active SC clearance required
• Initial contract until the end of March 2027
• Leading AI architecture and solution discovery for Cyber Security Operations Centre (SOC) modernisation

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is exploring how emerging AI technologies can enhance cyber security operations, improve threat detection and streamline security investigation processes. This role will help shape the technical direction of an AI-enabled SOC, assessing existing platforms and identifying secure, practical opportunities to introduce AI.

This is an opportunity for an experienced Lead AI Solutions Architect to define the target architecture, assess emerging AI capabilities and develop a roadmap for implementation within a complex cyber security environment.

THE LEAD AI SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT ROLE

As Lead AI Solutions Architect, you'll lead the technical discovery and assessment of AI opportunities across an established Cyber Security Operations Centre. You'll evaluate existing security technologies and data platforms, identify viable AI use cases, and define a secure target architecture and implementation roadmap.

Working with cyber security specialists, technical teams and senior stakeholders, you'll determine where AI can deliver measurable value, assess technical feasibility and ensure proposed solutions meet security, privacy and assurance requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assessing existing SOC architecture, including SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence and case management platforms.
• Evaluating data availability, quality and suitability for AI-enabled security use cases.
• Identifying and prioritising AI opportunities across alert triage, threat investigation, incident summarisation, detection engineering and reporting.
• Assessing suitable AI approaches, including machine learning, generative AI, LLMs, RAG, assistants and agentic AI.
• Defining secure architecture and integration patterns across AI services, APIs, data platforms and existing cyber security tools.
• Evaluating AI risks, including hallucinations, prompt injection, sensitive-data exposure and inappropriate autonomous actions.
• Establishing human-in-the-loop controls, security assurance requirements and responsible AI considerations.
• Producing feasibility assessments, build-versus-buy analysis, technical recommendations, risk assessments and an implementation roadmap.

LEAD AI SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Proven experience in AI solution architecture, technical design and architecture discovery.
• Strong knowledge of generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and agentic AI patterns.
• Understanding of cyber security operations and SOC environments.
• Experience with SIEM, SOAR, EDR/XDR, threat intelligence or related security tooling.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, APIs, integration patterns and cloud-based AI platforms.
• Experience assessing technical feasibility, solution options, dependencies and implementation risks.
• Knowledge of AI security, privacy, assurance and responsible AI principles.
• Understanding of human-in-the-loop controls and safeguards for AI-enabled systems.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical options clearly.