Strategic AI Solutions Architect (UK/Remote)

Sopra Steria; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£6,600 car allowance

25 days annual leave

Private medical

Life assurance

Pension

Generous flexible benefits fund

Job summary

Sopra Steria is seeking an AI Solutions Architect to lead technical design and pre-sales efforts across the UK. You will shape innovative AI solutions and influence technology strategy to help clients realise the value of emerging technologies.

This highly visible, client‑facing role demands strong stakeholder engagement, ability to author bids and proposals, and the leadership of an AI architecture team. You will expand Sopra Steria’s AI capabilities across multiple sectors while representing

Qualifications

• Proven pre-sales experience writing bids and proposals.
• Experience delivering AI solutions in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of AI including ML, Generative AI, AI Agents, AWS AI and Azure AI.
• Experience with AI-enabled digital assistants (e.g., Copilot).
• Experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and MLOps.
• Excellent stakeholder communication to technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing AI architecture team while fostering strong relationships across Sopra Steria.
• Define and refine business requirements for AI opportunities and initiatives.
• Design and own technical solutions across pre-sales, delivery and reusable architectural blueprints.
• Develop compelling AI propositions and support go-to-market activities across multiple sectors.
• Lead technical solution design activities and author high-quality bids, proposals and client presentations.
• Build trusted client relationships and represent Sopra Steria at industry events, conferences and customer engagements.

Skills

Pre-sales experience

AI solution design

AI technologies

AI solution design

RAG architectures

MLOps

Stakeholder management

Bid writing

Job description

Sopra Steria is seeking an AI Solutions Architect to lead technical design and pre-sales efforts across the UK. You will shape innovative AI solutions and influence technology strategy to help clients realise the value of emerging technologies.

This highly visible, client‑facing role demands strong stakeholder engagement, ability to author bids and proposals, and the leadership of an AI architecture team. You will expand Sopra Steria’s AI capabilities across multiple sectors while representing