Data & AI Solutions Architect

Location: London, UK — hybrid, with 2–3 days onsite

Salary: £83,000–£120,000 gross per year

Company

hirify.global is an international data, AI, and digital transformation consulting group with 2,800 consultants and experts across 28 countries, focused on operationalising intelligence and building enterprise AI foundations.

What you will do

• Design, build, and deliver end-to-end AI and data solutions from concept and architecture through production deployment.
• Develop scalable applications covering data ingestion, processing, orchestration, APIs, user interfaces, and AI capabilities.
• Apply LLMs, agentic AI frameworks, RAG, semantic search, and cloud-native data platforms.
• Define architectures combining AI, data engineering, cloud, security, and software engineering practices.
• Build reusable accelerators, frameworks, and architectural patterns for client engagements.
• Work with clients, delivery teams, technology leaders, and the CTO on discovery, workshops, pre-sales, solution shaping, and executive presentations.

Requirements

• Relevant academic background or equivalent professional experience.
• 10+ years of relevant experience across software engineering, data, AI, and/or solution architecture, including significant enterprise-scale solution design and delivery.
• Recent experience designing and delivering production-grade AI/GenAI solutions and enterprise-scale technology solutions.
• Experience delivering technology, data, or AI solutions in Financial Services, Banking, or Insurance.
• Experience leading solution architectures from concept through implementation and working with business stakeholders, clients, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Professional proficiency in English.
• Advanced Python development skills and strong knowledge of application architecture, system design, distributed systems, and software engineering best practices.
• Experience with Azure and/or AWS; modern data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, or similar; and APIs, data pipelines, and scalable cloud-native applications.
• Experience designing and implementing Generative AI solutions, including LLMs, AI agents, and RAG architectures; familiarity with LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, or equivalent.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, communication, and consulting skills, with the ability to balance technical excellence and business outcomes.

Nice to have

• Consulting or technology advisory experience.
• Experience building AI products, platforms, reusable accelerators, or AI-powered user interfaces and full-stack applications.
• Experience as a technical lead or trusted advisor, presenting to executive and C-level audiences, and contributing to solution leadership or architecture ownership.
• Experience with vector databases, semantic search, MLOps, AI governance, and production deployment practices.
• Mentoring experience or contributions to engineering communities.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent employee position with full-time working hours and a hybrid London working model.
• Competitive holiday allowance, private medical and dental insurance, group life insurance, and an auto-enrolment pension scheme.
• Gym access and fitness discounts, lifestyle discounts, and electric and hybrid car scheme.
• Training and development through hirify.global Learning Experience, with career development and internal mobility opportunities.
• Annual discretionary performance bonus and referral bonus.
• Inclusive workplace with knowledge sharing, social events, sports activities, and healthcare support.

Hiring process

• Recruitment stages are conducted and evaluated by human recruiters and interviewers.
• Use of AI assistance during interviews is strictly prohibited and may result in immediate disqualification.