AI Solutions Architect

An AI Solution Architect is responsible for designing and overseeing the implementation of technical solutions, specifically those involving how we build and operate with AI. The role exists within our Corporate function to enforce keeping our AI estate consistent, so that the same patterns, components and controls are used across business units.

Working primarily within the Microsoft ecosystem, this role involves collaborating with stakeholders, developers, and business change to ensure:

1. AI solutions within Isio’s digital products are fit for commercial purpose

2. AI is being adopted with best practices across Isio’s internal business operations

3. AI development tooling is being adopted with best practices within Isio’s SDLC

Although this role involves strategic oversight, it also requires being hands-on day to day to deliver proof of concepts and reinforce technical excellence. This is a great opportunity for someone wanting to enter a career defining position, shaping our AI landscape whilst still retaining the autonomy to lead from the front.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll lead the technical design of AI at Isio, from the products we build for clients, to the tools our people use every day. You’ll primarily work with our Digital and Product Management team, our Head of Development, our existing Solution Architects and Principal Developers, alongside operations leaders across our core business units, composing of internal and external teams based across the UK and Europe.

You’ll be joining a growing business with a start-up feel, backed by the stability and resources of a larger organisation.

Designing and building products

· Turning product ideas into architecture. Assessing what we build, buy or reuse, incorporating commercial considerations

· Producing low level technical designs covering data, model choice, integration, security and scale

· Presenting product managers clear options with effort, risk and cost, such that decisions are based on evidence

· Staying hands-on throughout the product SDLC and pairing with engineers.

· Oversee products from proof of concept through to production and ongoing support

Shaping how we build agentic workflows

· Set the standard for how agents are commissioned at Isio, including how they connect to tools and data, with where (and where not!) a person stays in the loop

· Implement relevant controls to ensure agents are safe to use with client data

· Work with business units to discover where AI can genuinely benefit how work gets done, considering existing operational processes.

· Keep our everyday AI tools under continuous review, recommending what to adopt, consolidate or drop, while tracking usage against cost.

Improving how we develop

· Agree and embed ways of working with AI tools, working with the Head of Development and Principal Developers.

· Helping strengthen our DevOps, continuous deployment and automated testing, ensuring a consistent approach across projects.

· Supporting modular design and component reuse.

· Supporting data architecture and lineage for structured and unstructured data, in line with group governance.

· Take part in our Change Advisory Board (CAB) to govern changes to production systems.

· Mentor and upskill others in the Development team.

Key Role Requirements

· 10+ years development experience. Microsoft Ecosystem strongly preferred (C#, dotnet, Entra, Copilot)

· 5+ years hands on experience with the Azure Cloud Platform, covering a broad range of Azure resource types including AI Foundry

· 3+ years experience working with frontier AI tools and models, including OpenAI, Claude and Gemini families

· Hands on experience with DevOps implementing CI/CD pipelines, incorporating LLMOps/MLOps. Knowledge of Github Actions strongly preferred

· Hands on experience of multiple high level architecture patterns, incorporating multiple orchestration frameworks, RAG techniques, and monitoring solutions such as Langfuse

· Hands on experience with designing and building platform integrations to a mature standard, comprising of APIs and MCPs

· Hands on experience with messaging queues (Azure Service Bus preferred) and asynchronous architectures

· Development experience with Python

· Knowledge of serverless technologies. Azure Functions preferred.

· Hands on experience working with both structured and unstructured data. MSSQL Server, PostgresSQL and Azure Cosmos preferred.

· Demonstratable experience with handling multiple internal and external stakeholders, including engaging with third party suppliers

· Demonstratable experience of priority and time management, including delivering viable solutions on time sensitive projects

· Demonstratable experience working on multi-year, multi-phase development projects involving multiple different technologies

· Familiarity with Agile/Scrum ways of working

· Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both verbal and written.

Advantageous Requirements

· Experience with AWS and GCP platforms

· Holding professional skills certifications (Azure or similar related)

· Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman

· Experience with building integrations to market leading third party software (SaaS) products

· Exposure to building and testing quantitative development models

· Understanding of private equity business models

Why Join Isio

Isio is a fast-growing professional services business, that offers career development through an evolving client base, diverse and meaningful work, nationwide opportunities, and a culture that rewards high performance and accountability.

We hold ourselves to the highest standards and our values guide how we advise our clients, how we operate as a business and how we work together as a team. We call it the Isio Attitude. We encourage our people to be bold, to communicate with conviction, and to deliver advice that matters.

Here, growth brings opportunity - more responsibility, more clients, and work that stretches and develops you. We invest in training and development so you can expand your skills and explore different career paths across diverse markets to make your mark. Isio is a place to realise your potential and build a career with impact. You can find out more about Isio and the benefits we offer on our career's websiteIsio - Careers & Benefits.

About Isio

A progressive advisory firm, partnering with clients of all sizes to deliver expertise in pensions, employee benefits and wealth advisory services.

Working with pension trustees, employers, individuals, families and their offices, we are supported by talented colleagues across 10 UK offices. With a Big 4 heritage we combine a strong focus on quality with a fresh perspective challenging traditional thinking.

Our culture shapes our work; we foster a supportive environment where we develop our people to grow and fulfil their potential. We invest in our services, products and technology, and provide clear, expert solutions for our clients. This brings clarity, confidence, and better outcomes for everyone.

At Isio, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and diverse workplace, in which our colleagues feel they belong, regardless of background or difference. We uphold the values of respect, fairness, and inclusion in our actions and decisions. We believe that by adhering to these principles, we will create a stronger, more innovative, and supportive environment for all, as well as ensuring that the advice and support we provide to our clients is more creative, more insightful and leaves a lasting impact.

We can offer a hybrid, flexible approach to work, supporting a work-life balance that works for you. Isio Group is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

This role is based in London (Hybrid, with occasional travel to other offices)

If you think you may require a reasonable adjustment to be made for any reason at any stage of your recruitment process, please ask us [email protected]