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You will set architectural direction, define reference architectures and reusable accelerators, and guide engineering teams through design and delivery-ensuring solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements including reliability, security, scalability, performance and governance standards.\nKey responsibilities:\nLead the architectural design of AI-enabled software applications, ensuring alignment with business/customer goals and delivery milestones.\nTranslate stakeholder needs into clear technical requirements and target architectures for AI-enabled application solutions.\nDesign end-to-end AI solution architectures using Azure AI Foundry and AWS Bedrock to address specific business challenges.\nDefine and maintain AI reference architectures and design patterns for common use cases such as document intelligence, conversational AI, knowledge mining and process automation.\nProvide technical direction to development teams, ensuring implementation aligns with architectural standards, best practices and agreed solution patterns.\nOversee the development of AI application solutions across proof-of-concept through to production deployment and ongoing operations.\nUse reusable accelerators, templates and tooling to streamline delivery of AI-enabled application solutions across initiatives.\nDefine and implement AI solution lifecycle management (monitoring, evaluation, retraining and continuous improvement) within the broader application lifecycle.\nEnsure solutions meet performance, reliability and governance requirements; embed security and responsible AI considerations into architecture and design decisions.\nDevelop and maintain architectural documentation (reference architectures, design decisions, patterns, runbooks) to support delivery and operational handover.\nMentor and guide team members on AI solution design, architecture best practices, and effective delivery approaches. \nCollaborate with Cloud and Data Product Architects to ensure integrated solution design across the wider portfolio.\nStay current with emerging AI services, tools and frameworks, evaluating applicability to architectural standards and delivery patterns.\nContribute to the evolution of delivery methodologies, standards and practices to improve consistency, reuse and time-to-value for AI-enabled application delivery.\nSkills and experience:\nDemonstrable experience in application architecture, including designing scalable and maintainable software solutions.\nDemonstrable background designing and delivering AI/ML solutions using with strong experience using cloud platforms.\nExperience integrating AI into applications and creating AI-enabled applications.\nStrong understanding of software development methodologies and cloud technologies.\nUnderstanding of responsible AI principles, prompt engineering, model evaluation, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep) for AI workload deployments.\nExcellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to develop purpose-driven solutions.\nStrong communication and collaboration skills, including ability to explain complex technical/AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders.\nAbility to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines and provide leadership/mentoring across teams.\nPreferred certifications for Azure or AWS in AI and Architecture.\nAbility to attain UK Security Clearance (as per relevant contracts).\nAbout Us\nSCC is Europe's largest privately-owned IT business, based out of the new £7m HQ office in Birmingham and we help clients succeed through IT transformation and exceptional customer experiences. 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