The Opportunity
We're looking for an experienced Solution Architect to support a major AI and Generative AI transformation programme, helping identify, shape, and deliver innovative solutions that address complex business challenges.
Working closely with stakeholders, you'll be responsible for exploring AI opportunities, assessing business needs, defining target architectures, and supporting the delivery of AI-enabled products from discovery through to MVP.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on cutting-edge AI initiatives within a large-scale digital transformation environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Engage with business stakeholders to understand challenges, pain points, and user needs.
- Identify and assess opportunities to apply AI and Generative AI solutions.
- Lead discovery activities including:
- User journey analysis
- Gap analysis
- Horizon scanning
- Solution options assessments
- Design secure, scalable, and supportable solution architectures.
- Define target architectures and implementation approaches for AI-enabled services.
- Work within governance frameworks to ensure solutions meet security, compliance, and operational standards.
- Support Agile delivery teams and collaborate closely with Delivery Managers, Product Owners, and Engineers.
- Provide technical leadership throughout discovery, alpha, and MVP delivery phases.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience as a Solution Architect or Application Architect.
- Strong experience designing solutions within AWS and/or Microsoft Azure environments.
- Strong experience delivering into the Public Sector.
- Deep understanding of Kubernetes, including AKS and EKS.
- Experience evaluating and implementing AI and Generative AI solutions.
- Strong technical analysis and solution assessment skills.
- Experience working within Agile delivery environments.
- Ability to translate business challenges into scalable technical solutions.
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
Highly Desirable
- Experience delivering AI solutions within the Public Sector.
- Knowledge of modern AI services, LLMs, Agentic AI, and cloud-native AI platforms.
- Experience supporting GDS-aligned delivery programmes.
- Experience operating within secure and governed technology environments.
What We're Looking For
We're seeking a forward-thinking Solution Architect who combines strong cloud architecture expertise with a genuine passion for AI innovation.
You'll be comfortable working with both business and technical stakeholders, helping shape AI strategies while ensuring solutions remain secure, scalable, and deliver real business value.