Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions
Senior Data & AI Architect
Job Description
Salary: £43,000 - 83,000 per year
Requirements:- Strong experience in cloud architecture across AWS, Azure and/or GCP
- Expertise in cloud-native technologies, including containers, Kubernetes and serverless platforms
- Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code, DevOps and CI/CD automation
- A strong consulting background with excellent stakeholder management skills
- A solid understanding of data, analytics and AI technologies
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and communication skills
- Experience within sectors such as the UK Public Sector, Financial Services, Telecommunications or Retail would be advantageous
- Relevant cloud certifications would be advantageous
- Candidates must be eligible for UK Security Clearance (SC)
- Design scalable, secure and cost-effective data, analytics and AI architectures
- Lead cloud transformation initiatives across AWS, Azure and GCP environments
- Develop AI-enabled solutions, Proofs of Concept and MVPs that deliver measurable business value
- Define enterprise data and AI strategies, governance frameworks and architecture roadmaps
- Drive automation through DevOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure-as-Code practices
- Engage with senior stakeholders to shape strategy and deliver transformational outcomes
- Support business development activities, proposals and thought leadership initiatives
- AI
- AWS
- Architect
- Azure
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- DevOps
- GCP
- Support
- Kubernetes
- Security
- Serverless
- Web
More:
We are a leading global consultancy with a growing Data & AI practice, offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced consultant and cloud architect to help deliver cutting-edge AI and data transformation programmes for major organisations. We work at the forefront of AI innovation, helping clients design, build and scale intelligent data platforms, modernise legacy environments, and embed AI capabilities across the enterprise. The role is hybrid, primarily remote, with occasional travel to London, Manchester or Glasgow, and includes a salary of 100k-110k plus a 12k bonus and excellent benefits. We are investing heavily in AI and emerging technologies, and offer outstanding career development, exposure to high-profile programmes and a collaborative, innovation-led culture.
last updated 37 week of 2026
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Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions
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£63,000
This role
£75,000
UK median
This salary is 16% below the UK median for Senior roles (£75,000/yr).
Based on 2024–2025 UK technology sector benchmarks