AI Solution Architect

Salary: £45,000 - 66,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience architecting AI solutions in complex, enterprise environments, especially involving agentic AI, GenAI, or LLM technologies.
• Strong working knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, including native AI tools and services.
• Background in consulting or business-facing solution design, with the ability to distil complex requirements into elegant, cost-effective architectures.
• Programming experience and fluency with common AI/ML frameworks, services, and deployment practices.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to work through complex issues requiring in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including confidence presenting to executives and collaborating across disciplines.
• Strategic, problem-solving mindset with the ability to weigh technical trade-offs and drive high-value decisions.
• Strong solution architecture capability, including translating business problems into secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective technology designs.
• Hands-on knowledge of at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, or GCP, including relevant AI, data, integration, and deployment services.
• Desirable: experience with agentic AI patterns, orchestration frameworks, retrieval augmented generation, prompt engineering, and responsible AI practices.
• Desirable: knowledge of data architecture, integration patterns, APIs, event-driven design, and enterprise platforms used to connect AI solutions into production environments.
• Desirable: experience in agile delivery environments, supporting governance forums, architecture reviews, and technical decision-making across multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities:

• Architect end-to-end AI systems using AI, agent frameworks, and LLMs, turning business problems into scalable, secure, and performant technology blueprints.
• Engage with senior stakeholders across our business to align AI capabilities with commercial goals and shape strategic solutions.
• Act as the connective tissue between engineering, data science, and business units to ensure clarity, alignment, and momentum across the delivery lifecycle.
• Work closely with developers, architects, project managers, and data scientists to bring innovative AI products to life.
• Anticipate risks and embed security, compliance, and operational resilience into every solution from the ground up.
• Drive business and engineering teams towards sustainable AI solutions that deliver long-term value and avoid duplication and technical debt.
• Produce robust architectural documentation, data models, and specifications to support successful implementation and handover.

Technologies:

• AI
• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• GCP
• Support
• LLM
• Security
• Mobile

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We are Sky, a leading media and entertainment company connecting millions of customers with entertainment, sports, news, and arts through innovative products and services. We are on a mission to make our business smarter, faster, and more customer-centric by harnessing the power of AI. Our AI architecture team sits at the heart of our Group Architecture function and works with data scientists, product thinkers, and domain experts to deliver next-generation AI solutions. We offer a hybrid working approach with 2 days in the office per week, and our office locations for this role include Livingston Watermark House and Osterley Campus, both with strong transport links and campus amenities. Our rewards include a free Sky TV or NOW package, pension contribution of up to 9% from the employer, private healthcare with mental health support, Aviva Digital GP and dental insurance, discounts on Sky products, Sharesave and Tech schemes, and Sky VIP rewards and experiences. We are an equal opportunity employer, value diversity, and are a Disability Confident Accredited Employer.

last updated 31 week of 2026