2094 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- Demonstrable experience of shaping AI capabilities to ensure they are designed, implemented, and integrated in alignment with business objectives, technology strategy, and architecture principles
- Proven track record designing AI/ML solutions with Azure Cognitive Services
- Strong hands-on experience in:
- Python (data workflows, Azure SDKs)
- C#/.NET (integration with enterprise systems)
- React (frontend POC/demo apps)
- Deep understanding of:
- RESTful API design & consumption
- Azure AI service orchestration & pipelines
- Cognitive Search (keyword, semantic & hybrid modes)
- OCR, key-value pair extraction, and document layout analysis
- Experience building or deploying:
- Speech transcription pipelines
- Document intelligence models
- Multilingual translation solutions
- Familiarity with Azure OpenAI Service, Azure Content Safety and governance policies, Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines (desirable)
- Knowledge of court or legal systems (highly advantageous but not essential)
Responsibilities
- Define the enterprise-wide approach to AI delivery, ensuring alignment with organisational strategy, architecture principles, compliance requirements - driving innovation and informing strategic decisions.
- Evaluate and integrate diverse AI technologies and platforms (cloud, on-premises, hybrid, open-source, and vendor solutions) to meet different business needs.
- Collaborate with enterprise, data, principle and solution architects to ensure AI capabilities are seamlessly embedded within the broader technology ecosystem.
- Architect, design, and implement scalable AI solutions using Azure AI Services, including:
- Azure AI Document Intelligence
- Azure AI Speech (speech-to-text, text-to-speech, speaker recognition)
- Azure AI Translator
- Azure AI Search
- Lead technical PoCs in areas such as:
- Multilingual speech transcription and translation
- Intelligent document parsing and metadata extraction
- Cognitive search across structured and unstructured documents
Description
We are a forward-thinking organization looking to bring in a contract AI Architect to lead the development and ongoing maintenance of our enterprise-wide AI technology approach. This role will involve collaboration with various architects to ensure seamless integration of AI capabilities, all while being aligned with our strategic roadmap. Located in Edinburgh, this hybrid position offers competitive market rates for a duration of 12 months. Candidates must also be eligible for BPSS clearance.
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The company with most openings is Experis as they are hiring for 80 different Software Architect jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good Software Architects.