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AI Platform Architect
£41,000 - 81,000
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Cheapside 107, London
£41,000 - 81,000
Requirements
Must:
- 8-12+ years of experience in data/AI engineering or cloud architecture roles
- Strong expertise with Databricks (Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, MLflow, Workflows)
- Deep understanding of AWS cloud architecture and services relevant to data/AI workloads
- Hands-on experience designing large-scale distributed data systems and AI/ML pipelines
- Demonstrated ability to create HLD/LLD documents and architecture diagrams
- Experience integrating platforms across complex enterprise ecosystems
- Strong knowledge of data governance, security, and best practices for cloud-native systems
- Proficiency in Python/SQL; familiarity with CI/CD, Terraform/IaC is a plus
- Databricks Architect or AWS Solutions Architect certification (preferred)
- Experience with enterprise-scale AI platforms and MLOps frameworks (preferred)
- Knowledge of event-driven architectures and service mesh patterns (preferred)
- Strong communication and documentation skills (soft skill)
- Ability to work independently and influence architectural decisions (soft skill)
- Problem-solving mindset with attention to detail (soft skill)
- Ability to balance long-term vision with immediate business priorities (soft skill)
Responsibilities
- Define and own the HLD and LLD documentation for the AI platform on AWS and Databricks
- Design scalable, secure, and cost-optimized architectures for data processing, feature engineering, model training, and inference pipelines
- Establish standards, patterns, and best practices for platform components including Lakehouse architecture, MLOps, and data governance
- Architect and guide implementation of Databricks workspace setup, clusters, Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, workflows, and model serving
- Lead the integration of the platform with key internal systems such as Radar, EDP (Enterprise Data Platform), and other upstream/downstream applications
- Define API, event, and data exchange patterns for cross-system interactions
- Design cloud-native solutions leveraging AWS services such as S3, IAM, Lambda, EMR, Glue, ECS/EKS, Step Functions, CloudWatch, and networking components
- Ensure platform scalability, reliability, observability, and high availability
- Oversee IAM policies, security controls, and data protection mechanisms
- Define architecture for end-to-end ML lifecycle, including model development, experiment tracking, CI/CD, deployment, and monitoring
- Evaluate technologies and frameworks for versioning, lineage, feature stores, and ML governance
- Guide teams in implementing reusable ML workflows and enterprise-grade AI components
- Work closely with engineering teams, product owners, data scientists, and security/infra teams to align technical design with business goals
- Provide architectural guidance during development, testing, and production rollout
- Review technical deliverables and ensure adherence to architectural guidelines
- Produce detailed and clear technical documentation (HLDs, LLDs, architecture diagrams, integration specs)
- Participate in architecture review boards and ensure compliance with enterprise standards
- Support capacity planning, cost optimization, and risk assessments
Description
We are a leading global insurance provider located in London, committed to harnessing the power of advanced technology to transform our operations. In this role, we seek a talented AI Platform Architect to lead the development of our next-generation AI platform utilizing AWS and Databricks. We offer a contract position until 30/06/2026 with on-site requirements of 2-3 days per week. Join our innovative team and contribute to shaping scalable, secure, and efficient data solutions.
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