Principal AI Platform Architect

What success looks like in this role:

Role Purpose

• Lead the design, build, and governance of enterprise-grade AI and cloud platforms
• Define scalable, secure, and compliant architecture across complex environments
• Enable AI capability at organisational level through infrastructure, standards, and strategy

Key Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise and solution architecture across complex, multi-stakeholder environments, from greenfield platforms to legacy transformation
• Define and own API strategy, governance frameworks, and integration patterns at organisational level
• Design and deliver on-prem, cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure across AWS, Azure and GCP with focus on scalability, cost, and compliance
• Architect and operate AI/ML platforms including LLM pipelines, GPU infrastructure, and agentic orchestration
• Establish DevSecOps practices including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and automated deployment pipelines
• Define data architecture, integration patterns, and analytics capability to support decision-making
• Lead vendor evaluation, procurement, and technology selection, including AI and LLM tooling
• Provide board-level advisory on technology strategy, digital transformation and risk
• Build and mentor engineering teams and uplift capability through structured practices and frameworks
• Own governance, security and compliance posture across regulatory and emerging AI frameworks

Technical Competencies

• On-Prem, Cloud & Infrastructure: Dell AI Factory, AWS, Azure, GCP; Terraform; containerisation and CI/CD pipelines
• AI/ML & LLM Operations: GPU infrastructure, model deployment, inference optimisation, agentic workflows
• Security & Identity: SSO, OAuth2/OIDC, ISO27001, PCI DSS, GDPR, emerging AI regulation
• APIs & Integration: REST, GraphQL, enterprise API governance
• Data & Analytics: ETL, data warehousing, BI tooling, compliant data architecture
• Frameworks & Methods: SAFe, Agile, Domain-Driven Design

Leadership & Impact

• Operates at enterprise and board level
• Shapes long-term platform and technology strategy
• Balances innovation with risk, governance, and scalability
• Drives organisational capability uplift

Experience Profile (Indicative)

• Significant experience in enterprise architecture, platform engineering, or infrastructure leadership roles
• Proven track record designing and delivering complex cloud, hybrid, and enterprise-scale platforms
• Deep experience in defining architecture standards, governance models, and technology strategy
• Strong background in AI/ML platforms, data architecture, and emerging technology adoption
• Experience operating at senior stakeholder and board level, including advisory and decision support
• Demonstrable leadership of engineering and architecture teams in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
• Experience working within regulated environments with strong security, risk, and compliance requirements
• Proven ability to balance innovation with operational stability, cost, and scalability.

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You will be successful in this role if you have:

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, AI/ML systems, or platform architecture, with strong focus on Generative AI
• Proven experience acting as Senior Principal / Enterprise Technical Architect within large Engineering organizations
• Demonstrated ability to define architecture standards and guide large engineering teams
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills across engineering leadership and executive teams
• Self-driven, collaborative, and comfortable working in fast-paced engineering environments
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or related field
• Cloud or AI certifications (Azure Developer, Azure AI Engineer, or equivalent) preferred

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