AI Integration Architect

Salary: Up to £90,000 (open to discussion for the right person)

Working Pattern: Hybrid

Contract: 6-month fixed-term contract, with scope for extension and permanent

We're currently hiring for an experienced AI Integration Architect to join an established organisation in Birmingham, defining the target architecture of integrated systems for a new enterprise AI platform.

This is a high-profile engagement focused on shaping how AI is enabled across a large, complex organisation. We're looking for someone who is able to help an organisation design enterprise AI capabilities. We want to speak with architects who can demonstrate real-world experience of enterprise thinking for technology / tools / solutions, with an ideal of platforms, knowledge, data, context and process layers and how this connects with SaaS platforms, Generative AI, AI agents and modern AI architecture patterns.

The position would suit a Solution or Technical Architect who has defined architecture, technology choices and standards within complex organisations, and who brings a developed, or developing, understanding of Data, Integration ie API, MCP, RAG and AI agents.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the target architecture for the organisation's enterprise AI platform.
• Assess current systems, data, integrations and knowledge sources.
• Design architectures for AI assistants, agents and intelligent automation.
• Set the approach for knowledge retrieval, RAG and enterprise AI integration.
• Evaluate platform, tooling and model options, and recommend a direction.
• Define governance, security, operational and architectural guardrails.
• Make recommendations on AI platform strategy, operating models and the future roadmap.
• Work closely with senior stakeholders across Technology, Data, Security and Product.

Skills & Experience Required

• A track record of defining enterprise solution or digital architecture, technology choices, standards and operating models within complex organisations.
• A developed, or developing, understanding of AI in large-scale, complex businesses.
• Working knowledge of LLMs, enterprise AI platforms and RAG.
• Understanding of AI agents, orchestration and tool integration.
• Understanding of AI governance, security, operational controls and guardrails.
• Familiarity with Azure AI / Foundry, AWS AI services and the wider AI ecosystem.
• Model Context Protocol (MCP), APIs and emerging AI interoperability approaches.
• Designing across platform, knowledge, data, context and process layers for Generative AI and AI agents.

What's on Offer?

• Salary of £85,000+, with flexibility for the right person.
• Hybrid working, based in Birmingham.
• 6-month fixed-term contract, with scope for extension and permanent.
• The opportunity to set the architecture for a new enterprise AI platform from the start.
• Influence over platform decisions, architecture standards, governance and long-term AI strategy.
• A high-profile role working with senior stakeholders across the organisation.