Senior AI Technical Architect (Azure Cognitive Services)
Hybrid (Edinburgh)
6-12 Month Contract + Extension Opportunity
Our main public sector client is delivering a major programme to introduce AI and automation across core services. They are seeking a hands-on Senior AI Technical Architect to lead the design, implementation, and strategic direction of enterprise-wide AI capabilities.
This is a highly influential role for a technical leader with deep experience across Azure Cognitive Services, Python, C#, React, and modern AI/ML architectures.
Key Responsibilities
* Define the organisation's AI architecture approach and ensure alignment with strategy, standards, and compliance requirements.
* Evaluate and integrate a wide range of AI technologies across cloud, on-prem, hybrid, open-source, and vendor ecosystems.
* Design and implement scalable AI solutions using Azure AI Services, including Document Intelligence, Speech, Translator, and Azure AI Search.
* Lead multiple proof-of-concept (PoC) projects in areas such as multilingual transcription, intelligent document processing, and cognitive search.
* Set architecture patterns, API contracts, and integration models with enterprise systems.
* Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance across development teams.
* Work closely with product owners, analysts, and governance teams to ensure ethical, accessible, and compliant AI delivery.
Essential Skills & Experience
* Demonstrable experience shaping end-to-end AI capabilities aligned to business and technical strategy.
* Strong background designing AI/ML solutions with Azure Cognitive Services.
* Hands-on expertise in:
o Python (data workflows, Azure SDKs)
o C#/.NET (enterprise integration)
o React (Front End for PoCs and demos)
* Deep knowledge of:
o RESTful API design
o Azure AI pipelines & orchestration
o Cognitive Search (keyword, semantic, hybrid)
o OCR, key-value extraction, document layout analysis
* Experience delivering AI solutions including transcription, document intelligence, and multilingual translation.
Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.