Overview
The role of Enterprise AI Architect is a contract position focused on shaping the architecture for AI initiatives within a major transformation programme. The contractor will work closely with engineering teams to refine the AI design and ensure its feasibility for implementation, while also leading governance and oversight processes. This position requires a confident leader who can navigate and challenge existing architectures to enhance AI safety and effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Review the draft architecture and deliver a detailed multi-layer design, culminating in a build specification.
- Lead AI gateway evaluation and selection, considering various options including LiteLLM, Kong, and Azure APIM.
- Design the request pipeline, environments, egress controls, and Entra ID identity, including agent identity.
- Define supply-chain controls and develop a residency and isolation strategy for model providers.
- Build a permission-aware grounding approach to ensure AI interacts only with data users are entitled to.
- Own the DLP and guardrail policy along with the security control specification and threat model.
- Run use-case governance from idea generation to production, establishing the register, release gates, and approved tools.
- Deliver reference patterns for key initiatives such as AI-assisted software delivery and customer service agents.
Requirements
- Proven experience in enterprise architecture and familiarity with Zero Trust principles.
- Deep knowledge of Entra ID and conditional access systems.
- Expertise in egress and network controls in production environments.
- Experience with LLM gateways, model routing, and supply-chain controls.
- Experience in running an LLM gateway in a production setting is desirable.
- Knowledge of RAG over governed data and enterprise security reviews.
- Demonstrated ability to chair design forums and lead technical discussions.