Principal AI Solution Architect, Technology Consulting- London, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle

Agency: Credera Job Function: Consulting Job Subfunction: Technology Consulting Job Description: At Credera, our AI Solution Architects work on some of the most complex and meaningful technology challenges facing leading organisations today. As part of Omnicom, we combine the scale, reach and partnerships of a global group with the culture and autonomy of a specialist consultancy, giving our people the opportunity to work at the forefront of AI while making a tangible impact for our clients. Does the opportunity to shape how organisations adopt and scale AI, working alongside senior client leaders and talented teams across consulting, technology and data, excite you? If yes, then read on! Here's what you'll do We are looking for an experienced AI Solution Architect to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of AI capabilities at our clients; with deep expertise in generative AI, agentic systems and the design of end-to-end, production-grade AI solutions. This senior leadership position requires a visionary individual with extensive experience in AI solution architecture, applied generative and agentic AI, and a deep understanding of emerging technologies. The ideal candidate will lead the design and industrialisation of cutting-edge AI solutions across programmes of work, ensuring they are scalable, secure, responsible and deliver measurable business value.

AI Solution & End-to-End Architecture Lead the design and development of robust, end-to-end AI solution architectures that incorporate modern generative and agentic capabilities and support clients' strategic goals. Define and implement AI solution architectures for cloud-native PaaS and SaaS environments, integrating AI with enterprise data, APIs and microservices. Oversee the integration of Machine Learning, Generative AI and agentic systems into enterprise environments, ensuring seamless functionality, performance and responsible operation. Provide technical assurance across programmes, reviewing and challenging solution designs to ensure they meet architectural, security, scalability and delivery standards. Act as a Design Authority where appropriate, providing architectural oversight and accountability across complex programmes and ensuring consistency and quality across multiple workstreams. AI Proof of Concepts & Agentic Enablement Lead high-profile generative AI and agentic proof of concepts (PoCs) at client sites, personally shaping and steering delivery to demonstrate the value and potential of AI-driven solutions with credibility and pace. Drive the implementation and industrialisation of LLM-based and agentic solutions to enhance business processes, decision-making and customer experience, applying patterns such as RAG, orchestration and multi-agent workflows, and tool/function calling. Establish best practices for LLMOps, MLOps and AIOps, including evaluation, observability, model routing, cost and latency optimisation, and secure deployment. Lead the development of reusable AI accelerators, patterns and reference architectures, and champion market-leading practice across the capability. Responsible AI, Security & Governance Establish evaluation, guardrail and responsible AI practices to manage risks such as hallucination, bias, data leakage and prompt injection at enterprise scale. Ensure AI solutions meet relevant standards and regulations for security, privacy and responsible AI, particularly in public sector and regulated environments. Consulting & Collaboration Advise clients on AI adoption, modernisation and operating-model strategies for the sustainable, responsible scaling of AI and agentic capability. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align AI strategy with business objectives, and partner with senior client stakeholders and the C-suite to define AI roadmaps. Work closely with business, engineering and policy teams to align solutions with organisational goals. Act as a leader in Credera's AI capability, driving thought