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# AI Solutions Architect

- **Company:** Set2Recruit
- **Location:** Stevenage, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £120,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Data Access Components, Power BI, Chatbots, Microsoft Power Automate, Large Language Models, Prompt Engineering, Information Technology, Deployment Automation
- **Published:** July 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/ai-solutions-architect/set2recruit-job107648958

## About the Role

Essential:

 * Senior-level experience as a Solution Architect within an MSP, IT services, or consultancy environment
 * Expertise across the Microsoft AI ecosystem, including Copilot, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, and Azure AI
 * Experience working with Large Language Models and modern AI architectures, including designing and deploying LLM-based solutions such as copilots, chatbots, and knowledge assistants
 * Understanding of prompt engineering, grounding, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG)
 * Ability to apply governance, security, and ethical considerations in AI deployments
 * Strong background across the Microsoft data and automation stack, including Power BI, Power Automate, and the broader Power Platform
 * Proven experience designing and owning end-to-end client solutions
 * Confident, credible client-facing communicator, comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders
 * Strong commercial awareness within services-led organisations
 * Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business outcomes
 * Experience working alongside sales and delivery teams in a consultative environment
 * Full UK driving licence

## Description

We're looking for a senior Solution Architect to act as the technical authority across client engagements, working closely with commercial teams during discovery, design, and solution shaping. You will own end-to-end solution design, translating business challenges into scalable, enterprise-grade AI solutions, and will play a key role in shaping the organisation's AI reference architecture frameworks. This is a highly client-facing position requiring credibility with senior stakeholders and confidence balancing technical excellence with commercial viability.

What You'll Be Doing

 * Acting as technical lead across client discovery workshops and solution design engagements
 * Working closely with sales and commercial teams to shape AI-led solutions addressing real business challenges
 * Translating customer requirements into clear, deliverable architectures
 * Owning and evolving the organisation's AI reference architecture frameworks
 * Designing scalable, secure, best-practice solutions across the Microsoft AI, data, and automation ecosystem
 * Providing technical assurance and credibility to senior client stakeholders
 * Balancing technical excellence with commercial viability and delivery feasibility
 * Supporting pre-sales activity including proposals, bids, and client presentations


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