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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Azure AI Solution Architect - Global Microsoft Partner - **Company:** Shareforce Ltd - **Location:** UK - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** £100,000.0 - £130,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Online Services, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Machine Learning, Role-Based Access Control, Feature Engineering, Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Event Driven Architecture, Machine Learning Operations, Api Design - **Published:** August 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.shareforce.co.uk/jobs/apply/ats-redirect/?id=1360-1 ## About the Role * Enterprise AI and data experience, including at least five years of hands-on AI delivery. * Proven delivery of production-grade AI solutions from discovery through to live operations. * Strong Microsoft cloud and AI expertise, including Microsoft Foundry, Power Platform and Copilot Studio. * Knowledge of Entra ID, RBAC, network isolation and data protection. * Experience designing RAG, prompt-engineering and agent-based solutions using frameworks such as Semantic Kernel, LangChain or Microsoft Agent Framework. * Strong classical machine-learning expertise, including feature engineering, training, evaluation and lifecycle management. * Ability to select and clearly justify classical ML or Generative AI approaches for different use cases. * Experience with cloud-native, API-based and event-driven architectures. * Knowledge of DevOps, MLOps and LLMOps, including CI/CD, testing, observability, evaluation and cost management. * Strong understanding of Responsible AI, governance, safety and regulatory requirements. * Consulting experience with strong stakeholder communication and mentoring skills. * Familiarity with Lakehouse architectures and data-engineering principles is desirable. * At least two relevant Microsoft certifications or active progress towards them, such as AI-901, AI-103, DP-800, AZ-305 or AI-300. You don't need to meet every requirement. We're particularly interested in candidates who combine strong architectural judgement with practical AI delivery experience. ## Description We're looking for an experienced AI Architect to lead the design and delivery of secure, scalable and responsible AI solutions across enterprise and public-sector programmes. You'll combine hands-on technical expertise with architectural leadership, shaping solutions from discovery through to production. 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