<div class="content-intro"><h3><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">About Baringa </span></h3>
<p>Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.</p>
<p>The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.</p>
<p>Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.</p>
<p>Certified as a <em>Great Place to Work </em>around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the <em>Financial Times </em>in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by <em>Forbes </em>for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.</p></div><p> </p>
<h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 53, 142);"><span data-contrast="none">Our Solutions & AI Lab (SAIL) practice are looking for an experienced AI Architect to join the team.</span> </span></h2>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Our Solutions & AI Labs practice helps clients control their data, turn it into actionable insight, and better leverage it through AI and Machine Learning solutions embedded directly into business processes. We support clients across a range of industries and offer deep expertise in AI/ML, Cloud, Platform Engineering and Managed Solutions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We are looking for an experienced Senior Manager to serve as an AI Architect — someone who can design the end-to-end architecture for enterprise AI platforms, lead consultancy engagements, and grow our AI & Solutions Engineering capability.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The AI Architect role owns the technical blueprint for AI-enabled solutions delivered in and around our clients’ environments, combining deep architectural specialism with the commercial and leadership skills to shape and grow our practice. This is a role for someone who thrives at the intersection of client advisory, AI platform architecture and hands-on delivery leadership — and who has a genuine passion for bringing AI systems to production at scale.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
<h3><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);"><span data-contrast="none">What you will be doing</span></span></h3>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">As a Senior Manager and AI Architect, you will own and lead the architecture of complex AI programmes end-to-end — from shaping the opportunity and winning the work, through solution design, delivery governance and team leadership. You will bring SME-level depth in enterprise AI architecture and apply it to create real, lasting value for our clients.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Although we do not expect you to be an expert in every technology listed below simultaneously, our team consists of people who can advise clients as well as bring deep technical knowledge when needed. Key responsibilities span the following areas.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Engagement & delivery leadership</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own and lead the architecture of complex AI and data transformation engagements, taking accountability for solution design, quality, technical risk and client outcomes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Lead and resource multi-disciplinary delivery teams — architects, engineers, data scientists and consultants — providing clear direction, technical oversight and people development.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Manage engagement resourcing: forecast team requirements, work with practice leadership to staff engagements, and develop the talent pipeline through mentoring of junior practitioners.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Proactively identify and manage delivery and architectural risks in complex stakeholder environments, escalating appropriately and maintaining client confidence throughout.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Communicate clearly to both technical teams and senior client stakeholders, translating architectural complexity into actionable insight and decisive recommendation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Conduct rigorous architecture and design reviews and uphold engineering standards across every engagement you lead.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Stakeholder management & advisory</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Act as a trusted advisor to client architects, CTOs, CDAOs and engineering leads, earning trust through depth of knowledge and a demonstrable delivery track record.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Build and maintain strong, senior client relationships, navigating competing priorities across business, technology and risk functions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Facilitate architecture workshops and decision forums, driving alignment across diverse stakeholder groups and securing buy-in for target-state designs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Translate business strategy into architectural roadmaps, sequencing investment and change in a way that balances ambition with deliverability.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Business development & bid support</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Play a leading role in business development: identifying new opportunities, shaping propositions, and supporting or leading bids and tender responses for AI and technology engagements.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Contribute to proposal writing, articulating our capabilities and differentiators, including authoring technical and architecture sections of bid responses to client tenders and RFPs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Support practice-level growth initiatives, including account planning, capability development, and go-to-market positioning for AI architecture and solutions engineering services.</span> </li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Technical architecture — what you will design</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">You will be the design authority for enterprise AI platforms, able to reason across the full stack and make credible technology selections. We expect expert-level depth in several of the areas below and working knowledge across the rest.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">AI platform & cloud architecture</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Architect AI and Data Platforms using a mix of technologies including Databricks, Snowflake, Claude Enterprise and the native services of Azure, AWS and GCP - selecting the right tool for the workload rather than defaulting to a single vendor.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design for scalability, security, cost efficiency and multi-cloud / hybrid patterns, with a strong grasp of containerisation, infrastructure-as-code, event-driven architectures and CI/CD.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Balance technical excellence with delivery pragmatism and commercial realities, championing the path from prototype to production.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Enterprise AI ecosystem integration</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Bring awareness of the broader enterprise landscape and how AI integrates with core operational systems such as SAP, Salesforce, ServiceNow and other systems of record and engagement.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="18" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design integration patterns that let AI capabilities interoperate safely with enterprise data, identity, workflow and process automation platforms – including MCP and A2A and how these capabilities enable an enterprise Agent mesh. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="19" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Understand the data, governance and change implications of embedding AI into mission-critical enterprise processes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Orchestration & control plane</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="20" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Architect the orchestration and control-plane layer that governs how AI capabilities are exposed, routed and managed across the enterprise.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="21" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design MCP, AI and LLM gateway layers for secure, observable and policy-controlled access to models and tools.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="22" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design agent and skills registries — including recommending suitable technologies and patterns — to enable discovery, reuse and governance of agentic capabilities.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="23" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Define the control plane for routing, rate limiting, cost management, model selection and version control across multiple model providers.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">AI solution design</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="24" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design retrieval and reasoning architectures including RAG, corrective RAG (CRAG), and agentic patterns, selecting the right approach for a given business problem.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="25" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Architect agent harnesses and their components — planning, memory, tool use, state management and multi-agent coordination.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="26" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design prompt strategies, context management and grounding approaches for reliable, production-grade LLM behaviour.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Evaluation, guardrails & responsible AI</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="27" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design evaluation frameworks and guardrails that make AI systems safe, reliable and measurable — covering accuracy, safety, bias, and task success.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="28" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Embed responsible-AI and governance controls aligned to emerging regulation and client risk appetites.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="29" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Define human-in-the-loop and fallback strategies for high-stakes use cases.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Observability & operations</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="30" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Architect logging, monitoring, tracing and cost-observability across the AI stack, including model, agent and platform telemetry.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="31" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Design for drift detection, performance monitoring and continuous evaluation in production (LLMOps / MLOps).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="32" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Establish operational patterns for reliability, incident response and lifecycle management of AI systems at scale.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<h3><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);"> </span><br><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);"><span data-contrast="none">Your skills and experience</span> </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></h3>
<p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"><span class="TextRun SCXW8701995 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8701995 BCX8">We're </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8701995 BCX8">seeking</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8701995 BCX8"> a technically credible, commercially aware leader who brings a rare combination of architectural depth, delivery </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8701995 BCX8">accountability</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW8701995 BCX8"> and client advisory skill — someone energised by the complexity of taking AI solutions to production at scale.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW8701995 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"> </span></span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="33" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">7+ years</span><span data-contrast="auto"> in technology consulting, architecture or AI/ML engineering, with at least 3 years in a senior leadership or lead-architect role — including accountability for end-to-end solution design, resourcing and commercial outcomes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="34" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Proven ability to architect enterprise AI platforms across a mix of technologies (Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, AWS, GCP) with strong design capability across cloud, data and AI domains.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="35" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Working understanding of how AI integrates with major operational systems such as SAP, Salesforce and ServiceNow.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="36" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Hands-on knowledge of agentic AI, LLM gateways, MCP, RAG/CRAG, agent harnesses, evaluations and guardrails, and AI observability.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="37" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Demonstrable experience designing and leading data & AI transformation programmes, and building high-performing teams in complex stakeholder environments — engaging comfortably at CTO, CDAO or engineering-director level.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="38" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Track record of supporting or leading bid and proposal activity, including writing technical and architecture sections of responses to tenders and RFPs.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="39" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">A clear, confident communicator able to make the complex accessible for technical and non-technical audiences alike.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="40" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science or a related discipline, or equivalent depth through relevant certifications (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect Professional, Google Professional ML Engineer, Databricks / Azure / GCP architecture credentials).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
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<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Industry experience</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">We would particularly like to hear from people who have designed and led data & AI transformation programmes across one or more of the following sectors:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="41" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="42" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Retail</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="43" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="44" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Manufacturing</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
</ul>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="45" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Financial Services</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335551500":3044533,"335552541":1,"335559685":460,"335559991":260,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="46" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Government and Public Services</span> </li>
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<p><span data-contrast="auto">Prior experience as an embedded or forward-deployed architect within a client environment, and exposure to regulated industries would be desired.</span> </p>
<h2><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);"><span data-contrast="none">What a career at Baringa will give you</span> </span></h2>
<h3><br><span data-contrast="none"><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);">Putting</span> </span><span data-contrast="none"><span style="color: rgb(208, 0, 111);">People</span> </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);"><span data-contrast="none">First.</span> </span></h3>
<h3><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);"><span data-contrast="none">Baringa is a People First company and wellbeing is at the forefront of our culture. We recognise the importance of work-life balance and flexible working and provide our staff amazing benefits. Some of these benefits include:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559738":200,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></span></h3>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="33" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Generous Annual Leave Policy:</span><span data-contrast="none"> We recognise everyone needs a well-deserved break. We provide our employees with 5 weeks of annual leave, fully available at the start of each year. In addition to this, we have introduced our 5-Year Recharge benefit which allows all employees an additional 2 weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559685":1320,"335559738":200,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="33" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Flexible Working:</span><span data-contrast="none"> We know that the ‘ideal’ work-life balance will vary from person to person and change at different stages of our working lives. To accommodate this, we have implemented a hybrid working policy and introduced more flexibility around taking unpaid leave.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559685":1320,"335559738":200,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="33" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Corporate Responsibility Days:</span><span data-contrast="none"> Our world is important to us, so all our employees get 3 every year to help social and environmental causes and increase our impact on the communities that mean the most to us.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559685":1320,"335559738":200,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="33" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Wellbeing Fund:</span><span data-contrast="none"> We want to encourage all employees to take charge and prioritise their own wellbeing. We’ve introduced our annual People Fund to support this by offering every individual a fund to support and manage their wellbeing through an activity of their choice.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559685":1320,"335559738":200,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="33" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Profit Share Scheme:</span><span data-contrast="none"> All employees participate in the Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme so everyone has a stake in the company’s success.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":2,"335559685":1320,"335559738":200,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>
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<h3><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);" data-contrast="none">Diversity and Inclusion</span></h3>
<p><span data-contrast="none">We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe that creating an environment where everyone feels a sense of belonging is central to our culture and that diversity is paramount to driving creativity, innovation, and value for our clients and for our people.</span> </p>
<h3><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);" data-contrast="none">An award-winning workplace</span></h3>
<p><span data-contrast="none">You can be a part of our ‘Great Place to Work’ – with our commitment to women and well-being in the workplace for all. </span><a href="https://www.baringa.com/en/impact/awards/"><span data-contrast="none">Click here</span></a><span data-contrast="none"> to see some of our recent awards and how we’ve achieved this.</span> </p>
<h3><span style="color: rgb(0, 53, 142);"><span data-contrast="none">Using business as a force for good.</span> </span></h3>
<p><span data-contrast="none">We maintain high standards of environmental performance and transparency, which can be seen through our commitment to Net Zero with our SBTI-verified Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets and our support of the Better Business Act. We report our progress publicly and ensure that we are also externally assessed and scored through organisations like CDP and EcoVadis - helping us to continually identify where we can improve.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559738":200,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">We have a long legacy of supporting the communities in which we work, and offer a variety of ways to contribute, by putting people first and creating impact that lasts. Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) agenda is about giving back to the communities in which we live and work by sharing our skills, talent and time. In essence, we aim to empower and encourage everyone in the firm to contribute to the things we care about, and support registered charities and organisations with a clear social or environmental purpose to increase the positive impact they can have.</span></p>
<p> </p><div class="content-conclusion"><h3><span style="color: rgb(208, 0, 111); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" data-teams="true">Join us</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" data-teams="true">All applications received will be reviewed by a member of our Talent Acquisition team. We never rely solely on automated screening or AI tools to make hiring decisions. Your application will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, age, faith or social background. We do not filter applications by university background and encourage those who have taken alternative educational and career paths to apply. We would like to actively encourage applications from those who identify with less represented and minority groups. We operate an inclusive recruitment process, ensuring reasonable adjustments where needed. Please contact a member of our Recruitment Team to discuss further.</span></p>
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<h3><span style="color: rgb(208, 0, 111); font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;" data-teams="true">Baringa Privacy Notices</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>For UK & EU</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our <a href="https://www.baringa.com/globalassets/careers/dp-004-ukrpn---uk-recruitment-privacy-notice-pdf.pdf">UK Recruitment Privacy Notice / </a><a href="https://www.baringa.com/globalassets/careers/dp-005-eurpn---eu-recruitment-privacy-notice-pdf.pdf">EU Recruitment Privacy Notice</a>, to evaluate your application and meet our legal and reporting obligations. In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, rectification, or erasure (subject to legal limitations) of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at <a ----------
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>For the USA</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Your personal data may be retained by Baringa for up to two years, as outlined in our <a href="https://www.baringa.com/globalassets/careers/dp-007-nerpn-amer--apac-recruitment-privacy-notice-word.pdf">Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC)</a>, to support the recruitment process and internal reporting requirements. Where applicable, and in accordance with relevant federal and state laws, you may have the right to request access to or correction of your personal information. For further details, please contact <a ----------
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>For Australia & Singapore</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Your personal data will be retained by Baringa for up to two years, in accordance with our <a href="https://www.baringa.com/globalassets/careers/dp-007-nerpn-amer--apac-recruitment-privacy-notice-word.pdf">Recruitment Privacy Notice (AMER & APAC)</a>, to assess your application and meet applicable reporting and legal obligations. In line with the Australian Privacy Act and Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), you may have rights to access, correct, or request limited deletion of your personal data. For more information, please contact us at <a ----------
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