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Job in
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh Area, EH120, Scotland, UK
Listed on 2026-01-01
Listing for:
Lorien
Contract
position Listed on 2026-01-01
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
AI Engineer, Data Scientist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Senior AI Technical Architect (Azure Cognitive Services)
Hybrid (Edinburgh)? 6-12 Month Contract + Extension Opportunity
Our main public sector client is delivering a major programme to introduce AI and automation across core services. They are seeking a hands-on Senior AI Technical Architect to lead the design, implementation, and strategic direction of enterprise-wide AI capabilities.
This is a highly influential role for a technical leader with deep experience across Azure Cognitive Services, Python, C#, React, and modern AI/ML architectures.
Key Responsibilities- Define the organisation's AI architecture approach and ensure alignment with strategy, standards, and compliance requirements.
- Evaluate and integrate a wide range of AI technologies across cloud, on-prem, hybrid, open-source, and vendor ecosystems.
- Design and implement scalable AI solutions using Azure AI Services, including Document Intelligence, Speech, Translator, and Azure AI Search.
- Lead multiple proof-of-concept (PoC) projects in areas such as multilingual transcription, intelligent document processing, and cognitive search.
- Set architecture patterns, API contracts, and integration models with enterprise systems.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance across development teams.
- Work closely with product owners, analysts, and governance teams to ensure ethical, accessible, and compliant AI delivery.
- Demonstrable experience shaping end-to-end AI capabilities aligned to business and technical strategy.
- Strong background designing AI/ML solutions with Azure Cognitive Services.
- Hands-on expertise in:
- Python (data workflows, Azure SDKs)
- C#/.NET (enterprise integration)
- React (front-end for PoCs and demos)
- Deep knowledge of:
- RESTful API design
- Azure AI pipelines & orchestration
- Cognitive Search (keyword, semantic, hybrid)
- OCR, key-value extraction, document layout analysis
- Experience delivering AI solutions including transcription, document intelligence, and multilingual translation.
Guidant, Carbon
60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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