AI Cloud Solution Architect

Join Ascent, build amazing Gen AI Solutions for our customers and grow your career.  

 
About Us    

Ascent is a leading Microsoft-focused consultancy and services company, specialising in App Innovation, Data, AI, and Cloud Infrastructure solutions. Recognised as one of Microsoft’s Top 10 AI Partners, we design and deliver cutting-edge AI platforms and solutions using Azure technologies. 

Our work spans a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, finance, retail, insurance, pharmaceuticals, smart homes, energy, and logistics. We help clients unlock real business value through innovation. 

We are looking for an AI Architect to join our growing team. In this role, you will lead the design of scalable, secure AI solutions and guide delivery teams to ensure successful outcomes for our customers. 

At Ascent, we foster a collaborative, high-performing culture. Our hybrid working model combines remote work with occasional client visits and time at our central London office. 

Your Core Responsibilities 

• Design scalable Azure AI Architectures aligned to customer needs 
• Work closely with customer business and technical stakeholders  
• Define RAG systems, Agents, Knowledge Bases and MCP integrations 
• Work with peers to deliver solutions (e.g. Engineers, Analysts, Scientists and Cloud) 
• Mentor and provide technical leadership  
• Ensure data management, responsible AI and security 
• Monitor and optimise solution performance 
• Maintain documentation and standards 
• Contribute to Ascent’s AI accelerators which expedite projects 
• Stay current with emerging trends 
• Participate in our internal communities 

Your Skills 

• You will have a strong grasp of Microsoft Azure and Generative AI solutions, from envisioning through to engineering, evaluation and evergreening  
• An Azure background in either Software Development (e.g. C#, Kubernetes, App Services, Functions, Python, etc) or Data Platform (Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Python, etc) , combined with Generative AI experience.  
• Able to consult, advise, architect and estimate project work  
• Strong analysis, requirements gathering and solution modelling 
• Solid engineering experience in python, SQL and related technologies 
• A good understanding of DevOps, Infrastructure as Code, GitHub and CI/CD promotion 
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills 
• Experience working with customers of various industries and size (e.g. SMC, Enterprise) 
• Commercial Agile experience 
• A natural curiosity and appetite for learning and continuous improvement 
• Microsoft certifications and knowledge of Copilot Studio is a plus

Working at Ascent

At Ascent we promote a healthy work-life balance by offering flexibility in where you work.  We also promote well-being and provide access to Well Being Coaches.

Your development and learning will be taken seriously, and we’ll support your professional development with training and certification, with regular feedback and review. It is a fun, supportive and modern workplace where we really live by our company values of Empathy, Energy and Audacity! Ascent also offers a variety of benefits in each of our countries. 

Ascent is an equal opportunities employee. We take intentional steps to ensure inclusion and belonging are something real here, not just something we talk about. No person will be treated less favorably because of their gender, pregnancy, and maternity status, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, or disability status. If you require any reasonable accommodation, please let us know when you apply.