[Remote] Lead Architect at Williams

United Kingdom

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£120,000 – £120,000Compensation

Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Financial Services, Legal, Professional ServicesIndustries

Requirements

Must be based in the UK for fully remote work
Experience in defining and driving enterprise platform architecture strategy
Expertise in cloud-agnostic design principles across AWS and Azure
Knowledge of architecting scalable infrastructure for autonomous AI agents, including orchestration, communication protocols, and execution environments
Proficiency in implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) standards
Experience designing abstraction layers for multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock)
Strong background in embedding security controls, zero-trust principles, and defense-in-depth strategies
Familiarity with compliance frameworks such as SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, and industry-specific requirements
Skills in designing for high availability (99.9%+ uptime), low latency (<2s API response times), and horizontal scalability
Ability to guide solution architects and work closely with technical teams

Responsibilities

Establish and evolve the enterprise platform architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements
Represent the company’s technical capabilities to enterprise clients, partners, and at industry events; publish technical content and contribute to architectural standards
Drive cloud-agnostic design principles across AWS and Azure, ensuring portability and optimization for different deployment tiers
Establish and enforce technical standards, design patterns, and best practices across all engineering teams
Own major architectural decisions affecting platform scalability, security, performance, and compliance
Architect scalable infrastructure for autonomous AI agents, including orchestration, communication protocols, and execution environments
Implement Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Agent-to-Agent (A2A) standards, ensuring interoperability and secure agent communication
Design abstraction layers for multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock), enabling flexible model selection and cost optimization
Establish frameworks for AI safety, ethics, model monitoring, and regulatory compliance specific to AI systems
Embed security controls at every architectural layer, implementing zero-trust principles and defense-in-depth strategies
Architect solutions meeting SOC2, ISO27001, GDPR, and other compliance requirements
Design data residency and processing controls for multi-region deployments and client-specific compliance requirements
Establish comprehensive logging, monitoring, and audit trail capabilities across all deployment tiers
Define service boundaries, API contracts, and integration patterns for loosely coupled, independently deployable services
Design secure tenant isolation for SaaS deployments while enabling single-tenant options for enterprise clients
Architect for high availability (99.9%+ uptime), low latency (<2s API response times), and horizontal scalability
Define data management strategies including database per service patterns, event sourcing, and data pipeline architectures
Guide solution architects on customer-specific implementations and enterprise integrations
Work closely with technical teams

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

Enterprise ArchitectureMulti-CloudAI AgentsSecurityIntegrationsSOC2ISO27001Compliance

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the salary for the Lead Architect position?

The salary is £120,000 per annum, plus company benefits.

Is this role remote, and are there any location requirements?

The role is fully remote but candidates must be based in the UK.

What are the key skills and expertise required for this role?

The role requires expertise in enterprise platform architecture, cloud-agnostic design across AWS and Azure, agentic AI infrastructure including MCP and A2A standards, abstraction layers for multiple LLM providers, and security & compliance architecture for SOC2, ISO27001.

What is the work schedule for this position?

It is 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5pm with a 1-hour unpaid lunch break.

What makes a strong candidate for the Lead Architect role?

A strong candidate will have hands-on leadership experience in strategic architecture, technical thought leadership in AI and multi-cloud environments, and the ability to balance vision with practical implementation while ensuring scalability, security, and compliance.