Venesky-Brown’s client, a public sector organisation in Edinburgh, is currently looking to recruit a Senior AI Technical Architect for an initial 12 month contract with option to extend on a rate of £750-£800/day (Outside IR35). This role will be a hybrid of working at home and in the office.
 
Responsibilities:
 
– Architect, design, and implement scalable AI solutions using Azure AI Services, including Azure AI Document Intelligence, Azure AI Speech (speech-to-text, text-to-speech, speaker recognition), Azure AI Translator and Azure AI Search
– Lead technical PoCs for Multilingual speech transcription and translation, Intelligent document parsing and metadata extraction and Cognitive search across structured and unstructured documents
– Collaborate closely with product owners, analysts, and data governance stakeholders within the organisation
– Set architecture patterns, API contracts, and integration approaches with existing systems
– Mentor developers and provide technical leadership across the AI portfolio
– Ensure compliance with accessibility, legal and ethical AI standards in public sector settings
 
Essential Skills:
 
– Proven track record designing AI/ML solutions with Azure Cognitive Services
– Strong hands-on experience in Python (data workflows, Azure SDKs), C#/.NET (integration with enterprise systems) and React (frontend POC/demo apps)
– Deep understanding of RESTful API design & consumption, Azure AI service orchestration & pipelines, Cognitive Search (keyword, semantic & hybrid modes) and OCR, key-value pair extraction, and document layout analysis
– Experience building or deploying Speech transcription pipelines, Document intelligence models and Multilingual translation solutions
 
Desirable Skills:
 
– Familiarity with Azure OpenAI Service, Azure Content Safety and governance policies, Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines
 
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch.