AI Architect – Contract

Company: VANRATH
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Location: Belfast
Job Description:

Contract Gen AI Architect –

(Contract)

Belfast | Hybrid

Negotiable day rate (inside) | 6 months, with scope to extend

The role

Our client, a leading global consultancy, needs an experienced AI Architect /Engineer for its AI & Data practice. You will design and deliver Gen AI solutions for clients in energy, resources and industrials, working with data scientists, engineers and client teams.

What you’ll do

  • Design end-to-end Gen AI architectures that fit client business goals and existing systems
  • Advise clients on where Gen AI can add value and build roadmaps to get there
  • Assess current systems and recommend target architectures and platforms (including build vs. buy)
  • Run discovery and design workshops with business and technical stakeholders
  • Present designs to senior stakeholders and architecture boards
  • Own workstreams and support delivery, mentoring junior team members

What you’ll need

  • Strong Gen AI, AI or enterprise architecture experience, ideally in consulting
  • Knowledge of the energy, resources or industrials sector
  • Hands-on experience with several of the following: LLM integration and deployment, prompt engineering, RAG and vector databases, AI governance and ethics, ModelOps/MLOps, cloud infrastructure and security for AI
  • Experience with at least one major cloud (Azure, AWS or GCP)
  • Confident with senior stakeholders and able to explain technical ideas in plain terms

What’s on offer A competitive day rate, an initial 6-month contract with a strong chance of extension, and flexible hybrid working.

Interested? Apply through the link, or for a confidential chat about this role or other software and data contract opportunities, contact Jennifer Curran at .

Skills:data azure AI MLOps

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Posted: October 29th, 2026