Conversational AI Solution Architect in City of London, London

Conversational AI Solution Architect
6 Months
Remote with rare travel to site in London
£600 per day (Inside IR35)

My client in the telco industry are looking for a Conversational AI Solution Architect to join their fast paced team on an initial 6 month contract.

The ideal candidate will have the below experience-
A good understanding of Conversational AI platforms
Real-world experience with bots in production (from proof of concept to delivery or just delivery)

Our Products unit is growing fast in the UK market and we are looking for a Conversational AI Architect for the UK market to join us on our journey on a 6 month contract basis.

Job functions:
* Collaborate with the Senior Product Lead on Conversational AI Services and Products pre-sales, sales, and delivery cycles in the UK market.
* Architect products and implementations based on their own Conversational AI and other main platforms such as Google DialogFlow, IBM Watson, and Microsoft Bot Framework.
* Guide and support UK clients on making technology decisions, designing architectural components within their infrastructure, drive the enablement of security and operational best practices.
* Work hands-on with designers and engineers to specify and develop products and implementations through the application of agile principles and methodologies.
* Facilitate technical discussions with engineering teams to enable best practices and continuous improvement.
* Research and propose appropriate technologies and integrations to help UK clients evolve and grow their architecture.
* The main technical stack we tend to work with is based on Java and NodeJS in terms of programming languages. We regularly use tools such as Git, manage CI/CD pipelines, and we work with a range of Cloud Services across GCP, AWS, and Azure.
* Reporting to the Head of AI Conversational Services for the UK market.

Required experience and skills:
* BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering or similar.
* Knowledge of speech recognition, natural language processing (ASR/NLP/NLU) applications.
* Familiarity with contact centre solutions or telecommunications service providers.
* Experience with at least one of the following technologies Google Dialogflow, Amazon Lex/Alexa, MS Luis, Amelia and/or IBM Watson.
* Experience in working with large organisations.
* Experience in adopting agile methodologies and being part of multi-disciplinary teams.
* Passion for contributing to projects with a product-led mindset.
* Experience of enterprise software development projects using Cloud technologies.
* Experience architecting technical solutions on the Cloud, ideally at a technology driven company.
* Exceptional communication and presentation skills, both spoken and written.
* Ability to highlight and drive issues from identification to resolution.
* Detail oriented and able to deliver within the timelines.
* Broad experience working with multiple tools and technologies
* Comfortable working with clients and conveying technical concepts to business users.
* Excellent communication and networking skills, effectively managing stakeholders and clients' expectations.

Desirable skills would include:
* Hands-on experience with Machine Learning applied to Natural Language for Conversational AI
* Ability to contribute to and lead multiple complex projects at a global and regional level alike from a technical perspective.
* Business acumen for technology make/buy decisions.
* Interest in developing product prototypes and Proof of Concepts.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.