What success looks like in this role:
Role Purpose- Lead the design, build, and governance of enterprise-grade AI and cloud platforms
- Define scalable, secure, and compliant architecture across complex environments
- Enable AI capability at organisational level through infrastructure, standards, and strategy
- Lead enterprise and solution architecture across complex, multi-stakeholder environments, from greenfield platforms to legacy transformation
- Define and own API strategy, governance frameworks, and integration patterns at organisational level
- Design and deliver on-prem, cloud-native and hybrid infrastructure across AWS, Azure and GCP with focus on scalability, cost, and compliance
- Architect and operate AI/ML platforms including LLM pipelines, GPU infrastructure, and agentic orchestration
- Establish DevSecOps practices including CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and automated deployment pipelines
- Define data architecture, integration patterns, and analytics capability to support decision-making
- Lead vendor evaluation, procurement, and technology selection, including AI and LLM tooling
- Provide board-level advisory on technology strategy, digital transformation and risk
- Build and mentor engineering teams and uplift capability through structured practices and frameworks
- Own governance, security and compliance posture across regulatory and emerging AI frameworks
- On-Prem, Cloud & Infrastructure: Dell AI Factory, AWS, Azure, GCP; Terraform; containerisation and CI/CD pipelines
- AI/ML & LLM Operations: GPU infrastructure, model deployment, inference optimisation, agentic workflows
- Security & Identity: SSO, OAuth2/OIDC, ISO27001, PCI DSS, GDPR, emerging AI regulation
- APIs & Integration: REST, GraphQL, enterprise API governance
- Data & Analytics: ETL, data warehousing, BI tooling, compliant data architecture
- Frameworks & Methods: SAFe, Agile, Domain-Driven Design
- Operates at enterprise and board level
- Shapes long-term platform and technology strategy
- Balances innovation with risk, governance, and scalability
- Drives organisational capability uplift
- Significant experience in enterprise architecture, platform engineering, or infrastructure leadership roles
- Proven track record designing and delivering complex cloud, hybrid, and enterprise-scale platforms
- Deep experience in defining architecture standards, governance models, and technology strategy
- Strong background in AI/ML platforms, data architecture, and emerging technology adoption
- Experience operating at senior stakeholder and board level, including advisory and decision support
- Demonstrable leadership of engineering and architecture teams in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
- Experience working within regulated environments with strong security, risk, and compliance requirements
- Proven ability to balance innovation with operational stability, cost, and scalability.
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You will be successful in this role if you have:
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering, AI/ML systems, or platform architecture, with strong focus on Generative AI
- Proven experience acting as Senior Principal / Enterprise Technical Architect within large Engineering organizations
- Demonstrated ability to define architecture standards and guide large engineering teams
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills across engineering leadership and executive teams
- Self-driven, collaborative, and comfortable working in fast-paced engineering environments
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or related field
- Cloud or AI certifications (Azure Developer, Azure AI Engineer, or equivalent) preferred
Unisys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that considers all qualified applicants without regard to age, blood type, caste, citizenship, color, disability, family medical history, family status, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, parental status, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, veteran status or any other category protected by law.
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Skills Required
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering, AI/ML systems, or platform architecture
- Experience operating at senior stakeholder and board level
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, or related field
- Cloud or AI certifications (Azure Developer, Azure AI Engineer, or equivalent)
Unisys Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Unisys and has not been reviewed or approved by Unisys.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Fair & Transparent Compensation: Compensation terms at hire are often presented clearly and upfront, creating a straightforward “take it or leave it” expectation. Pay outcomes are also described as variable by role and geography, with some pockets viewed as satisfactory or above average.
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Retirement Support — Retirement Support: A 401(k) plan with an employer match is commonly described as part of the core package. The match is often characterized as a meaningful component of total rewards relative to other benefits.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare Strength: Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is described as available and broadly in line with a large IT-services employer. The underlying carrier network is sometimes viewed as solid even when cost concerns exist.
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Unisys is a global information technology company that builds high-performance, security-centric solutions for the most demanding businesses and governments on Earth. Unisys offerings include security software and services; digital transformation and workplace services; industry applications and services; and innovative software operating environments for high-intensity enterprise computing. We build better outcomes securely for our clients across the Government, Financial Services and Commercial
