At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.
We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.
Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS:
As a Principal Architect for Data & AI in Kainos, you’ll be accountable for successful delivery of contemporary data/ AI solutions across multiple customers.
You’ll have gravitas within the data/ AI community and strong thought leadership, working with senior stakeholders to agree principles, strategic direction and functional and non-functional designs. You'll manage other architects and engineers in the capability to help them navigate their careers.
You will provide assurance and support to multi-skilled agile teams by understanding the outcomes the solution is trying to achieve, the technical implications and complexity surrounding you and your teams' designs and helping teams make the right decisions. As a technical leader, you will work with your colleagues to lead the development of policy and standards, develop customer relationships, develop account strategies and share knowledge and mentor those around you. You’ll do this whilst advising about new technologies and approaches, with room to learn, develop and grow.
MINIMUM (ESSENTIAL) REQUIREMENTS
• Broad knowledge of a spectrum of current and emerging data and AI technologies, and able to communicate clearly and influence C-level stakeholders (such as IOT, edge processing, event driven data architectures, serverless processing, file system, object, document, key-value, search, RDBMS, graph, cognitive services, machine learning).
• Proven experience being accountable for designing, building and productionising modern data or AI intensive applications, including systems that are distributed and scalable.
• Has experience with public cloud data platforms, at least one of AWS, Azure or GCP including use of IaaS, SaaS and PaaS offerings.
• Comfortable with data integration techniques such as messaging, queuing, change data capture or data virtualisation.
• Able to prioritise customer concerns, for example incorporating non functional concerns into application design and prioritise your time across multiple major projects particularly when working to deadlines.
• Has pro-actively developed business and applied an understanding of the commercial implications of their decisions.
• Motivate and empower teams to create an inclusive and creative culture for our people to perform well, learn and grow with a focus on wellbeing.
DESIRABLE
• Experience in managing others, setting objectives, giving feedback and leading performance reviews.
• Actively shares their thoughts and views on technology.
• Has participated in technology communities.
Embracing our differences
At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.
Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out.
We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.
Skills Required
- Broad knowledge of current and emerging data and AI technologies, including IoT, edge processing, event-driven architectures, serverless processing, databases, search, cognitive services, and machine learning.
- Ability to communicate clearly with and influence C-level stakeholders.
- Proven experience designing, building, and productionizing modern data or AI-intensive applications, including distributed and scalable systems.
- Experience with public cloud data platforms, including at least one of AWS, Azure, or GCP, and IaaS, SaaS, and PaaS offerings.
- Experience with data integration techniques such as messaging, queuing, change data capture, or data virtualization.
- Ability to prioritize customer concerns and incorporate non-functional requirements into application designs.
- Ability to manage priorities across multiple major projects and meet deadlines.
- Proactive business development experience and understanding of the commercial implications of decisions.
- Ability to motivate and empower teams while fostering an inclusive, creative, and wellbeing-focused culture.
- Experience managing others, setting objectives, giving feedback, and leading performance reviews.
- Active participation in technology communities and sharing views on technology.
Kainos Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Kainos and has not been reviewed or approved by Kainos.
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Healthcare Strength — Private healthcare, access to trained counsellors/EAP, and broader wellbeing initiatives are prominently offered across regions. Company materials frame support across emotional, physical, social, career and financial wellbeing, with UK references to Bupa coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Hybrid/flexible hours, generous vacation packages, and parental leave are emphasized in careers materials. Some regions also highlight volunteering time and flexibility that support work–life balance.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Annual share awards and employee share plans (e.g., free shares, Sharesave) are widely promoted, with cash equivalents where plans aren’t available. These programs broaden ownership participation beyond base pay.
Kainos Insights
What We Do
At Kainos we use technology to solve real problems for our customers, overcome big challenges for businesses, and make people’s lives easier. We build strong relationships with our customers and go beyond to change the way they work today and the impact they have tomorrow. Our two specialist business areas, Digital Services and the Workday Practice, work globally for clients across healthcare, commercial and the public sector to make the world a little bit better, day by day.
