AI Enterprise Architect

Cadent Gas Ltd

Shape the future of AI across our enterprise  

As our AI Enterprise Architect, you’ll play a pivotal role in defining and delivering Cadent’s AI vision and strategy. You will be designing solutions but also shaping how AI is adopted responsibly, securely and at scale across torganization, ensuring it delivers meaningful business value both now and in the future. 

Working at an enterprise level, you’ll create and communicate a clear, future‑proof AI strategy aligned to Cadent’s wider ambitions. You’ll define architectural principles, patterns and standards that enable scalable, reusable and sustainable solutions, while guiding delivery teams through target and transition architectures that support a prioritised roadmap. 

You’ll remain close to emerging industry trends and technology developments, using this insight to influence architectural decisions and promote innovation. From generative and agentic AI to automation and advanced analytics, you’ll act as a technical authority – ensuring ethical AI, Secure by design  and regulatory compliance are embedded throughout the lifecycle so that AI solutions clearly provide efficiencies and business value for Cadent.

This is a highly visible and influential role, partnering closely with senior leaders, enterprise architects, data teams, delivery teams and external suppliers. You’ll help shape Cadent’s architecture practice, drive best practice, and ensure investment decisions support long‑term strategic outcomes. 

Why you'll love this role:  

Enterprise Impact – Define and own the AI vision and strategy for Cadent. 

End‑to‑End Ownership – Lead AI architecture from current state through to target state. 

Technical Authority – Act as a recognised expert governing AI adoption. 

Strategic Influence – Partner with senior leaders and technical teams. 

Future‑Focused Innovation – Embed ethical, secure and scalable AI solutions. 

What you'll bring: AI & Architecture Expertise – Extensive experience designing enterprise‑wide AI architectures. 

Strategic Vision – Ability to translate business strategy into architecture and roadmaps. 

Governance & Ethics – Strong understanding of responsible and secure AI. 

Technical Breadth – Expertise across Data and Analytics, Cloud, DevOps and AI platforms and environments. 

Stakeholder Confidence – Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and manage stakeholder expectations. 

Professional Credentials – TOGAF, ITIL, cloud and AI certifications are desirable. 

Looking to shape how AI transforms a critical national infrastructure organisation? Join us as an Artificial Intelligence Enterprise Architect and help define and deliver AI solutions that drive innovation, efficiency and long‑term value