AI Engineer

AI Engineer – Defence Consultancy (6-Month Contract)

A defence consultancy is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to design, develop, and deploy machine learning solutions for secure, mission-critical environments. You will work across the full development lifecycle, from initial design to model deployment, optimization, and production support.

• Position Type: 6-Month Contract
• Security Requirement: Must hold an active SC-DV Clearance

• Development: Design and build AI-enabled applications using Python, machine learning frameworks, and Generative AI/LLM components.
• Pipelines: Develop and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, vector databases, and scalable data processing streams.
• MLOps: Implement model deployment, monitoring, testing, and lifecycle management using standard CI/CD and containerized workflows.
• Architecture: Contribute to technical design decisions, trade-off analyses, and technology stack selection.
• Collaboration: Work alongside cross-functional teams to translate complex requirements into secure, scalable, production-ready AI systems.

• Vetting: Active SC Clearance and British Citizenship are mandatory for this consultancy role.
• Core Tech: Solid professional experience with Python and frameworks like PyTorch, Tensor Flow, or Scikit-Learn.
• GenAI: Hands-on experience developing LLM-based applications, RAG pipelines, and prompt engineering.
• Infrastructure: Experience deploying applications in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Engineering: Strong software engineering fundamentals, including version control, testing, and API/microservices architecture.
• Experience with MLOps platforms (e.g., MLflow, Sage Maker) or agentic AI frameworks.
• Familiarity with secure development practices or regulated/high-compliance environments.
• Background in NLP, computer vision, or data engineering platforms.