SeniorAIEngineerManchester Agrowingtechnology-ledbusinessisseekinga SeniorAIEngineer toplayapivotalroleinshapinganddeliveringitsAIstrategy.Thisisasenior-level,hands-onpositionresponsiblefordesigning,building,anddeployingenterprise-gradeAIsolutionsthatdrivemeasurablebusinessvalueacrosstheorganisation. WorkingcloselywithIT,Data,Engineering,andseniorbusinessstakeholders,youwillleadthedevelopmentandimplementationofadvancedAIsolutions,leveragingLargeLanguageModels(LLMs),Retrieval-AugmentedGeneration(RAG),AIAgents,MachineLearning,andAzureAIservices.Youwillprovidetechnicalleadership,establishbestpractices,andhelpbuildtheorganisationslong-termAIcapability. ThebusinessisinvestingheavilyinAIandislookingforsomeonewhocancombinedeeptechnicalexpertisewithstrategicthinking,takingsolutionsfromconceptthroughtoproductiondeploymentandadoption. TheidealcandidatewillhaveastrongfoundationinAIEngineeringcombinedwitharobustDataSciencebackground,enablingthemtodevelop,evaluate,andoptimiseAIsolutionsthatdelivermeasurablebusinessoutcomes. ThisrolewouldsuitanexperiencedAIprofessionalwhoenjoyssolvingcomplexbusinesschallenges,mentoringothers,influencingtechnicaldirection,anddeliveringinnovativeAIsolutionsatscale. RolePurpose AsaSeniorAIEngineer,youwillleadthedesign,development,deployment,andoptimisationofenterpriseAIsolutions,ensuringtheyaresecure,scalable,maintainable,andalignedtobusinessobjectives. YouwillactasasubjectmatterexpertforAItechnologies,helpingtodefinearchitecture,establishstandards,andguidetheorganisationsAIroadmapwhileremaininghands-onwithimplementation. KeyResponsibilities Design,develop,anddeployadvancedAIandMachineLearningsolutionstosolvecomplexbusinesschallenges. Leadthearchitectureandimplementationofproduction-gradeAIapplicationsusingLLMs,RAGpipelines,AIAgents,andAzureAIservices. ProvidetechnicalleadershipacrossAIinitiatives,ensuringsolutionsfollowbestpracticesforscalability,security,performance,andgovernance. OwnthefullAIdevelopmentlifecycle,fromdiscoveryandproof-of-conceptthroughtoproductiondeploymentandbusinessadoption. DevelopandoptimiseAImodels,promptengineeringframeworks,vectordatabases,andretrievalsystems. DesignandimplementAIagentarchitectures,workflowautomation,andAPIintegrations. CollaboratewithInfrastructureandEngineeringteamstodeployAIsolutionssecurelywithinenterpriseenvironments. EnsuresolutionsleveragePrivateEndpoints,securenetworking,identitymanagement,andenterprise-gradegovernancecontrols. Establishmonitoring,evaluation,andobservabilityframeworksforAIsystems,includinghallucinationdetection,modeldriftmonitoring,performancetracking,andcostoptimisation. Partnerwithoperationalandcommercialstakeholderstoidentifyhigh-valueAIopportunitiesanddefinebusinesscases. MeasureandreportonAIprojectoutcomes,includingefficiencygains,automationbenefits,costsavings,andcustomerexperienceimprovements. Mentorandsupportothertechnicalteammembers,promotingAIbestpracticesandknowledgesharingacrosstheorganisation. ContributetothedevelopmentoftheorganisationsAIstrategy,roadmap,andfuturecapability. RequiredExperience Essential SignificantcommercialexperienceinAIEngineering,MachineLearningEngineering,AppliedAI,orDataScienceroles. Expert-levelPythondevelopmentskillsanddeepexperiencewithmodernAI/MLframeworksandSDKs. Provenexperiencedesigninganddeployingproduction-gradeRAGsolutionsandLLM-poweredapplications. StrongexperiencebuildinganddeployingAIagents,orchestrationframeworks,andautomatedworkflows. ExperiencewithAzureAIServices,AzureOpenAI,AzureMachineLearning,orequivalententerpriseAIplatforms. Strongunderstandingofenterprisecloudarchitecture,includingVNets,EntraID,APIGateways,networking,andsecureintegrations. ExperiencedeployingandmanagingAIworkloadswithinproductionenvironments. StrongSQLanddataengineeringskills,workingwithbothstructuredandunstructureddatasets. AbilitytotranslatecomplexdatasetsintoactionableinsightsandAI-drivenbusinesssolutions. ExperienceimplementingAIgovernance,security,monitoring,andoperationalbestpractices. Excellentcommunication,leadership,stakeholdermanagement,andproblem-solvingskills. HighlyDesirable StrongDataSciencebackground,withexperienceinstatisticalmodelling,predictiveanalytics,featureengineering,experimentation,andmodelevaluation. ExperienceapplyingDataSciencemethodologiestosolvecomplexbusinessproblemsandidentifyopportunitiesforAIadoption. ExperiencewithGenAIOps,LLMOps,MLOps,andAIobservabilityplatforms. ExposuretoComputerVision,OCR,VoiceAI,ConversationalAI,ormultimodalAIsolutions. Experienceworkingwithinoperational,retail,automotive,logistics,orcustomer-centricorganisations. KnowledgeofResponsibleAI,AIgovernanceframeworks,andregulatoryconsiderations. PreviousexperienceleadingAIinitiatives,mentoringengineers,orhelpingdefineAIstrategyandroadmap. ExperiencebuildingorcontributingtoanAICentreofExcellenceorinternalAIcapabilityfunction. WhatWe'reLookingFor We'relookingforsomeonewhocombinesdeeptechnicalexpertisewithcommercialawarenessandapragmaticapproachtoAIdelivery.You'llbecomfortableoperatingatbothstrategicandhands-onlevels,engagingwithseniorstakeholderswhilealsodesigning,developing,anddeployingsolutionsyourself. YoushouldbepassionateaboutemergingAItechnologiesandhaveatrackrecordofturninginnovativeideasintoproduction-readysolutionsthatcreatemeasurablebusinessvalue. Salary&Benefits Competitivesalarydependingonexperience Quarterlybonusscheme Hybridworkingarrangement3daysintheoffice/2daysremote OpportunitytoleadandshapeenterpriseAIcapability Exposuretohigh-profileAItransformationinitiatives Stronglong-termcareerprogressionopportunities Ongoinginvestmentintraining,certifications,andprofessionaldevelopment Interested? Ifyou'reanexperiencedAIEngineerorDataScienceprofessionallookingtotakeownershipofimpactfulAIinitiativesandhelpshapethefuturedirectionofAIwithinagrowingorganisation,we'dlovetohearfromyou. ApplynowfortheSeniorAIEngineeropportunityinManchester. SeniorAIEngineerManchester