AI Engineer
Reporting to: Transformation Director
Location: Remote
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Role Summary
We are seeking a creative and skilled AI Engineer to help drive Unlinks mission of transforming justice services through advanced AI and machine learning. You will work on meaningful, high-impact projects—like predictive analytics for offender risk, behavioural monitoring, secure communications enhancement, and operational optimization—ensuring that AI is applied ethically, transparently, and effectively.
Key Responsibilities
* Design, build, and deploy AI and machine learning models tailored to justice technology and secure environments.
* Collaborate with product, engineering, and domain experts to understand operational challenges and translate them into AI-driven solutions.
* Work on applications such as:
-NLP for secure communications monitoring.
-Predictive analytics for offender risk and rehabilitation progress.
-Behavioural analytics (e.g., detecting self-harm risk via AIM).
-Intelligent workflow automation for case management systems.
* Develop and optimize robust data pipelines, ensuring privacy and compliance with strict security standards.
* Continuously improve model accuracy, fairness, interpretability, and scalability.
* Stay up to date with research and recommend innovations that align with Unlinks vision and the sensitive nature of justice services.
Person Specification
Must-Have:
* Degree in Computer Science, AI, Data Science, or equivalent experience.
* Strong Python skills, with experience in ML libraries like TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn.
* Solid understanding of ML principles, algorithms, and their deployment in production.
* Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
* Ability to work in highly regulated, security-conscious environments.
Nice-to-Have:
* Experience in domains such as NLP, behaviour analytics, MLOps, or secure communications.
* Knowledge of ethics, bias mitigation, and fairness in AI.
* Familiarity with justice technology, corrections, or secure IT systems.
* Contributions to AI research or open-source projects.