AI Engineer

Senior AI / ML Engineer - Digital Modernisation (Contract) Do you have the skills to fill this role Read the complete details below, and make your application today. Location: Alderley Park, Cheshire (Hybrid - 2-3 days onsite / 2-3 days remote) Duration: May 2026 - May 2027 Rate: Competitive We are delivering Phase 2 of a Progressive Digital Modernisation programme , focused on the design, development, and deployment of scalable AI/ML and Generative AI solutions on Azure . This programme centres on modernising applications using cloud-native AI services and enabling enterprise-scale adoption of advanced AI capabilities.

We are seeking an experienced Senior AI / ML Engineer to help deliver production-grade AI solutions across this transformation initiative. Role Overview You will be responsible for designing, building, and deploying end-to-end AI/ML and Generative AI solutions for production environments. The role will focus on Agentic AI solutions, RAG pipelines, LLM integrations, and cloud-native AI architecture , working closely with engineering, data, and business stakeholders.

Essential Skills & Experience Proven experience designing, developing, and deploying AI/ML and Generative AI solutions into production Hands-on experience building Agentic AI solutions Strong Python development skills with experience using AI/ML frameworks Experience with Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI Strong experience building and optimising: RAG pipelines LLM integrations xwzovoh Agent-based workflows Expertise in: Model selection and fine-tuning Prompt engineering Enterprise system integration Solid data science fundamentals , including: Data analysis Feature engineering Machine learning Statistics Desirable Skills Advanced prompt engineering and LLM fine-tuning Experience integrating AI solutions within complex enterprise environments Strong understanding of cloud-native AI architecture best practices