AI Engineer

Senior AI / ML Engineer - Digital Modernisation (Contract)

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

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

StatisticsDesirable 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