Jobs in Newcastle

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Head of AI

As Head of AI, you will lead the development and implementation of AI strategies, governance, and capabilities at LPPA, a leading pension administration company. You will work closely with the CTO and executive team to identify and deliver AI opportunities that enhance operational efficiency, service quality, and member outcomes. Key responsibilities include building the AI team, establishing governance frameworks, and fostering AI adoption across the organization.

Local Pensions Partnership Administration Preston, North West England, United Kingdom £90,000 – £100,000 pa

Hybrid Permanent

PhD Studentship in Computer Science: Policy-Compliant Secure AI

This PhD studentship focuses on developing secure AI systems that enforce policy compliance while protecting sensitive data, models, and rules across multiple parties. The research will integrate cryptography, privacy-enhancing technologies, and trustworthy AI to create verifiable enforcement mechanisms for high-stakes domains like cybersecurity and healthcare. The role involves formalising compliance, designing provably secure methods, and building efficient prototypes within a collaborative research environment.

Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England, United Kingdom £21 pa

Contract

PhD Studentship - Computer Science: Empirical Security Assessment of AI Decision Engines in Cyber-Physical Systems

This PhD project focuses on developing a rigorous empirical framework to assess the security robustness, failure modes, and operational risks of AI decision engines in cyber-physical systems. The research will provide empirical evidence to support informed deployment decisions in safety-critical industries like transportation, energy, and manufacturing.

Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne, Northern England, United Kingdom £21 pa

Contract

AI Engineers

This role involves designing and developing AI/ML solutions from concept to production, working with modern AI technologies like LLMs, RAG, NLP, and Computer Vision. You will collaborate with experienced engineers and customers to solve complex real-world problems, focusing on robust Python software development and model optimization.

FryerMiles Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom £60,000 – £120,000 pa

Senior Software Engineer

This role involves designing and building applications for complex Defence and National Security programmes, working across the full development lifecycle from proof of concept to production. You will develop backend services, APIs, databases, and user interfaces, and deploy applications in cloud and on-premise environments.

FryerMiles Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom £65,000 – £90,000 pa

Data Engineer

This role involves building and optimizing data pipelines to process and manage large volumes of data, enhancing the central data platform, and working closely with stakeholders to support investment decision-making. The successful candidate will have 3-6 years of experience, a strong background in SQL and Python, and direct experience in the hedge fund sector.

Noir Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom £45,000 – £80,000 pa

On-site Permanent

Senior AI Engineer

This role involves building production applications and APIs using Python and FastAPI, developing LLM, RAG, and AI agent solutions, and working with vector databases. You'll collaborate with engineers, architects, and client stakeholders to take GenAI POCs into production and scale them.

83zero Glasgow, City Of Glasgow, G2 1AL, United Kingdom £60,000 – £70,000 pa