Machine Learning Developer Contract

Delta Capita
Sheffield
6 days ago
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Role Overview:

This role sits within a global onboarding and KYC capability team focused on delivering modern, scalable, and user‑centric digital solutions. The team brings together business, operations, and technology stakeholders to co-design platforms that improve customer experience, streamline processes, and strengthen operational resilience.

The function supports enterprise-wide digital transformation efforts, enabling the move towards a more modern, future-state technology architecture. Teams collaborate across multiple global locations to design and build digital services that allow customers to onboard quickly, simply, and securely.

The remit covers onboarding products, platforms, and delivery approaches aligned to agile, client-focused ways of working. Solutions are used by a broad spectrum of customers, from large corporates to small businesses.

As part of continued investment in AI and advanced engineering, we are seeking an experienced Machine Learning Developer (AI Engineer) to support key AI‑driven initiatives. You will work closely with cross‑functional teams across various global regions.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build production-ready ML models for image and text content extraction and classification.

  • Work with business and product teams to gather requirements and develop iterative ML solutions.

  • Collaborate with engineering teams to design and deliver AI components and features.

  • Create, test, and refine new and existing ML products and services.

  • Design and implement Python-based ML and OCR components.

  • Support the full lifecycle of ML applications, including deployment, testing, monitoring, and production support.



Required Experience:

  • Strong hands-on experience in Document AI / Intelligent Document Processing, using both traditional ML techniques and Generative AI, with proven use of open-source models.

  • Solid experience delivering production-grade Python solutions.

  • Background in machine learning, deep learning, NLP, generative AI, image processing, and OCR (any combination beneficial).

  • Experience with ML and NLP frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face, SpaCy, OpenCV, Regex, or similar.

  • Experience delivering secure, resilient, and well-governed code to production, with strong awareness of cybersecurity and safe API development.

Nice to Have:

  • Experience using PostgreSQL for data storage and management.

  • Familiarity with cloud services such as virtual machines, and experience with Azure CLI, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), or Azure DevOps.

  • Experience working in teams that release to production frequently and iteratively.

How We Work:

Delta Capita is an equal opportunity employer. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, colour, disability, national origin, ancestry, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. If you require any reasonable adjustments through your interview process, please use the designated space within the application questionnaire.

This is a fixed-term/contract position located in Sheffield, England. As the selection and interview process is ongoing, please submit your application in English as soon as possible, if your profile is selected, a member of our team will contact you within 4 weeks. For this role a valid working permit for the UK is mandatory.

Expectations regarding hybrid working: As we are a Service Provider and Consulting firm servicing clients, our policy for physically working from the office (which may be the client’s offices or our own offices depending on the client) aligns to what our client’s policies and expectations are and these vary. Most of our client’s now require a minimum of 3 days per week in the office, 2 days from home, and accordingly this is also the minimum expectation that Delta Capita require.

Who We Are:

Delta Capita Group is a global managed services, consulting and solutions provider with a unique combination of experience in Financial Services and technology innovation capability. Our mission is to reinvent the financial services value chain providing technology based mutualized services for financial institutions for non-differentiating services.

Our 3 offerings are:

  • Managed Services

  • Consulting & Solutions

  • Technology

To know more about Delta Capita and our culture click here: Working at DC - Delta Capita.

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