Machine Learning Engineer

Machine Learning Engineer - 1 Month Initial Contract

📍 Location: Hybrid 1-2 days per week onsite in London

📅 Start: 24th November - 1 month initially but strong chance of extension

💰 Day Rate: Outside IR35 - rate depending on experience.

An established consultancy is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer (Contract) to support a global education organisation on an ongoing AI workspace project. The work will focus on extending internal tooling and integrating intelligent document management capabilities used across multiple regions.

This is a hands-on individual contributor role, ideal for someone who enjoys working end-to-end from data and architecture through to deployment and knowledge transfer within a collaborative, agile delivery team.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and maintain project-specific workspace functionality, including:

• File storage, metadata and system prompt management
• UI integration with collapsible sidebar navigation

Build or integrate a SharePoint or cloud-based file environment, including:

• Permissioned repositories for business units to upload and access documents independently
• A pre-defined library for initial deployment (e.g., finance or operational materials)
• Basic access controls, validation and testing

Skills & Experience

• Strong proficiency in Python with experience in machine learning deployment and MLOps tooling
• Understanding of SharePoint.
• Strong Azure, or similar cloud-based storage and directory structures
• Experience building document or knowledge management systems
• Ability to work autonomously, taking ownership from design through to delivery