Robert Walters
Contract Senior AI Engineer/ London
Security Clearance: Active SC requiredThe Opportunity
We're looking for a Senior AI Engineer to design, build and run cutting-edge AI-enabled applications that drive real organisational impact.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on applying advanced AI (especially large language models) in live services-rather than developing new algorithms from scratch.
Contract Senior AI Engineer/ London
Security Clearance: Active SC requiredThe Opportunity
We're looking for a Senior AI Engineer to design, build and run cutting-edge AI-enabled applications that drive real organisational impact.
This is a hands-on engineering role focused on applying advanced AI (especially large language models) in live services-rather than developing new algorithms from scratch.
You'll work at the forefront of:
- AI Assistants
- Agentic systems
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
- Enterprise-grade AI solutions
What You'll Be Doing
- Designing and delivering AI-powered applications using modern cloud platforms
- Building and operating LLM-based systems, including RAG pipelines and agents
- Developing robust, scalable solutions using software engineering best practices
- Integrating AI capabilities into existing systems and workflows
- Monitoring performance, cost, reliability, and security of AI services in production
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to bring AI ideas to life
- Ensuring AI systems meet ethical, governance, and compliance standards
- Supporting experimentation, proofs of concept, and continuous improvement
Tech & Tools
You'll work with technologies such as:
- Python
- Azure AI / cloud platforms
- Microsoft Copilot Studio
- Azure OpenAI & AI Foundry
- APIs, CI/CD pipelines, version control
What We're Looking ForEssential:
- Strong experience delivering AI applications into production
- Solid software engineering background (Python, cloud-based systems)
- Hands-on experience with large language models (LLMs)
- Experience working in multidisciplinary delivery teams
- Ability to shape and recommend AI use cases with real business value
Desirable:
- Experience in regulated or public sector environments
- Familiarity with agile or user-centred delivery approaches
What Makes This Role Different
- Focus on real-world AI impact, not academic modelling
- Ownership of solutions from design through to live operation
- Opportunity to work on secure, scalable, and responsible AI systems
- Exposure to emerging AI patterns like agentic workflows and assistants
Key Skills
- Software engineering & system integration
- LLM application design & prompt engineering
- Data ethics, governance, and security awareness
- Stakeholder communication (technical & non-technical)
- Understanding of product delivery and business value
What You'll Deliver
- Production-ready AI applications
- Scalable and secure solution architectures
- Measured and monitored AI systems
- Reusable components and technical documentation
Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
To apply for this job please visit www.reed.co.uk.
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