SeniorAIEngineerManchester Agrowingtechnology-ledbusinessisseekinga SeniorAIEngineer toplayapivotalroleinshapinganddeliveringitsAIstrategy.Thisisasenior-level,hands-onpositionresponsiblefordesigning,building,anddeployingenterprise-gradeAIsolutionsthatdrivemeasurablebusinessvalueacrosstheorganisation. WorkingcloselywithIT,Data,Engineering,andseniorbusinessstakeholders,youwillleadthedevelopmentandimplementationofadvancedAIsolutions,leveragingLargeLanguageModels(LLMs),Retrieval-AugmentedGeneration(RAG),AIAgents,MachineLearning,andAzureAIservices.Youwillprovidetechnicalleadership,establishbestpractices,andhelpbuildtheorganisationslong-termAIcapability. ThebusinessisinvestingheavilyinAIandislookingforsomeonewhocancombinedeeptechnicalexpertisewithstrategicthinking,takingsolutionsfromconceptthroughtoproductiondeploymentandadoption. TheidealcandidatewillhaveastrongfoundationinAIEngineeringcombinedwitharobustDataSciencebackground,enablingthemtodevelop,evaluate,andoptimiseAIsolutionsthatdelivermeasurablebusinessoutcomes. ThisrolewouldsuitanexperiencedAIprofessionalwhoenjoyssolvingcomplexbusinesschallenges,mentoringothers,influencingtechnicaldirection,anddeliveringinnovativeAIsolutionsatscale. RolePurpose AsaSeniorAIEngineer,youwillleadthedesign,development,deployment,andoptimisationofenterpriseAIsolutions,ensuringtheyaresecure,scalable,maintainable,andalignedtobusinessobjectives. YouwillactasasubjectmatterexpertforAItechnologies,helpingtodefinearchitecture,establishstandards … andguidetheorganisationsAIroadmapwhileremaininghands-onwithimplementation. KeyResponsibilities Design,develop,anddeployadvancedAIandMachineLearningsolutionstosolvecomplexbusinesschallenges. Leadthearchitectureandimplementationofproduction-gradeAIapplicationsusingLLMs,RAGpipelines,AIAgents,andAzureAIservices. ProvidetechnicalleadershipacrossAIinitiatives,ensuringsolutionsfollowbestpracticesforscalability,security,performance,andgovernance. OwnthefullAIdevelopmentlifecycle,fromdiscoveryandproof-of-conceptthroughtoproductiondeploymentandbusinessadoption. DevelopandoptimiseAImodels,promptengineeringframeworks,vectordatabases,andretrievalsystems. DesignandimplementAIagentarchitectures,workflowautomation,andAPIintegrations. CollaboratewithInfrastructureandEngineeringteamstodeployAIsolutionssecurelywithinenterpriseenvironments. EnsuresolutionsleveragePrivateEndpoints,securenetworking,identitymanagement,andenterprise-gradegovernancecontrols. Establishmonitoring,evaluation,andobservabilityframeworksforAIsystems,includinghallucinationdetection,modeldriftmonitoring,performancetracking,andcostoptimisation. Partnerwithoperationalandcommercialstakeholderstoidentifyhigh-valueAIopportunitiesanddefinebusinesscases. MeasureandreportonAIprojectoutcomes,includingefficiencygains,automationbenefits,costsavings,andcustomerexperienceimprovements. Mentorandsupportothertechnicalteammembers,promotingAIbestpracticesandknowledgesharingacrosstheorganisation. ContributetothedevelopmentoftheorganisationsAIstrategy ...