Job Description

Lead Machine Learning Engineer – AI

Location: Hybrid – UK (TBC)
Salary: £60,000-£90,000 per annum
Clearance: Active UK Government security clearance required
Level: Lead

Building AI models is one thing. Getting them into production and delivering real impact is another.

A technology consultancy working across UK Government and National Security is looking for a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to design, develop and deploy advanced AI/ML solutions.

You'll combine hands-on engineering with technical leadership, working on complex challenges where AI has a genuine real-world impact.

What you'll be working on

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  Designing, developing and deploying complex ML models into production

  
  


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  Building MLOps pipelines covering CI/CD, monitoring and retraining

  
  


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  Researching Generative AI technologies and developing proofs of concept

  
  


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  Optimising and fine-tuning models for performance and scalability

  
  


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  Integrating AI/ML solutions into existing secure systems

  
  


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  Mentoring engineers and influencing technical decisions

  
  

Why it's worth a look

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  Ownership of AI/ML solutions from initial research through to production

  
  


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  Meaningful Government and National Security projects with genuine technical challenges

  
  


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  Private healthcare, funded certifications, paid study leave and flexible hybrid working

  
  

Must have: Strong hands-on ML engineering experience, including production model deployment, MLOps, CI/CD and model monitoring. Broad knowledge of ML algorithms and frameworks, with experience providing technical leadership.

Nice to have: Generative AI research, advanced prototyping, model fine-tuning and experience working within Government or National Security environments.

Clearance: Due to the sensitive nature of the projects, candidates must already hold a high level of UK Government security clearance.