Senior AI Engineer
Team:
AI Squad | IT
Reporting to:
Group Manager – Data & AI
The opportunity:
We're looking for a Senior AI Engineer to design, build, and operate production-grade AI systems that deliver measurable business value. This role sits at the intersection of engineering excellence, applied AI, and real-world outcomes — not experiments for experiment's sake.
You'll work on modern AI solutions including LLMs, RAG, agents, and ML services, deployed at scale on Azure and Databricks, with strong governance, security, and operational discipline.
What you'll be doing
* Build and deploy
AI services and APIs
for inference and retrieval (LLMs, RAG, ML models, agents)
* Develop
data pipelines
for training and retrieval with strong governance, privacy, and auditability
* Contribute to the
AI platform and MLOps toolchain
(CI/CD for models, MLflow, feature stores, monitoring, rollback)
* Translate business and product requirements into
well-scoped technical deliverables
* Write
clean, well-tested code
and contribute reusable components and patterns
* Operate AI workloads in production with clear
SLIs/SLOs
(availability, latency, cost)
* Apply
security-by-design
practices including prompt protection, content filtering, access controls
* Maintain documentation, runbooks, and architectural decision records
You'll have this experience:
* Leading the end-to-end delivery of production AI solutions (e.g., RAG assistants, classification/ranking, NLP models) aligned with business goals.
* Overseeing and optimising AI operations on enterprise platforms (App Services, Containers, Databricks) for scalability and reliability.
* Driving best practices and high-impact outcomes in cross-functional teams, collaborating with product, data, and talent stakeholders.
You'll have these skills
* Advanced engineering in Python and microservices, with expertise in cloud-native architecture on Azure.
* Proficient with Databricks (Delta, Unity Catalog, MLflow), Azure OpenAI/Azure ML, and modern retrieval patterns (RAG, tools/agents, function calling).
* Strong data engineering foundation: batch and streaming pipelines, data quality, governance, and lineage.
* Applied practical security for AI systems, including prompt protection, privacy safeguards, content filtering, and auditability.
* Ability to translate real customer problems and feedback into technical solutions—ensuring that every AI system, service, or feature directly addresses customer pain points and delivers measurable value.
* Continuously seeking improvement by staying curious, embracing challenges, and learning from mistakes in delivering better solutions
Preferred qualifications
* Relevant tertiary qualifications.
* Hands‑on with Databricks/MLflow, Azure OpenAI, Azure DevOps, Azure services (Functions, Key Vault, App Insights).
* Relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Databricks) or equivalent practical experience.
Why this role
Work on real, production AI in an enterprise environment — not demos
Strong focus on engineering quality, security, and operational excellence
Influence platform standards and reusable AI patterns
Clear connection between your work and business impact
Curious to know more? Apply today for a confidential discussion. We look forward to connecting with you