Forward Deployed AI Engineer, CBS - Associate Director (Level 4) - UK Wide

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Forward Deployed AI Engineer, Core Business Services - Assistant Director/Manager level Location - any UK office Permanen t   Job Overview We are seeking an experienced Forward Deployed AI Engineer to join our dynamic team. This is a hands-on role with a leadership element. You will design and build AI agents and automation tools yourself, while providing technical oversight and quality assurance across projects, shaping new work as it comes in, and supporting more junior members of the team. Key Responsibilities

Design and develop AI agents and automation tools to solve complex problems and improve business processes. Design AI solutions across multiple projects and portfolios, including orchestration layers and scalable, reusable solutions. Decide between, and build with, both low-code and pro-code approaches. Design cloud native solutions as the platform for AI solutions, and integrate new AI offerings. Provide technical oversight and quality assurance of projects and of the work of others, alongside building yourself. Set engineering standards and review the code and solutions produced by the team. Shape and scope new demand as it comes in, translating business problems into deliverable technical scope with an assessment of effort and feasibility. Own governance and set-up end to end, including AI risk assessment, information security, data loss prevention, change advisory board, environments and licensing, taking products all the way through to live release. Manage senior stakeholders, including demonstrating, defending and shaping the work with partners and business leadership. Support and mentor junior members of the team, and coordinate delivery across onshore and offshore resources. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical specifications. Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI and apply them to projects. Document code, processes and methodologies to ensure maintainability and knowledge sharing within the team. Lead and participate in code reviews, providing constructive feedback to peers.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field, or equivalent experience gained through several years in a relevant role. Proven experience as an AI developer or engineer, with a strong portfolio of delivered projects. Proficiency in programming languages such as Python and TypeScript. Working knowledge of Git and version control. Strong understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software design principles. Familiarity with data manipulation and analysis tools such as Pandas, NumPy, and SQL. Experience across the Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages and Dataverse, together with solution management, environments and application lifecycle management. Experience building and orchestrating LLM agents, including prompt design, grounding and retrieval, structured outputs, and testing and evaluating agent behaviour where outputs are uncertain or non-deterministic. Experienced with cloud solutions, including how they are run, costed and used. Experience integrating AI tools with enterprise systems through APIs, including Graph, REST, SQL, SharePoint and dedicated business systems. Experience working within enterprise guardrails, including AI risk assessment, information security review, data loss prevention, environments and licensing. Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and in a team environment. Strong communication skills, including senior stakeholder management and the ability to convey complex technical