Azure AI Engineer - Outside IR35

A contract opportunity for an experienced Azure AI Engineer, with demonstrable experience designing, building and implementing AI solutions for customers, at the forefront of MS Azure technologies. The successful candidate will have commercial experience leading a team or working independently.

Responsibilities

• Gather business requirements and translate them into scalable data, ML, and GenAI solutions.
• Lead the development of ML models, PoCs/MVPs, and supporting data architectures.
• Partner with engineering teams to build and deliver high-value solutions within the Azure ecosystem.
• Present insights, recommendations, and solution demos to stakeholders and clients.
• Work directly with customers to understand needs and ensure successful delivery of core solution components.
• Contribute to product roadmaps and introduce new technologies that enhance data and AI capabilities.

Technical Skills / Experience

• Advanced technical knowledge of Microsoft Azure stack, including Databricks.
• Strong experience with data modelling and data warehousing principles.
• Proficient working with big data, unstructured data and documents.
• Experience with one or more generative AI and LLM frameworks and tools.
• Strong appreciation for engineering best practices, such as DevOps and CICD for deployment.
• Excellent communication skills.

Additional Information

• Day rate: Up to £550/day
• IR35: Outside
• Initial Duration: 3 months (significant opportunity for extension)
• Location: Hybrid with 1-2 day a week onsite
• All applicants must have the right to work in UK