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AI Platform Engineer
- Aggregated by CV-Library
- Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Contract
- Full Time
- £219,000 - £219,000 Per Day
Job Description
£600 per day | Outside IR35 | 6 Month Contract
We're supporting a major UK financial services organisation that is investing heavily in AI, automation and next-generation digital capabilities. They are looking for an experienced AI Platform Engineer to help accelerate the adoption of enterprise AI solutions, build reusable capabilities, and deliver production-ready AI and automation services across the business.
This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll work closely with business stakeholders, architects, security teams and technology partners to transform AI opportunities into scalable solutions while maintaining strong governance and operational standards.
The Role
You will:
Build and enhance AI-powered applications and automation solutions.
Integrate and operationalise Large Language Models including GPT, Claude and Gemini.
Develop AI agents, workflow automation and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions.
Design and develop integrations using REST APIs, GraphQL, OAuth 2.0 and JWT authentication.
Build and support Azure-hosted workloads and Kubernetes-based services.
Develop Python services and integrations.
Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions workflows.
Embed security controls and governance into the development lifecycle.
Help define engineering standards, reusable patterns and best practices.
Coach internal teams and contribute to the organisation's growing AI capability. Essential Skills & Experience
We're looking for candidates with strong experience in:
Cloud & Platform
Microsoft Azure
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitHub ActionsDevelopment
Python
API Development
REST APIs
GraphQLAI & Automation
Large Language Models (LLMs)
GPT, Claude and/or Gemini
AI Agents
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Vector Databases
LLM orchestration frameworksData
Databricks
PostgreSQL
MySQLDevSecOps
CI/CD pipelines
Secure coding practices
Security scanning and dependency management tools Desirable Experience
Financial Services experience
Experience within regulated environments
FCA awareness
Consumer Duty knowledge
Operational Resilience understanding
GDPR and data privacy experience
Delivering AI solutions into production environments
Working with global engineering teams What's on Offer?
£600 per day
Outside IR35
Initial 6-month contract
Opportunity to shape and influence a growing AI capability
Work with cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT, Claude, Gemini and AI agents
High-impact role within a major enterprise environment
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)
We're supporting a major UK financial services organisation that is investing heavily in AI, automation and next-generation digital capabilities. They are looking for an experienced AI Platform Engineer to help accelerate the adoption of enterprise AI solutions, build reusable capabilities, and deliver production-ready AI and automation services across the business.
This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll work closely with business stakeholders, architects, security teams and technology partners to transform AI opportunities into scalable solutions while maintaining strong governance and operational standards.
The Role
You will:
Build and enhance AI-powered applications and automation solutions.
Integrate and operationalise Large Language Models including GPT, Claude and Gemini.
Develop AI agents, workflow automation and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions.
Design and develop integrations using REST APIs, GraphQL, OAuth 2.0 and JWT authentication.
Build and support Azure-hosted workloads and Kubernetes-based services.
Develop Python services and integrations.
Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform.
Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines and GitHub Actions workflows.
Embed security controls and governance into the development lifecycle.
Help define engineering standards, reusable patterns and best practices.
Coach internal teams and contribute to the organisation's growing AI capability. Essential Skills & Experience
We're looking for candidates with strong experience in:
Cloud & Platform
Microsoft Azure
Kubernetes
Terraform
GitHub ActionsDevelopment
Python
API Development
REST APIs
GraphQLAI & Automation
Large Language Models (LLMs)
GPT, Claude and/or Gemini
AI Agents
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Vector Databases
LLM orchestration frameworksData
Databricks
PostgreSQL
MySQLDevSecOps
CI/CD pipelines
Secure coding practices
Security scanning and dependency management tools Desirable Experience
Financial Services experience
Experience within regulated environments
FCA awareness
Consumer Duty knowledge
Operational Resilience understanding
GDPR and data privacy experience
Delivering AI solutions into production environments
Working with global engineering teams What's on Offer?
£600 per day
Outside IR35
Initial 6-month contract
Opportunity to shape and influence a growing AI capability
Work with cutting-edge AI technologies, including GPT, Claude, Gemini and AI agents
High-impact role within a major enterprise environment
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)