Senior Data/AI Engineer - Manager, Engineering AI & Data, AI & Data Solutions

Basic informationLocationManchesterBusiness LineTechnology & TransformationJob TypePermanent / FTCDate published17-Aug-2026Req #23782Job descriptionConnect to your IndustryDeloitte’s AI & Data Solutions operating unit focuses on enabling clients to overcome complex systems challenges when delivering business driven, technology - enabled change across their organisation. Our specialists help clients in designing and implementing fully integrated solutions across an organisation and with its external partners, suppliers, and customers.Our end-to-end solutions encompass business process, people, technology and data; and focus on customers, quality, governance and control. We cover all aspects of systems integration including digital solutions, package integration, custom development and infrastructure. Connect to your career at Deloitte     Deloitte drives progress. Using our vast range of expertise, we help our clients' become leaders wherever they choose to compete. To do this, we invest in outstanding people. We build teams of future thinkers, with diverse talents and backgrounds, and empower them all to reach for and achieve more.   What brings us all together at Deloitte? It’s how we approach the thousands of decisions we make every day. How we behave, our beliefs and our attitudes. In other words: our values. Whatever we do, wherever we are in the world, we lead the way, serve with integrity, take care of each other, foster inclusion, and collaborate for measurable impact. These five shared values lead every decision we make and action we take, guiding us to deliver impact how and where it matters most.Connect to your opportunity This team is focused on the technical delivery of new solutions that solve complex challenges for clients. Join us to drive innovation and technology forward, collaborating with cross-functional teams and using cutting-edge tools. Offering excellent development opportunities, you will have the chance to hone your technical craft, gain new skills, and complete qualifications and certificates. This is your chance to make a real impact. As a Senior Data / AI Engineer, you will lead the design, development, and maintenance of sophisticated data pipelines, advanced analytics solutions, and AI-driven capabilities that enable strategic business decisions and support digital transformation. You will provide technical leadership within a workstream, ensuring high-quality delivery through guidance and oversight. In addition, you will mentor junior team members, sharing knowledge and embedding best practices. You will work closely with stakeholders and business analysts to understand their requirements, translating these into effective technical solutions that align with business goals.This role is suited to individuals who enjoy working with data and AI technologies, value clean, reliable solutions, and want to deliver practical, business-focused outcomes. Applicants may have a background in either Data or AI engineering, with a keen interest in driving value from data using modern AI and analytics techniques. Applicants must have experience leading project teams, providing technical direction, mentoring junior colleagues & engaging with stakeholders.Workstream Leadership: Lead a technical workstream within larger projects, coordinating activities, setting priorities, and ensuring high-quality delivery.Mentoring: Support and mentor junior team members within your workstream, sharing expertise and promoting best practices Data Engineering & Development: Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines, datasets, and data models to support analytics, reporting, and AI use cases.AI & Advanced Analytics: Develop and implement AI / machine learning models where appropriate, supporting use cases such as prediction, classification, automation, and insight generation.Generative AI and Context Engineering: Develop generative AI enabled solutions using large language models and context/prompt engineering.Data Integration: Integrate data from multiple sources, ensuring data quality, consistency, and reliability. Collaboration: Work closely with Business Analysts, Data Analysts, and product teams to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.Testing & Quality: Implement testing, validation, and monitoring to ensure data accuracy, model performance, and solution reliability.Performance & Optimisation: Optimise data processing, storage, and model performance for scalability and efficiency.Documentation: Produce clear technical documentation covering data models, pipelines, logic, and assumptions.Governance & Security: Adhere to data governance, security, and privacy standards throughout the development lifecycle.Connect to your skills and professional experience Technical requirements:Experience mentoring or coaching junior team members, with a demonstrated ability to support team development and knowledge sharing. Proven ability to lead technical workstreams and deliver results in complex environments. Experience engaging with senior stakeholders and contributing to strategic discussions, with the confidence to influence decision-making and drive outcomes.Proven experience as a Data Developer, Data Engineer, AI Engineer, or similar role. Strong programming skills in Python, SQL, and/or similar languagesExperience building data pipelines and working with structured and unstructured data.Familiarity with Generative AI and/or machine learning frameworks (e.g. scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Langchain) is desirable. Experience with cloud data platforms, data warehouses, or big data technologies is an advantage. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail. Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders. Experience working in Agile delivery environments. Appointment to this role is subject to the candidate being eligible for and successfully obtaining UK Security Check (SC) security clearance.Connect to your business - Technology and TransformationDistinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters. Engineering, AI and DataWe lead transformation at the heart of our clients; re-engineering the core of our clients’ organisations, helping to unleash growth, and creating better futures for their customers, citizens and employees.Personal independence Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.Connect with your colleagues “What attracted me to Deloitte were the endless opportunities and the collective experience of other like-minded individuals. Deloitte’s clients include many of the world’s largest organisations; I wanted to be part of a team that made a difference that I could be proud of.” - Dan, Technology and TransformationOur hybrid working policyYou’ll be based in Belfast or Manchester with hybrid working.At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.Our commitment to you Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before. We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.Connect to your next step A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careersWPFULL SLTTECH BAENGAI BAAIDAT LOCBEL LOCMAN