Lead Software Developer (AI Platform & Tooling)
Location: Remote
Day Rate: £529/day, Inside IR35
Duration: 6 months, extension possible
Clearance: BPSS and SC (eligible also considered)
Sector: Public
A major public sector organisation is looking for an AI Platform & Tooling Engineer to develop, evaluate and optimise the platforms, tools and technical foundations needed to accelerate AI delivery. The role enables rapid experimentation while making sure AI technologies are adopted in a scalable, secure, resilient and cost-effective way.
Key responsibilities
- Design and implement AI development and experimentation environments
- Evaluate emerging AI tooling, frameworks and technology platforms
- Build integration services, APIs and orchestration capabilities
- Support deployment, monitoring and operational readiness activities
- Assess tooling costs, licensing impacts and infrastructure requirements
- Develop reusable accelerators, technical assets and reference implementations
- Implement security controls, monitoring and operational guardrails
- Support continuous improvement and optimisation of AI platforms
- Give technical guidance to multidisciplinary teams
Required technical competencies
- Software engineering and cloud infrastructure expertise
- Experience with AI platforms such as AWS Bedrock and Microsoft Foundry, plus APIs and orchestration frameworks
- Knowledge of Azure AI services and cloud-native architectures
- DevOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code practices
- Cost optimisation and cloud consumption management
- Security, monitoring and operational support principles
- Integration and automation technologies
Personal attributes
- Strong technical curiosity and an innovation mindset
- A pragmatic approach to balancing risk, cost and capability
- Adaptable and responsive to emerging technologies
- Collaborative and supportive team player
- Strong ownership and delivery focus
- Comfortable working with uncertain or incomplete requirements
Note
This role requires additional vetting, which may take longer than a standard onboarding process.
Rate:
£529/day
Location:
United Kingdom
IR35 Status:
Inside
Remote Status:
Remote
Industry:
IT
Seniority Level:
Not Specified