AI Engineer

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Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

Higher education qualification (or equivalent experience) in Ethics, Law, Risk Management, Social Sciences, Data/Computer Science or relevant field

• Proven hands‑on experience building solutions using LLMs, AI APIs, Copilot Studio or agent frameworks.
• Strong understanding of vector databases, embeddings, RAG architectures and retrieval optimisation.
• Experience implementing secure‑by‑design practices including authentication, authorisation, data protection and auditability.
• Experience working within Microsoft Foundry‑style model and agent engineering, including LLM orchestration, RAG component optimisation, agent lifecycle management, versioning, monitoring, drift detection, and building reusable model/agent components governed under enterprise controls.
• Experience working with Microsoft Azure AI and cloud-native engineering, including integration with Azure AI services, secure deployment patterns, observability, telemetry, vector search and embeddings, and alignment with enterprise-grade cloud architectures used across the AI Foundry.
• Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, IaC, observability, monitoring and modern engineering pipelines.
• Ability to translate complex requirements or user needs into scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Ability to debug unexpected AI or model behaviour, including hallucinations, variability and reliability issues.
• Strong documentation skills and ability to produce reusable code assets, templates and guidance.
• Collaborative working style with analysts, testers and architects throughout delivery.
• Comfortable learning and adapting to emerging AI technologies and engineering patterns.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including senior‑level engagement.
• Commercial awareness and a value‑driven mindset.
• Familiarity with AI ethics, fairness, transparency and accountability principles
• Use of professional networks and external influencers with clear evidence of learning and development to build and maintain skills and expertise

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:

• Understanding of financial services industry, markets and competitors
• Understanding of how financial services organisations operate and the associated regulatory environment, or other regulated industries
• Awareness of the Mutual Sector and the needs and interests of Members