Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Lead AI Engineer Contract type/Location: Near London ideally, flexible for the right candidate We're hiring a Lead AI Engineer to join the Financial Services and insurance focused data and AI consulting practice of one of the biggest companies in the world. This is a hands on delivery role sitting at the centre of some genuinely exciting work: building AI/ML solutions that support large scale insurance platform builds (think policy admin, claims systems) as well as standalone AI innovation projects where clients want to do something new in a specific part of their business. What you'll be doing: * Owning hands on delivery of AI/ML solutions built specifically on Azure ML and AI Foundry, this needs to be a genuine strength, not something you've used once * Working across AWS as the secondary platform, breadth across services matters more than deep expertise in any single tool * Leading technical delivery within client engagement teams, working alongside consultants embedded on insurance sector projects * Supporting both platform adjacent data/AI workstreams (running alongside claims and policy admin builds) and standalone innovation engagements * Flexing with fast moving client demand, this work can move quickly or sit quieter for a few months at a time, so you'll need to be comfortable with that rhythm What you'll bring: * Strong hands on experience with Azure ML and/or AI Foundry, this is core and non-negotiable * Working knowledge of AWS across a range of services * Experience delivering AI/ML solutions in a client facing or consulting environment * Comfortable working within insurance or wider financial services, ideally alongside large platform implementations * Ability to work independently and lead technical delivery within a broader engagement team * Based near London or able to work onshore consistently