Agentic AI Engineer – Defence & Security Lead

Cambridge Consultants; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Cambridge Consultants is seeking an Agentic AI Engineer in the AI & Algorithms department, focusing on defence and security clients. You’ll lead technical work, mentor juniors, and help shape new engagements, building robust AI systems with strong lab-backed resources.

You’ll work on client problems directly, translate needs into credible approaches, and contribute to proposals while maintaining security-clearance readiness in a hybrid UK role.

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience designing and delivering cutting edge AI solutions, including some experience developing agentic AI systems.
• Strong Python programming skills and a solid grasp of modern software development practice.
• A strong undergraduate degree in a relevant technical subject, such as AI/machine learning, computer science, mathematics or physics.
• A track record of delivering quality technical work in a team.
• The ability to lead and mentor others.
• An interest in working with clients and getting involved in proposals and sales conversations.
• A genuine affinity for working in the defence and security sector.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing cutting edge AI solutions to clients’ problems such as systems that can search for, interpret and analyse information as well as plan and act to achieve a goal.
• Taking technical ownership of significant parts of client projects, delivering quality work to budget and schedule with little supervision.
• Acting as technical authority or technical lead on smaller projects and contributing to the technical direction of larger ones.
• Mentoring and supporting less experienced engineers and helping them develop as technical consultants.
• Working directly with clients to understand their problems, show what’s possible, and build their confidence in our work.
• Contributing to proposals and helping scope new work, translating client needs into credible technical approaches.
• Building demonstrators and internal capability that showcase our expertise in defence, security and adjacent markets.

Skills

Agentic AI

Python

Leadership

Mentoring

Client engagement

Education

AI/ML degree

Computer Science degree

Tools

Python ecosystem

Job description

Cambridge Consultants is seeking an Agentic AI Engineer in the AI & Algorithms department, focusing on defence and security clients. You’ll lead technical work, mentor juniors, and help shape new engagements, building robust AI systems with strong lab-backed resources.

You’ll work on client problems directly, translate needs into credible approaches, and contribute to proposals while maintaining security-clearance readiness in a hybrid UK role.