AI-Driven Cloud Engineering Lead (Java/Python, AWS)

Principle HR; City Of London; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is looking for a Software Engineering Lead to spearhead technical delivery of AI-enabled cloud-native platforms in London. You will provide strategic leadership to engineering teams, oversee architecture on AWS, and ensure the successful implementation of enterprise-scale AI/ML solutions. The ideal candidate will have expert knowledge in Java or Python, strong AWS experience, and a proven track record in leading teams and delivery. This role offers an annual salary of £75,000 - £82,000 on a 12-month contract.

Qualifications

• Expert-level Java and/or Python experience.
• Experience leading engineers and owning delivery.
• Strong hands-on AWS experience (compute, networking, security, observability).
• Experience delivering AI/ML systems, particularly LLM and RAG-based solutions.
• Strong DevOps and SDLC knowledge (CI/CD, IaC, testing, SRE practices).

Responsibilities

• Providing technical leadership across engineering teams.
• Owning architecture and delivery of cloud-native systems on AWS.
• Leading the implementation of AI/ML solutions, including LLM-based applications.
• Partnering with product and senior stakeholders.
• Ensuring engineering controls, governance, and SDLC best practices.

Skills

Expert-level Java

Expert-level Python

Strong hands-on AWS experience

Strong DevOps knowledge

CI/CD practices

SDLC best practices

Job description

A global technology company is looking for a Software Engineering Lead to spearhead technical delivery of AI-enabled cloud-native platforms in London. You will provide strategic leadership to engineering teams, oversee architecture on AWS, and ensure the successful implementation of enterprise-scale AI/ML solutions. The ideal candidate will have expert knowledge in Java or Python, strong AWS experience, and a proven track record in leading teams and delivery. This role offers an annual salary of £75,000 - £82,000 on a 12-month contract.