AI Engineer

Protecht Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a fast-growing Governance, Risk & Compliance SaaS leader as an AI Engineer. You'll redefine risk with intelligent AI capabilities in Protecht.ERM, collaborating on cutting-edge projects that drive innovation. Enjoy a flexible culture, dedicated learning opportunities, and competitive remuneration.

Benefits

Flexible working culture

Dedicated learning and development opportunities

Reward & Recognition programs

Work/life balance initiatives

Monthly social events

Competitive remuneration

Employee Referral program

Qualifications

• 2+ years hands-on in Generative AI development.
• 5+ years in SaaS product development with Java and ReactJS.
• Experience with AI performance optimization and security risks.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to define and deliver impactful AI use cases.
• Architect and implement Generative AI features.
• Conduct code reviews and mentor engineers.

Skills

Generative AI

Agentic AI

AI ethics

Prompt engineering

Collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Java

ReactJS

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

About us
We are a fast growth Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) SaaS business. At Protecht, we are at the forefront of innovation, integrating cutting-edge AI technologies into our SaaS application, Protecht.ERM, and across our entire business. Our mission is to revolutionize enterprise risk management by leveraging AI to provide unparalleled insights and efficiencies.

The opportunity
At Protecht, we believe that the future of risk management is intelligent, adaptive, and AI-driven. As an AI Engineer atProtecht, your mission is to redefine how organizations manage risk by embedding intelligent, autonomous, and conversational AI capabilities into our enterprise platform, Protecht.ERM.

You will play a pivotal role in designing and delivering next-generation AI features that empower users to make smarter, faster, and safer decisions.

Located in our central Sydney office (hybrid work from home option available) and reporting to our Head of Business Delivery you will drive the delivery of AI projects across the business.

What you'll Do

• Collaborate with product managers, analysts, and engineers to define and deliver impactful AI use cases.
• Architect and implement scalable Generative AI features, including agentic workflows, conversational AI, and autonomous agents.
• Integrate AI into our enterprise stack using ReactJS (frontend) and Java (backend).
• Leverage AWS Bedrock services (Agents, Flows, Knowledge Bases, Guardrails, etc.) to build secure and compliant AI solutions.
• Apply best practices in AI security, including mitigation of hallucinations, prompt injection, and bias.
• Mentor engineers and champion excellence in AI development.
• Conduct code reviews, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure high-quality, maintainable code.

What you'll bring

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in Generative AI and Agentic AI development.
• 5+ years in commercial SaaS product development using Java, ReactJS, and modern databases.
• Deep knowledge of RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), vector databases, and custom embeddings.
• Proficiency in prompt engineering, benchmarking, and AI performance optimization.
• Strong understanding of AI ethics, governance, and security risks in enterprise environments.
• Experience with LangChain, OpenAI APIs, or similar LLM frameworks (highly desirable).
• Familiarity with Spring Framework, Microservices, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Experience with Bitbucket, DevOps, and cloud infrastructure.
• Passion for solving complex problems and driving innovation in AI.
• Tertiary qualifications in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related fields

Why Protecht?
At Protecht, a positive and super friendly culture awaits you, where learning is valued and supported. We empower our people through leadership, training, knowledge-sharing, and mentorship. Here are some of the perks of working with Protecht:

• A highly flexible culture - our way of working lets people work across home and our offices.
• A strong commitment to your learning and development - fortnightly dedicated L&D afternoons
• Reward & Recognition programs
• A strong focus on work / life balance with access to Birthday leave, bonus days, paid parental leave and long service leave.
• Monthly social events
• Competitive remuneration | Annual Performance Bonus | Novated Car Leasing
• Generous Employee Referral program

Sounds like you?
If you are Ready to build the future of AI in enterprise risk management! Apply online today!

Visit our website https://www.protechtgroup.com/ to find out a little more about working with us.