Databricks AI Engineer — Agentic AI, Hybrid, Manchester

Primus Connect; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 129,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Primus Connect is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to join a Databricks delivery team on a multi-agent AI engagement. You will refine the solution design and work hands-on with the client's engineers to deploy agentic workflows.

The role demands strong Python/PySpark, MLflow, and governance tooling experience, with potential extension into a ML-focused second phase. Manchester-based with hybrid on-site days and a 10-week contract.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Databricks delivery and multi-agent AI solution design.

Responsibilities

• Refine and finalize the design of a multi-agent solution on Databricks.
• Lead hands-on delivery – building, testing and deploying agentic AI workflows.
• Pair-program and hand-hold the client's engineering team through implementation.
• Instruct and guide client engineers, then review and feedback on their work.
• Apply governance using Unity Catalog and AI Gateway.
• Proven experience building AI agents on Databricks – multi-agent solutions preferred.
• Hands-on MLflow experience, including model registry.
• Unity Catalog and AI Gateway governance tooling.
• Strong Databricks knowledge – compute management, logging and monitoring.
• Strong Python and PySpark.
• Excellent consulting skills – communication, people leadership and technical advisory.
• Machine learning / MLOps experience – useful if the engagement extends into its ML-focused second phase

Skills

Databricks

Python

PySpark

MLflow

Unity Catalog

AIGateway

Governance

Consulting

Client leadership

Model deployment

Tools

Databricks platform

MLflow

Unity Catalog

AI Gateway

Job description

Primus Connect is seeking an experienced AI Engineer to join a Databricks delivery team on a multi-agent AI engagement. You will refine the solution design and work hands-on with the client's engineers to deploy agentic workflows.

The role demands strong Python/PySpark, MLflow, and governance tooling experience, with potential extension into a ML-focused second phase. Manchester-based with hybrid on-site days and a 10-week contract.