DV-Clearable ML Engineer – Production AI Solutions

Sanderson Government & Defence; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

EMI options

Salary Sacrifice Pension

Private Healthcare

Group Life Cover x3 salary

Enhanced Parental and Sickness Leave

Workplace Nursery Scheme

Volunteer Days

Pet friendly office

Development opportunities

Job summary

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer (DV Clearable) to join a multidisciplinary team in the UK. The role involves designing, prototyping, and deploying robust ML solutions for critical applications in secure environments.

You will work across the development lifecycle, collaborating with ML scientists, software engineers, and product managers. The position offers hybrid work (4 days on-site, 1 day remote) in Cheltenham or London, with a salary of £54,000–£64,000.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS, applied math, stats, physics or related field or equivalent experience.
• Proficient in Python with clean, well-documented code.
• Hands-on production infra experience: Docker, Linux, CI/CD, MLOps, cloud platforms.
• Experience with state-of-the-art ML libraries to deliver results quickly.
• Comfortable in ambiguous, fast-moving environments, embedded with customers.

Responsibilities

• Design and build prototypes and production-ready ML solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deploy ML in live environments.
• Maintain knowledge of current ML methods and tools.
• Write maintainable production code and promote best practices.
• Explain core ML concepts to customers and partners.

Skills

Python

ML libraries

Docker

Linux

CI/CD

MLOps

Cloud platforms

Model serving

NLP

LLMs

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related STEM

Tools

Docker

Linux

CI/CD

MLOps

Cloud platforms

Model serving architectures

Streamlit/Plotly/Gradio

Job description

Sanderson Government & Defence is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer (DV Clearable) to join a multidisciplinary team in the UK. The role involves designing, prototyping, and deploying robust ML solutions for critical applications in secure environments.

You will work across the development lifecycle, collaborating with ML scientists, software engineers, and product managers. The position offers hybrid work (4 days on-site, 1 day remote) in Cheltenham or London, with a salary of £54,000–£64,000.