Lead Technologist — AI, Real-Time Data & Innovation

Sustain Recruit

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

On-site

GBP 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Sustain Recruit is partnering with a major UK aviation organisation to hire a Lead Technologist who will shape a portfolio of AI, data and operational intelligence products. This leadership role focuses on identifying problems, exploring new technology, building POCs and taking the right ideas into production within a live operational environment.

You will own the technical direction across innovative products, collaborating with operations, data science, commercial and technology teams,

Qualifications

Experience delivering production AI/data systems.
Experience in complex, operational or regulated environments.
Ability to translate business problems into technical solutions.

Responsibilities

Shape architecture across real-time data, AI/ML and intelligent operational systems.
Take AI/ML concepts from POC through to production.
Lead integrations across complex operational and enterprise systems.
Translate business problems into practical technical solutions.
Develop technical proposals balancing innovation, risk, speed and value.
Coach and mentor technical colleagues while raising engineering standards.
Work directly with senior operational and commercial stakeholders.