Principal Forward-Deployed AI Engineer (DV) – On‑Prem & Cloud

SR2; Greater London; On-site; GBP 128,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

SR2 seeks a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer in London to design and deliver AI capability from concept to customer deployment. You will own end-to-end delivery across cloud-native platforms, including on-prem environments, OpenShift, Kubernetes, and GPU-equipped setups.

You will drive security reviews and documentation while collaborating with senior stakeholders. The role requires hands-on senior coding alongside system architecture leadership, with a focus on delivering robust AI/LLM

Qualifications

• Active DV clearance is required.
• Proven track record delivering into defence projects.
• Principal-level engineering experience with hands-on coding.

Responsibilities

• Take new products from blank page to live, owning them end-to-end.
• Run a cloud-native product on customer environments (on‑prem, OpenShift, Kubernetes, VMs or bare metal).
• Deliver AI/LLM capability including GPU workloads and on-site model serving.
• Ship into secure/air-gapped networks via controlled release processes.
• Lead security work: threat modelling, evidence and accreditation.
• Write documentation and test plans; act as the go-to technical person for senior stakeholders.

Skills

Security clearance

Defence delivery

London onsite

Tools

TypeScript

Node.js

Fastify

Next.js

React

Prisma

PostgreSQL

GCP

OpenShift

Job description

SR2 seeks a Principal Forward Deployed Engineer in London to design and deliver AI capability from concept to customer deployment. You will own end-to-end delivery across cloud-native platforms, including on-prem environments, OpenShift, Kubernetes, and GPU-equipped setups.

You will drive security reviews and documentation while collaborating with senior stakeholders. The role requires hands-on senior coding alongside system architecture leadership, with a focus on delivering robust AI/LLM