Senior AI Engineering Consultant

Lynx Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Career progression

AI transformation projects

Job summary

Lynx Recruitment is supporting a leading technology consultancy expanding its AI practice. We are seeking a Senior AI Engineering Consultant to design, build and deploy Generative AI solutions for enterprise clients across Azure, AWS and GCP.

You will work with clients to define AI strategies, deliver proofs-of-concept, and lead technical delivery while mentoring engineers and guiding architectural decisions. This hybrid role offers exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in IT/Technology consultancy or professional services.
• Strong hands-on Generative AI and modern AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define AI strategies with clients and build proofs-of-concept.
• Lead technical delivery across AI and cloud projects (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Mentor engineers and guide architectural decisions.
• Support workshops, discovery sessions and pre-sales activities.

Skills

Generative AI

Python

Multi-cloud

CI/CD

Client engagement

Architecture leadership

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

LLMs

RAG architectures

AI frameworks

CI/CD tooling

Job description

We're supporting a leading technology consultancy that is expanding its AI practice and is looking for a Senior AI Engineering Consultant to help deliver innovative AI-powered solutions for enterprise clients.

This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of Generative AI, partnering with organisations to design, build and deploy cutting-edge solutions across Azure, AWS and GCP.

We're looking for someone with a genuine passion for AI who combines strong consulting experience with a software engineering background and the ability to turn technical innovation into real business value.

We're supporting a leading technology consultancy that is expanding its AI practice and is looking for a Senior AI Engineering Consultant to help deliver innovative AI-powered solutions for enterprise clients.

This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of Generative AI, partnering with organisations to design, build and deploy cutting-edge solutions across Azure, AWS and GCP.

We're looking for someone with a genuine passion for AI who combines strong consulting experience with a software engineering background and the ability to turn technical innovation into real business value.

The Role

You'll work closely with clients to define AI strategies, build proof-of-concepts, develop scalable solutions and lead technical delivery across a range of AI and cloud projects.

Responsibilities will include:

• Designing and delivering Generative AI and Machine Learning solutions
• Building applications using LLMs, RAG frameworks and AI orchestration tools
• Working directly with clients to understand business challenges and define AI-driven solutions
• Leading architecture and engineering decisions across Azure, AWS and GCP
• Developing scalable, production-ready software solutions
• Implementing engineering best practices including CI/CD, testing and deployment automation
• Evaluating emerging AI technologies and identifying opportunities for innovation
• Mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across project teams
• Supporting workshops, discovery sessions and technical pre-sales activities

What We're Looking For Essential Requirements

• Proven experience working within an IT Consultancy, Technology Consultancy or Professional Services environment
• Strong hands-on experience with Generative AI and modern AI technologies
• Commercial experience building AI-powered applications and deploying them into production
• Software Engineering or Product Engineering background
• Strong Python development skills
• Experience working with LLMs, RAG architectures and modern AI frameworks
• Multi-cloud experience across Azure, AWS and GCP
• Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures and scalable application design
• Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code and automated deployment pipelines
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to engage with both technical and non-technical audiences

Education

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related technology discipline
• Minimum 2:1 degree classification (or equivalent)

Desirable

• Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock and Google Gemini experience
• MLOps, Data Engineering or Platform Engineering experience
• Experience leading technical teams
• Knowledge of Agentic AI, AI Agents and emerging AI frameworks

What's On Offer?

• Opportunity to work on high-profile AI transformation projects
• Exposure to the latest AI technologies and enterprise-scale environments
• Career progression into technical leadership and AI consulting roles
• Collaborative and innovation-focused culture
• Flexible hybrid working model

If you're passionate about AI, enjoy solving complex business problems and have a strong foundation in software engineering and cloud technologies, we'd love to hear from you.