Senior AI Engineer

CGI Nederland; Randstad; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate permanent contract

Part-time possibilities

CGI shareholder opportunity

Job summary

CGI Nederland is seeking AI Engineering professionals across strategic, tactical and operational levels who can apply Large Language Models and other AI technologies in practical business contexts. The role requires residency in the Netherlands and offers permanent contract in a multi-profile team.

Responsibilities include leading AI projects end-to-end, designing AI solutions, building production-ready Python components, and integrating LLM APIs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on AI engineering experience.
• Proven ability to deliver AI solutions with business impact.
• Experience applying LLMs in real-world applications (prompt engineering, fine tuning, RAG).
• Strong Python skills and familiarity with PyTorch, Hugging Face, LangChain.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across AI projects, from ideas to delivery.
• Translate complex problems into experiments and actionable plans.
• Apply LLMs and GenAI techniques through API use, integration, optimisation and continuous improvement.
• Handle data preparation, model lifecycle, evaluation and production monitoring.
• Work with modern AI frameworks, SDKs and agent-based architectures.
• Contribute to solution design and the full delivery lifecycle for AI related products and services.

Skills

AI engineering experience

Python proficiency

Communication skills

Agile delivery

LLMs / GenAI experience

API integration

Tools

PyTorch

Hugging Face

LangChain

Job description

Position Description

Please note: applicants must currently reside in the Netherlands to be considered for this position.

We are looking for AI Engineering professionals across three complementary levels: strategic, tactical and operational. This single vacancy represents multiple profiles. Candidates may specialize in one or more of these areas.

Our focus is on people who know how to apply Large Language Models (LLMs) and other modern AI technologies in practical business contexts. Experience ranges from solution design to implementation, optimization and operationalization.

We welcome applicants with expertise across AI engineering, machine learning, deep learning, GenAI and process automation.

Strategic Profile

• Translate business ambitions into AI solution strategies.
• Shape solution design for AI initiatives, including architecture, delivery approach and governance.
• Develop vision, roadmaps and standards for AI adoption.

Tactical Profile

• Design solutions for AI, GenAI, ML and automation use cases.
• Define the end-to-end delivery process, including data flows, modelling approach, integration patterns and operational requirements.
• Guide teams in delivering high quality, scalable AI components.

Operational Profile

• Build, apply and integrate LLMs, ML and deep learning models into production systems.
• Develop Python based AI components, data pipelines and automation workflows.
• Execute model training, fine tuning, RAG pipelines, evaluation, deployment and monitoring.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide technical leadership across AI projects, from ideas to delivery.
• Translate complex problems into experiments and actionable plans.
• Apply LLMs and GenAI techniques through API use, integration, optimisation and continuous improvement.
• Handle data preparation, model lifecycle, evaluation and production monitoring.
• Work with modern AI frameworks, SDKs and agent‑based architectures.
• Contribute to solution design and the full delivery lifecycle for AI related products and services.

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in AI engineering, ML, deep learning and GenAI.
• Proven ability to deliver AI solutions with business impact.
• Experience applying LLMs in real world applications, including prompt engineering, fine tuning, RAG and evaluation.
• Strong Python skills and familiarity with AI frameworks such as PyTorch, Hugging Face, LangChain or similar.
• Experience integrating commercial and open source LLM APIs.
• Understanding of solution design principles, software engineering practices and Agile delivery.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non technical stakeholders, driving progress.

Why CGI?

CGI is one of the world’s largest IT consultancy firms. Our people keep the Netherlands running. Government agencies, banks, (aero‑) space, infrastructure organizations and energy and manufacturing companies are clients of CGI. We work on interesting projects that touch the daily lives of millions of people. We are present regionally, augmented with global domain knowledge, our ecosystem, and colleagues spread all over the world. We are proud of the impactful projects that we, together with our colleagues, make a success.

At CGI, we place great value on diversity and inclusion, as this not only promotes collaboration but often leads to better results. We look forward to your contribution to our team!

• Work in small self‑managing teams consisting of experts in your field
• Take control of your own career with the space to continue developing yourself
• You work with the latest technologies
• An excellent salary and attractive secondary employment conditions
• Immediate permanent contract
• Part‑time possibilities
• And the opportunity to become a CGI shareholder

Life at CGI

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well‑being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.