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Base pay range

Mid/Senior Machine Learning Engineer – Defence & Security

To be eligible, candidates must hold sole British nationality and have active SC Clearance.

Do you want to take cutting-edge machine learning out of the lab and into real-world systems that strengthen security? This is an opportunity to join a fast-scaling AI consultancy that is redefining how advanced AI is deployed across Defence.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design and deployment of machine learning infrastructure and software for Defence programmes.
• Build scalable, reusable MLOps tools to accelerate project delivery.
• Work closely with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to integrate advanced AI into mission-critical systems.
• Engage directly with clients to understand technical requirements and translate them into practical solutions.
• Provide guidance and leadership to junior engineers, championing best practice and technical standards.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience across the ML lifecycle, including deploying models built in frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch or Scikit-learn.
• Solid software engineering skills, with strong Python programming experience.
• Hands-on knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containers, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of probability, statistics, and key supervised/unsupervised learning methods.
• Ability to lead projects, scope work, and deliver solutions at pace (for Senior).
• Excellent communication skills, able to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.

The Package

• Pension & medical care
• Discretionary bonus

To hear more about the Senior Machine Learning Engineer opportunity, get in touch with Connor Smyth at Anson McCade on 020 7780 6706.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology
• Industries: Business Consulting and Services