Senior Forward Deployed Engineer- Infrastructure

Sector: Cloud Engineer, Infrastructure & NetworkingReference: AG-10Senior Forward Deployed Engineer | AI / Cloud Infrastructure / Security | LondonWant to join an ambitious, well-funded AI start-up as an early engineering hire, working directly with experienced founders and some of the world's most sophisticated businesses?An early-stage, London-based AI company is looking for a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to take ownership of complex enterprise deployments and help shape how its technology is delivered to major organisations.Founded by experienced entrepreneurs with a successful track record of building technology businesses, the company is developing privacy-first AI products designed to help organisations scale their internal knowledge, expertise and decision-making.Having recently secured significant institutional backing, the business is entering an exciting stage of growth, working with enterprise customers across highly regulated industries.Security and privacy are fundamental to the product. You'll be deploying sophisticated AI technology into complex customer environments where data protection, governance and reliability are non-negotiable.You'll be joining a small team, working closely with the founders and taking significant ownership of the technical relationship with enterprise customers.About you7+ years' experience across software engineering, cloud infrastructure, platform engineering or solutions engineeringStrong hands-on experience with Azure, particularly cloud architecture, networking, identity and securityExperience with Terraform, Bicep or ARM templatesStrong understanding of enterprise security practices, IAM, private connectivity and cloud governanceExperience deploying production systems within complex enterprise environmentsIdeally, experience working with financial services, banking or other highly regulated industriesStrong application engineering ability, ideally with Python or a similar languageConfident communicator who can lead technical conversations with senior engineers, architects, security teams and executivesComfortable representing a business independently in front of clients and making technical decisions without constant oversightHigh ownership, commercial awareness and the ability to operate in a fast-moving start-up environmentWhat you'll be doingTaking ownership of enterprise deployments from initial technical discovery through to productionActing as the primary technical representative for major customersWorking directly with client infrastructure, networking, identity and security teamsDesigning and implementing secure deployment architectures across Azure and private customer environmentsNavigating complex enterprise security requirements and overcoming the technical challenges of deploying new AI technologyTroubleshooting across cloud infrastructure, application code, networking and integrationsBuilding reusable deployment tooling, infrastructure-as-code and security processesWorking closely with the founders and product engineering team to turn customer feedback into improvements to the platformHelping establish a repeatable, scalable deployment model as the business expandsWhy this opportunity?Join a business being built by founders who have done it before.This is an experienced founding team with a proven track record of building successful technology businesses. You'll have direct access to the founders, significant autonomy and the opportunity to establish a critical engineering function while the company is still at an early stage.The technology presents a particularly interesting engineering challenge. You're deploying AI into highly sensitive enterprise environments, where privacy, security and reliability are fundamental to customer adoption.You'll work with sophisticated organisations, solve complex technical problems and help build the foundations for how the company scales.What's on offer?Competitive senior-level packageLondon-based, with flexible working arrangementsJoin an early-stage, heavily funded AI businessWork directly with experienced second-time foundersSignificant ownership over enterprise deployments and technical decisionsExposure to major enterprise customers across regulated industriesOpportunity to shape deployment architecture and engineering processesBe part of a small, ambitious team building cutting-edge AI technologyIf you're a technically strong cloud or software engineer who enjoys working directly with customers, navigating complex security environments and taking ownership of challenging deployments, I'd be keen to speak with you.