At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and implementation of innovative AI architectures for real-world solutions.
- Company: Join UBDS Group, a dynamic leader in cloud, data, and AI solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, private medical cover, training opportunities, and generous holiday.
- Other info: Be part of a forward-thinking culture that prioritises innovation and professional growth.
- Why this job: Shape the future of AI while mentoring others and driving impactful projects.
- Qualifications: Strong engineering background with experience in secure AI platforms and leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
UBDS Group delivers modern cloud, data and AI solutions across public and private sector organisations. We design and build scalable, secure and production‑ready platforms that solve real‑world problems and deliver measurable outcomes.
As a Principal AI Platform Engineer at UBDS, you will lead the design and implementation of AI architectures across complex transformation programmes.
What You’ll Do
- Lead the design and implementation of AI architectures
- Help clients move AI solutions from experimentation into secure production delivery for large‑scale user bases
- Define platform standards covering governance, observability, security, orchestration and operational support
- Support technical discovery, bids and client architecture discussions
- Work closely with delivery, account and capability teams to shape AI opportunities
- Mentor and upskill engineers moving into AI engineering delivery
- Build reusable engineering patterns, accelerators and reference architectures
- Support internal AI enablement and automation initiatives across UBDS
What We’re Looking For
Essential Experience
- Strong hands‑on engineering background with experience delivering secure AI platforms, AI‑enabled applications or machine learning solutions into production environments
- Deep understanding of modern AI architecture patterns and real‑world operational delivery, including MLOps/Evals
- Strong Python engineering capability and experience working across cloud‑native engineering environments
- Experience integrating AI capabilities into wider enterprise, cloud and data ecosystems
- Experience acting as a senior technical lead, principal engineer or design authority
- Comfortable working directly with senior client stakeholders
- Strong mentoring and coaching capability
- Experience with some of the following technologies or ecosystems:
- Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker
- Claude / Anthropic
- Azure AI Foundry or Azure OpenAI
- Databricks
- Vector databases and RAG architectures
- Agentic AI orchestration frameworks and MCP servers
- Model and data lifecycle management
Desirable Experience
- Experience working within public sector or regulated environments
- Experience with secure government delivery environments
- Experience contributing to bids, pre‑sales or technical strategy
- Knowledge of responsible AI and AI governance frameworks
- Experience scaling engineering capability or building new technical practices
We do not expect candidates to have deep expertise across every technology listed above. We are looking for individuals with strong real‑world production AI delivery experience, architectural depth and the ability to adapt across evolving AI ecosystems.
Benefits
Professionals choose to grow their careers at UBDS Group for its reputation as a dynamic and forward‑thinking organisation that is deeply committed to both innovation and employee development. At UBDS Group, employees are given unique opportunities to work on cutting‑edge projects across a diverse range of industries, exposing them to new challenges and learning opportunities that are pivotal for professional growth. The Group’s culture emphasises continuous improvement, offering ample training programs, mentorship, and the chance to gain certifications that enhance their skills and marketability.
Employee Benefits
- Training – All team members are offered a number of options in terms of personal development, whether it is technical led, business acumen or methodologies.
- Private medical cover for you and your spouse/partner, offered via Vitality
- Discretionary bonus based on a blend of personal and company performance
- Holiday – You will receive 25 Days holiday, plus 1 day for Birthday and 1 day for your work anniversary in addition to UK bank holidays
- Electric Vehicle leasing with salary sacrifice
- Contributed Pension Scheme
- Death in service cover
About UBDS Group
At UBDS Group our mission is to support entrepreneurs who are setting new standards with technology solutions across cloud services, cybersecurity, data and AI, ensuring that every investment advances our commitment to innovation, making a difference, and creating impactful solutions for organisations and society.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age.
Principal AI Platform Engineer in London employer: UBDS
UBDS Group is an exceptional employer, renowned for its commitment to innovation and employee development. As a Principal AI Platform Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that not only challenge your skills but also contribute to meaningful solutions across various sectors. The company fosters a culture of continuous improvement, offering extensive training, mentorship, and unique benefits such as private medical cover and electric vehicle leasing, ensuring that you grow alongside the organisation in a supportive and dynamic environment.
