Senior ML Engineer

A leading organisation operating within cyber, defence, and national security is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to join a growing advanced analytics and AI capability.

This is a hands-on engineering role building and deploying ML solutions in highly secure, data-rich environments , where work directly contributes to national-level outcomes.

Why this role?

This is an opportunity to work on real-world, high-impact machine learning systems where security, scale, and performance are critical.

You'll be:

• Building and deploying machine learning models into production environments
• Working with large, complex datasets in secure infrastructures
• Supporting the development of AI-driven capabilities for mission-critical systems
• Collaborating with engineers, data scientists, and security specialists
• Contributing to the full ML lifecycle from data prep to deployment

What you'll be doing

• Develop and implement machine learning models and pipelines
• Work with structured and unstructured data at scale
• Deploy models into secure production environments
• Support MLOps practices including CI/CD for ML systems
• Optimise models for performance, accuracy, and reliability
• Work closely with stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions

• Experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or Data Scientist with production ML exposure
• Strong understanding of ML algorithms, model development, and deployment
• Experience with Python and ML frameworks (e.g. TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn)
• Familiarity with data pipelines and cloud or on-prem environments
• Understanding of MLOps principles
• Ability to work in secure or regulated environments

Eligibility

• Must be eligible for DV Security Clearance (5+ years UK residency required)