AI Engineer (Agentic Systems)

• Designing and building autonomous AI agents capable of executing complex multi-step workflows
• Developing and orchestrating agent-based systems using modern LLM frameworks
• Building Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions and enterprise knowledge retrieval capabilities
• Integrating AI services with existing enterprise platforms, APIs and operational tooling
• Working within established governance, security and compliance frameworks
• Producing technical documentation and implementation artefacts to support delivery and audit requirements
• Collaborating with technical and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are scalable, secure and reusable

• Extensive commercial Python development experience is essential
• Hands-on experience with LangChain and agent orchestration frameworks
• Experience building and integrating solutions using Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Practical experience integrating and evaluating Large Language Models (LLMs)
• Experience developing RAG architectures, vector search solutions and knowledge-driven applications
• Strong understanding of API integration and distributed application design
• Experience with Azure AI Foundry, Azure-based AI services and enterprise LLM deployments
• Experience working with OpenAI technologies within production environments

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