Transversal AI & Automation Enablement Engineer
Job Title:
Transversal AI & Automation Enablement Engineer
Industry:
Investment Banking
Location:
London (Hybrid)
Contract:
6 months initial, with a view to extend | Inside IR35
Rate:
Competitive About the Role Our client, a leading global investment bank, is growing its Data Operations (DataOps) function with a transversal role spanning four teams: ITAM Discovery, Data Visualisation, Project & Knowledge Management, and Data Protection. Each team has identified high-value AI/automation opportunities - this role exists to help deliver them, either by
building solutions hands-on
or by
advising and equipping teams to build them . Candidates strong in either direction are equally welcome. What You'll Be Doing Translate documented AI/automation use cases into technical designs, prototypes, or working solutions Build or advise on ETL/ELT pipelines preparing diverse datasets for AI consumption Implement or guide LLM-based solutions, including RAG systems and automation scripts Develop or lead the design of Proof of Concepts to validate AI ideas Act as a technical point of contact for AI/automation across DataOps, helping solutions be reused across teams Where relevant, mentor or support specialists within each team What We're Looking For Experience in a data-centric or technical engineering role, with strong interest in AI/ML Strong Python and SQL Working knowledge of LLMs - via APIs, RAG, or architectural design Solid data engineering fundamentals (data modelling, pipelines, structured/unstructured data) Strong communicator - able to explain AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and/or advise others rather than only building solo You don't need both skillsets below - strength in one is enough: Hands-on:
building AI/ML pipelines or prototypes; vector databases; prompt engineering; orchestration tools (Airflow/Prefect); Git Advisory:
designing AI/data architectures; Agentic AI principles (LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen); mentoring specialists without formal authority; AI governance (security, privacy, observability) Desirable:
cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP); Docker/Kubernetes; MLOps/DataOps monitoring and testing Personal Attributes:
transversal mindset, proactive problem-solver or systems thinker, continuous learner, adaptable and pragmatic Interested? Whether your strength is hands-on delivery, technical advisory, or a mix of both, we'd love to hear from you. Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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