DATA & AI - AI / ML ENGINEER (140291-1)

Location London Sector: Digital & Technology, Finance & Banking Job type: Contract Salary/Rate: Negotiable Contact: Paul Smith Contact email: psmith@skillfindergroup.com Job ref: 19684USER\_38 Consultant: Paul Smith A long-term inside-IR35 contract Cyber Security Engineer – AI & Data Security role, hybrid in London (Canary Wharf) until October 2026, focused on securing AI and cloud platforms, designing AI security architectures and governance, validating AI models, and providing technical leadership across Azure and AWS environments Cyber Security Engineer – AI & Data Security (Contract, Hybrid London) Long-term contract | Inside IR35 | Hybrid – Canary Wharf | Until Oct 2026 Are you a Cyber Security Engineer with a passion for securing AI and cloud platforms? This is a long-term contract opportunity to play a key role in shaping a large-scale AI Security Programme, working at the forefront of AI, cloud, and data protection. You’ll join a specialist AI & Data Security team, providing hands-on engineering expertise and technical leadership to ensure AI capabilities are deployed securely, responsibly, and at scale. What you’ll be doing Acting as a cybersecurity specialist for AI platforms, with hands-on involvement across Azure OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Microsoft 365, and foundation models Designing secure AI deployment patterns, guardrails, governance controls, and observability frameworks Translating AI and platform risks into practical engineering solutions Collaborating closely with security, engineering, and data teams to integrate AI safely into existing environments Testing and validating AI models for security, performance, and reliability Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to a strong security-first culture Essential skills Strong cybersecurity engineering background with AI / ML security exposure Hands-on Microsoft Azure experience, including Azure Application Gateway Experience securing AI platforms and foundation models Knowledge of secure AI architectures, guardrails, and governance Hybrid cloud security experience Nice to have Azure AI Foundry Amazon Bedrock AI Agents Azure Analytics Services