Switch Tech Talent

About the Company

A tech-recruitment organisation who's mission is to help companies hire talent to fulfil their potential.

We specialise in connecting top talent with exceptional opportunities across Engineering, Product & Data. We strive to match skilled professionals with organisations that align with their expertise and career goals.

Our specialist areas include:
Engineering:
Engineering Leadership
Backend & Full Stack
Front End & Web
Quality
Mobile
Infrastructure & DevOps:
SRE
Infrastructure
Networking
DevOps
Platform

Data:
Engineering
Analytics
Science
BI

Product & Delivery:
Business Analysis
Management
Architecture
Ownership
Agile Coaching/ Mastery
Agile Delivery

Design:
Research
Product
UX/UI

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Switch Tech Talent

Job Title

AI/ML Engineer | Defence Tech

Job Description

**Job Title:** AI/ML Engineer **Role Summary:** Design, develop, and deploy advanced AI/ML solutions—including large language models (LLMs) and edge‑focused modules—for defence and national security applications. Work in small, high‑performing teams to solve novel, technically complex problems while adhering to security and compliance requirements. **Expectations:** - Deliver robust, production‑grade AI systems from concept through deployment. - Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary engineers and stakeholders. - Adapt quickly to shifting priorities and emerging technical challenges. - Communicate technical decisions clearly both internally and to external partners. - Maintain eligibility for security clearance and adhere to defence‑grade standards. **Key Responsibilities:** - Architect and design AI/ML system components, ensuring scalability and reliability. - Implement MLOps pipelines for model training, validation, and continuous delivery. - Fine‑tune, evaluate, and optimise LLMs (e.g., inference optimisation, KV‑caching, speculative/parallel decoding). - Develop prompt engineering, agentic workflows, evaluation harnesses, and retrieval pipelines. - Build and integrate AI modules for constrained, edge, or air‑gapped environments. - Apply explainable AI, AI safety, and security best practices to model development. - Contribute to problem‑solving from first principles and assist teammates across skill areas as needed. **Required Skills:** - System design and software engineering (Python, C/C++ preferred). - Hands‑on experience with MLOps tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD). - In‑depth knowledge of LLM principles and optimisation techniques. - Proven ability to fine‑tune and evaluate large language models. - Experience with prompt design, agentic workflows, and retrieval‑augmented generation. - Development for edge or air‑gapped platforms (resource‑constrained environments). - Familiarity with explainable AI, AI safety, and security considerations. - Strong problem‑solving mindset, adaptability, and clear communication skills. **Required Education & Certifications:** - Bachelor’s degree (2:1 or First Class) in a STEM discipline from a recognised university. - Eligibility for UK security clearance (or equivalent) required. - Defence‑sector experience advantageous but not mandatory.

Newcastle upon tyne, United kingdom

On site

13-03-2026

Company Name

Switch Tech Talent

Job Title

Graduate Consultant (Software Engineer, AI/ML, Data, DevOps)

Job Description

**Job title** Graduate Consultant – Software Engineering / AI/ML / Data / DevOps **Role Summary** Support a multidisciplinary team in designing and delivering software and data solutions for complex defence and security challenges. Rotate across full‑stack development, data engineering, AI/ML, test automation, and DevOps to address new problems every few months. **Expectations** - Progress from graduate level to senior consultancy within 2 years. - Demonstrate rapid learning and cross‑functional collaboration. - Deliver high‑quality, first‑principles solutions for critical, novel systems. **Key Responsibilities** - Build, test, and maintain software components in languages such as Python, C#, C++, Golang, Rust, Java, and Typescript. - Develop data pipelines, analytics, and machine‑learning models. - Implement automated testing and continuous delivery workflows. - Participate in architecture and design discussions with team and clients. - Provide clear, concise communication to technical and non‑technical stakeholders. **Required Skills** - Proficiency or strong exposure to at least one of: software development, data engineering, AI/ML, test automation, or DevOps. - Ability to apply first‑principles thinking to complex systems. - Strong problem‑solving skills and adaptability to new domains. - Effective written and verbal communication in a team setting. - Willingness to cross‑train and support adjacent disciplines. **Required Education & Certifications** - 2:1 or First Class bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline from a leading university. - Eligibility to obtain security clearance.

Newcastle upon tyne, United kingdom

On site

Junior

13-03-2026