Senior AI Consultant

We are open to full-time or part-time applicants for this role! Are you returning from maternity leave? We'd love to hear from you! 

💸Salary: £67,185 to £77,664 (depending on experience). Up to 15% company performance-based bonus. 

📍Location: Remote – must be based within the UK. Occasional visits to see customers and the team.    

🧠Interview process: Two rounds. 1: Get to know you chat with the People Recruitment Manager ; 2: Technical competency with the Hiring Lead and a Team Member. 

🤝Our Values:  Advancing, Come as you are, Zero burnout, Greta goal, We all level up together and Transparency  

Learn more about us: YouTube, Totally Skewed Podcast & Data Science in Production. Read our Blogs.   

Who Are We?

Advancing Analytics are a market leader in delivering bleeding-edge analytical solutions for customers all over the world. To thrive in today's market, businesses need to ride the wave of innovation, implementing the rapidly evolving AI and ML solutions available. We are looking to you to help them build them!    

On an average day working with us, you could be helping a customer implement a large language model, geared to solving complex and advanced business challenges. The next day you could be deploying an end-to-end ML pipeline to streamline and automate the AI offerings of some of the largest organisations in the world. 

What skills do we want you to have?   

We work with a lot of tech and we’d love to speak to you if you have knowledge of:   

• Developing high-quality machine learning models to solve business challenges using Databricks ML, and Microsoft Azure Machine Learning and Microsoft AI Studio. 
• Developing production quality code and supporting AI projects from start to production.  
• A real interest and understanding of LLMs.   
• Understanding and ability to apply data science and machine learning operations methodologies and principles.  
• Carrying out basic automated builds and deployments - including well-written, comprehensive documentation that meets our needs.   

• Teamwork makes the dream work! Identify tasks and dependencies, and track progress together. Share your ideas, listen to suggestions, and collaborate effectively with your teammates.  
• Engaging in dialogue with partners to meet their requests.  

Other tech and skills we like, but aren't essential:   

• Machine Learning in Azure - Azure Machine Learning Services, Cognitive Services, Responsible AI Dashboard  
• Shallow Learning - Python | SKLearn, XGBoost etc   
• Deep Learning Frameworks – Tensorflow, PyTorch    
• ML Model Deployment Options – Realtime & Batch in different technologies e.g. Azure Functions, FastAPI, Kubernetes etc   
• CI/CD pipelines e.g. DevOps pipelines, Git actions   
• Infrastructure as code e.g. Terraform, ARM Template, Databricks Asset Bundles  
• Advanced machine learning techniques - Graph-based processing, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Simulation modelling    
• Generative AI and LLMs – Promptflow, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, Azure Open AI  
• Understanding of LLMOps  
• Understanding of Agile methodologies (preferably Scrum)   

We know this is a big list, and we’re not expecting you to tick off everything! The #1 attribute we are looking for is that you are passionate about your work and keen to learn! We’re also looking for you to be aware of/keeping up with the latest and greatest trends in AI and Machine Learning.   

Consultancy experience is important too, but not a deal breaker and we’re committed to investing in nurturing your “soft skills” as well as your technical ones.   

What will it be like to work for Advancing Analytics?    

We are a small company and encourage everyone to have a voice within our collaborative and inclusive team from day one.     

As a Microsoft Gold Partner, Databricks Partner, AWS and GCP partner, you will have access to the latest tech and training opportunities the industry has to offer. We are aware this is a rapidly changing market and are committed to investing in the long-term goals of our employees. We love being engaged in the wider tech community and frequently present at events, sponsor events such as Big Data London, SQL Bits and even organise the Global AI Bootcamp London.      

We encourage our team to get involved in the community, whether that’s in the form of a personal blog or an initiative you are passionate about advocating, we will support you!    

Aside from offering a competitive salary, we have a great set of benefits and perks including, but not limited to:  

• Industry matching Maternity & Paternity policy 
• Private Medical & Dental Care plus Eye care schemes  👁
• Health & Wellbeing fund  
• 25 Days Annual Leave, Birthday leave & Charity leave 🌴
• Frequent away days with the team 🚃
• Annual Bonus scheme (up to 15%) 
• Flexible Working Hours 
• Electric Car scheme   🚗

Our company values define us:  

• Advancing – the projects that get us all out of bed are challenging and push the limits of what is currently possible. We work on the bleeding edge and challenge the analytical industry daily.  
• Come as you are – we are an inclusive company. When you work with us, rest assured you're working in a safe environment.  ❤️
• Zero burnout – too often technology teams are worked too hard or stretched too thin. We have seen it happen and we never want to be a company that pushes our staff to breaking point.  
• Greta Goal – we only have one planet, let’s look after it.  🌎
• We all level up together – we have each seen the benefit that being part of a developer community can have, it is transformational. We invest in our communities, you will find us organising meetups, conferences, and events. When we are not organising, we are helping, speaking, mentoring, or sponsoring.  🔼
• Transparency – We are big believers that there are no secrets in Advancing Analytics, and we try to live this day to day.  

You can read about our values in more detail here -https://www.advancinganalytics.co.uk/values

Equal opportunities for everyone

At Advancing Analytics both diversity and inclusion are a priority. We are all committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer; all applicants will be considered without regard to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran status, neurodiversity or disability status.

This role profile is intended to provide an overview of the responsibilities and qualifications required for the Senior AI Consultant role. It is not an exhaustive list and may be subject to change to meet the needs of the organisation.