AI Consultant

AI Consultant AI Consultant 💸Salary : £50,000 - £70,000 per annum (depending on experience). Up to 15% discretionary 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, We all level up together and Transparency Learn more about us: YouTube , read our Blogs . Understand our values ! _________________________ 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? Proven experience designing and deploying GenAI and agentic AI solutions using tools such as Databricks Mosaic AI Agent Framework, Azure AI Studio, and Azure OpenAI Service. Expertise in building production‑grade RAG pipelines, including chunking strategies, vector search, retrieval evaluation, and end‑to‑end optimisation. Hands‑on experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) in enterprise environments, including prompt engineering, fine‑tuning, guardrail implementation, and responsible AI practices. Ability to develop and deploy AI agents with tool use, memory, and multi‑step reasoning using frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, or CrewAI. Strong LLMOps and MLOps skills, including model evaluation, A/B testing, monitoring, and CI/CD for AI workflows (e.g., Databricks Asset Bundles, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps). Proficiency in writing production‑quality Python, with the ability to support AI projects from initial prototype through to production deployment. Knowledge of AI governance and compliance, including responsible AI principles, bias testing, and maintaining audit trails suitable for regulated industries. Excellent communication skills, able to explain complex AI architectures to senior leaders while also collaborating deeply with engineering teams to troubleshoot technical issues. Other tech and skills we like, but isn't essential: Experience with agent tooling, including MCP servers, Unity Catalog functions, and tool orchestration patterns. Experience using the Databricks ecosystem, including; Unity Catalog, Model Serving, Feature Engineering, Mosaic AI Gateway & Lakebase Familiarity with evaluation frameworks such as Mosaic AI Agent Evaluation, Garak, or custom-built evaluation harnesses. Background in advanced machine learning, including deep learning with PyTorch, computer vision methods, NLP pipelines, or graph-based data processing. Knowledge of cloud infrastructure and modern deployment practices, including Terraform, Bicep, Kubernetes, and serverless architectures. Exposure to red teaming and AI security, such as adversarial testing, prompt‑injection defence, and working with compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST AI 600‑1, EU AI Act). Understanding of Agile delivery methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban. 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 consultancy with strong partnerships across Microsoft, Databricks, AWS, Sigma, Tabular Editor and dbt Labs, you’ll get hands-on access to some of the most exciting technology and learning opportunities in the industry. We know this market moves quickly, so we invest in our people for the long term, giving you the space to build real expertise, keep developing, and stay ahead of what’s next. We’re also genuinely active in the wider data and AI community. That means speaking at events, sponsoring major industry moments like Big Data London, and showing up at some of the biggest stages in the space, including Databricks Data+AI Summit, Data+AI World Tour, and the Global AI AgentCon London. 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 scheme 👁️ Health & Well-being supplement 🩺 25 Days Annual Leave, Birthday Leave & Charity Leave 🌴 Away days with the team 🚃 Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme Flexible Working Hours Electric Car Scheme 🚗 Our company values define us: 🚀 Advancing – Being part of a team that drives innovation and pushing boundaries of what’s possible. Our work redefines industry standards and challenges the status quo in the data world every day. ❤️ 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 – We have seen it happen, and we never want to be a company that pushes our staff to breaking point. ⬆️ We all level up together – we have each seen the benefit that being part of a community can have, it is transformational. 💡 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 AI Consultant role. It is not an exhaustive list and may be subject to change to meet the needs of the organisation. Department AI Role AI Consultant Locations United Kingdom Remote status Fully Remote Yearly salary £50,000 - £70,000 Employment type Full-time About Advancing Analytics Advancing Analytics is a pioneering Big Data & AI consultancy. Specialists in Microsoft and Databricks technologies, we are particularly known for advancing the Lakehouse architecture and blending Traditional Analytics with Machine Learning & AI.