Consultant - Applied AI Engineer, TC FS

Job Title

Consultant – Applied AI Engineer

Location

London CP / Manchester / Birmingham / Edinburgh / Belfast — Hybrid with client-site travel

Contract

Permanent, full-time

Role overview

You will work across a diverse portfolio of clients spanning Financial Services, the Public Sector, and the Private Sector. Our Applied AI Engineering teams deliver production-grade AI systems in regulated environments across financial institutions, government, health, infrastructure, consumer, industrial, and energy organizations. This cross-sector model provides broad exposure to different regulatory environments, data landscapes, and operating models, while building deep engineering capability transferable across industries.

Role purpose

Join a delivery squad building real AI-powered solutions for leading FS clients. You’ll translate business challenges into user stories, implement early features (e.g., LLM/RAG), and learn how to deliver secure, reliable solutions in enterprise settings. Your journey starts with an Applied AI Engineering Academy combining hands-on learning, hackathons, and real project exposure.

What you’ll do

Client-facing delivery

• Support discovery workshops; convert needs into user stories and acceptance criteria; contribute to demos and feedback cycles.

Solution design & implementation

• Build LLM/RAG features and integrations under guidance; write clean, tested, documented code; follow EY reference architectures and security patterns.

Product mindset & continuous improvement

• Contribute to documentation, reusable accelerators, and squad playbooks informed by field lessons.

What we’re looking for

Essential

• Software fundamentals (Python/TypeScript, APIs, microservices, testing, Git).
• LLM/RAG basics (embeddings, prompts, retrieval) and an eagerness to learn evaluation/guardrails.
• Cloud fundamentals (Azure preferred), Docker, CI/CD exposure.
• Clear communication, client readiness and a growth mindset.

Nice to have

• ML fundamentals; PyTorch/TensorFlow; Databricks; streaming patterns.

Travel & working model

Hybrid with periodic client travel across the UK (and occasional international travel as needed).

What we offer you

EY will develop you with future-focused skills and provide world-class experiences in a flexible environment. You will join a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams supporting your growth and success.

About EY

EY is a professional services firm with a dedicated Financial Services unit focused on the financial services marketplace. We help clients solve complex challenges, innovate, automate, and transform enterprises to be data- and technology-led. EY is building a better working world through data, AI, and advanced technology, with services across assurance, consulting, tax, strategy, and transactions in more than 150 countries.