AI Engineer

Join us at Barclays as an AI Engineer and help shape the future of financial security by designing and deploying solutions that safeguard our systems and sensitive data. You’ll work with a skilled team of data scientists and engineers, playing a key role in the Chief Information Security Office’s GenAI portfolio and helping secure innovation at scale.

To be successful as an AI Engineer you should have:

• Good understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), and modern AI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, MCP, with experience developing AI-powered applications.

• Experience working with vector databases, semantic search, and retrieval optimisation techniques, along with an understanding of context management.

• Experience supporting the evaluation, testing, and monitoring of AI agents and automated workflows, including benchmarking and observability in production environments.

• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, including AWS and Azure.

• Experience of working with containerisation technologies (docker, Kubernetes etc.)

• Strong programming and scripting skills, particularly in Python and Bash together with use of AI assisted coding tools such as claude code.

Key Soft Competencies

• Strong research, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate effectively within cross-functional teams.

• A proactive approach to learning new technologies and adapting to a rapidly evolving AI landscape.

Key Responsibilities

Over the next 18 months, the successful candidate will contribute to the following areas:

• Contribute to the design and development of innovative AI-powered cybersecurity solutions and capabilities.

• Stay abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and best practices within AI/ML.

• Produce high-quality technical documentation, implementation guides, and user-facing materials.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role can be based in Manchester, Knutsford, Northampton, Glasgow or London

Purpose of the role

To develop, implement and maintain solutions that support the safeguarding of the banks systems and sensitive information.  

Accountabilities

• Provision of subject matter expertise on security systems and engineering patterns.
• Development and implementation of protocols, algorithms, and software applications to protect sensitive data and systems.
• Management and protection of secrets, ensuring that they are securely generated, stored, and used.
• Execution of audits to monitor, identify and assess vulnerabilities in the banks infrastructure/software and support the response to potential security breaches.
• Identification of advancements in to support the innovation and adoption of new cryptographic technologies and techniques.
• Collaboration across the bank, including developers and security teams, to ensure that cryptographic solutions align with business objectives, security policies and regulatory requirements.
• Development/ Implementation and maintenance of Identity and Access Management solutions and systems.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.