Primus Connect
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AI Engineer (Agentic AI / Databricks) Outside IR35 Contract – Databricks Specialist
Contract length: 10 weeks initially, 3 day a week engagement with a strong likelihood of extension
Day rate: £550 - £650/day Outside IR35 (dependent on experience)
Start date: ASAP – early October
Location: Manchester – Hybrid
About the Role
We're looking for an experienced AI Engineer to join a specialist Databricks delivery team on a high-profile agentic AI engagement. You'll sit alongside a Business Analyst, Solution Architect and Data Engineer, leading a well-established client through the deployment of a multi-agent AI solution built natively on Databricks.
This is a hands-on consulting role: refining an already-scoped solution design, building and pairing directly with the client's engineers, and coaching their team so they can confidently take the solution forward. There's a strong chance to extend into a second, machine-learning-focused phase of the engagement for the right candidate.
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Key Responsibilities
- Refine and finalise the design of a multi-agent solution on Databricks
- Lead hands-on delivery – building, testing and deploying agentic AI workflows
- Pair-program and hand-hold the client's engineering team through implementation
- Instruct and guide client engineers, then review and feedback on their work
- Apply strong governance practices using Unity Catalog and AI Gateway
Essential Skills & Experience
- Proven experience building AI agents on Databricks – multi-agent solutions strongly preferred
- Hands-on MLflow experience, including model registry
- Unity Catalog and AI Gateway (or equivalent governance tooling)
- Strong general Databricks knowledge – compute management, logging and monitoring
- Strong Python and PySpark
- Excellent consulting skills – communication, people leadership and technical advisory, with the confidence to lead a client's team through a technical journey
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Desirable
- Machine learning / MLOps experience – useful if the engagement extends into its ML-focused second phase
- API management experience
What Makes a Great Fit
- A genuine consulting mindset – confident bringing a client's team along with you, not just delivering in isolation
- Manchester-based or a comfortable commute – travel and expenses are covered for on-site days
How to Apply
If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you. Please get in touch with Tom Fielding at Primus Connect to apply or find out more.
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