Forward Deploy Engineer

Forward Deploy Engineer

Rate: 700- 800/day Inside IR35

Duration: 6 months

Clearance: Active SC Clearance required

Location: London preferred (Bristol or Manchester considered)

Working Pattern: Hybrid with flexible office attendance. Candidates are encouraged to spend more time onsite during onboarding.

Overview

We're looking for an experienced Forward Deploy Engineer to join the Digital & Cyber Capability team within DSIT, helping deliver innovative AI-powered solutions that support the Civil Service's digital transformation agenda.

This is a unique opportunity to work across greenfield products, taking ideas from concept through to production. You'll be the team's primary software engineering specialist, building applied AI solutions, integrating LLMs, and developing scalable software products that support digital capability across government.

Key Responsibilities
Design, build, and deploy end-to-end software solutions using modern engineering
practices
Develop AI-enabled applications, integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) into
production solutions
Work across the full software lifecycle, from discovery and prototyping through to
deployment and iteration
Build frontend and backend components, APIs, databases, and data pipelines
Integrate AI models into existing products and services
Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to translate user needs into technical
solutions
Support deployment, testing, documentation, and continuous improvement of
applications
Contribute to multiple greenfield initiatives across digital capability and workforce
transformation

Current Projects

You'll contribute to a range of AI-driven initiatives, including:
Enhancing a job description matching platform using natural language processing and
LLMs
Developing AI-powered capability and workforce profiling solutions using Civil Service
data
Building a digital skills passport platform to support workforce mobility across
government

What We're Looking For
Strong software engineering experience across the full technology stack
Proven experience designing and delivering applied AI or LLM-based solutions
Experience with technologies such as:
o Python
o TypeScript
o Wagtail
o APIs
o Databases
o Data pipelines
Experience integrating AI models into production applications
Strong understanding of software engineering best practices and end-to-end product
delivery
Excellent communication skills with the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams

Nice to Have

Public sector or GDS experience

Experience with LLMobservability tools such as Langfuse

Cloud and infrastructure experience including AWS, Terraform and GitHub

Startup or entrepreneurial background

Experience working within multidisciplinary Agile teams

Summary

Forward Deploy Engineer required to design and deliver AI-powered software solutions across a number of innovative government digital products. Strong full-stack software engineering experience, applied AI expertise, and the ability to take products from concept through to deployment are essential. This is an exciting greenfield opportunity to help shape the future of digital capability across the Civil Service.