AI Native Systems Engineer

AI Native Systems Engineer 6 Month Contract London (Hybrid) £500/day (Outside IR35) AI Native Systems Engineer needed for a 6 Month Rolling Contract based in London (Hybrid). Start ASAP ideally September 2026. Hybrid Working – 2-3 days/week remote (WFH) + 2-3 days/week working from the office in London. Paying up to £500/day (Outside IR35).

Working with a global IT Consultancy supporting the client's transition towards delivery models utilising AI agents to streamline systems software + operations:

AI Native Systems Engineer is a technical leadership role designing AI-enabled, complex cloud-native + data-intensive systems that support Network Operations across RAN, data + automation domains.

Owning the system engineering discipline, translating business problems into robust technical designs + ensuring AI-assisted delivery remains governed, secure + outcome-focused. Owning complex technical designs from early problem framing through to release + operational support.

A 'hands-on' role responsible for technical outcomes from concept to production. Practical experience using AI-assisted engineering tools + coding agents to improve software delivery, testing + documentation.

Experience of AI-assisted engineering tools and how to validate, govern and improve AI-generated engineering artefacts. Experience in designing complex software systems, distributed systems, data platforms + cloud-native services.

Architecture and design leadership: ability to set technical direction, resolve complex design trade-offs + guide software engineering teams. Strong experience of algorithms, data structures, concurrency, operating systems, networking, APIs, integration patterns + performance trade-offs.

AWS Cloud computing platforms, including architecture patterns, security, observability + deployment. Strong background in Software Architecture, systems engineering, distributed systems or complex cloud-native platform delivery. Programming languages: Go, Rust, C/C++, Java, Python. Desirables:

AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification, Telecoms, AIOps, Network Ops, RAN/Core Analytics, Data Engineering, anomaly detection, RCA, lakehouse / agent orchestration patterns