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Consulting Department · Differentis Office North · Hybrid

Technical Lead

Role: Technical Lead (AI / UWB)
Contract Length: June 2026 – 31 March 2027
IR35 Rate: Outside IR35
Clearance: SC required (DV preferable)

Role Overview

Differentis is looking for an SC Cleared Technical Lead who will be working within a government environment. The role sits within a high-profile programme focused on advancing AI model development in a complex, data-intensive and secure environment.

The role will ensure technical design, delivery and outputs are operationally credible, aligned to business objectives, and capable of supporting a scalable and repeatable AI delivery model within secure, sovereign environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership and assurance across AI model development, data pipelines and deployment environments

  • Translate operational challenges into clear technical requirements and solution designs

  • Oversee end-to-end architecture covering data ingestion, model training, validation and deployment

  • Ensure alignment and coherence across multiple suppliers, teams and technology workstreams

  • Identify, manage and escalate technical risks, assumptions and dependencies

  • Review and assure the quality, robustness and completeness of all technical deliverables

  • Act as the primary technical interface between stakeholders, delivery teams and suppliers

  • Support development, testing and validation of AI/ML models across defined use cases

  • Enable structured evaluation, benchmarking and comparison of technical approaches

  • Contribute to the development of scalable, repeatable AI delivery patterns

Key Requirements

  • Strong experience leading AI/ML model development and delivery

  • Experience working in secure, regulated or complex environments

  • Proven background in data pipelines, model training workflows and deployment architectures

  • Familiarity with high-volume, complex data sets and analytical environments

  • Experience operating in multi-supplier or multi-team delivery settings

  • Strong understanding of technical governance, assurance and risk management

  • Ability to translate business or operational problems into technical solutions

  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

Department
Consulting Department
Role
Outside IR35 Contractor
Remote status
Hybrid

About Differentis

We don’t just help organisations transform. We make sure that change sticks. 

We’re a consultancy grounded in pragmatism and driven by outcomes, combining strategic thinking with real-world delivery experience across digital, data, and technology-enabled transformation.

We’ve built our reputation by being candid, collaborative, and relentlessly focused on results. Whether it’s rethinking your digital strategy, modernising legacy systems, enabling organisational change, or embedding new ways of working — we focus on what matters most: delivering long-term value.

Founded in 2000
Co-workers 40
Consulting Department · Differentis Office North · Hybrid

Technical Lead

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