Full job descriptionForward 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.