Principal AI / Data Engineer (Contract):Length: 3 months initally (extension is likely) Start Date: ASAP Location: London, Hybrid (1 day per week) Pay Rate / Determination: £#removed# p/d | Outside IR35 About: Opus is supporting a UK-based digital consultancy partnering with organisations to design, build and scale high-impact digital and AI-driven products, with a strong people-first culture.The role: A hands-on Principal AI / Data Engineer contract to assess, shape and deliver improvements to a live AI platform across two critical workstreams.You'll be responsible for:

• Assessing the current AI and data platform and define clear, actionable improvements
• Lead on delivery across two workstreams, aligning product, data and engineering
• Improving the natural language data exploration platform, focusing on trust and semantic consistency
• Designing and implementing scalable, multi-source data pipelines and architecture

About you:

• Strong experience with Python and AWS
• Deep knowledge of data pipelines, AI/ML systems and modelling
• Experience with LLM- or NLP-powered platforms
• Strong focus on scalable, reliable system design

Please apply now and reach out to Adam at Opus for more informationE: