AI Principal/Senior Software Engineer x2 Inside IR35 ContractRate: up to 800/dayLocation: Remote/LondonDuration: 6 months initially Description:The opportunityThis is a contract engagement supporting a major Information Security AI transformation, a large programme that is modernising and automating the security operating model with agentic AI.We are looking for both a Principal and Senior hands-on engineer to drive the build of a portfolio of agentic AI security applications, defining the solution architecture and contributing to the most complex components of the solution and system design.You would work with a good degree of autonomy to deliver a defined set of outcomes across complex and current problems in AI security. You will collaborate with software and solution architects to define target architectures, coordinate the workloads of software engineers, and remain hands-on throughout the development lifecycle.The role will have a strong software engineering focus, building AI-native applications and agentic solutions, primarily within a Python and AWS environment.What you would deliverTechnical leadership of the build, turning target architecture into production-quality software across a portfolio of agentic AI applications, APIs and services.Engineering standards, DevSecOps practices and a secure development lifecycle, integrated with the organisation''s established central CI/CD platform, pipelines and golden paths.An AI-native software delivery operating model ..... full job details .....