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About the Role
Vodafone is hiring a Lead AI Engineer specializing in Generative AI & Agentic AI to design, develop, and productionize AI systems. The role requires expertise in LLMs, agentic systems, RAG pipelines, and cloud-native microservices, with a focus on delivering measurable business value.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the design and implementation of Generative & Agentic AI models tailored to business needs
- Architect scalable and secure AI pipelines leveraging cloud/on prem infrastructure
- Guide the development and integrations with LLMs, prompt engineering, or RAG
- Evaluate and integrate open source and proprietary GenAI & AgenticAI tools
- Collaborate with product and domain teams to identify and prioritize impactful GenAI & AgenticAI use cases
- Leverage A2A protocols to enable inter agent collaboration
- Adopt MCP Servers to expose standardized tools/capabilities to different models and agents
- Build and maintain a Tool/Skills Registry with safe execution sandboxes and rate/circuit controls
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions and vice versa
- Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders
- Ensure AI solutions comply with responsible AI, privacy, and security standards
- Mentor and coach AI team members
Requirements
- Proficient in English both spoken and written
- Experience deploying AI solutions in production environments
- Hands on with OpenAI (GPT family), Anthropic (Claude), Azure OpenAI
- Knowledge of A2A patterns and implementing multi agent topologies
- Experience exposing/consuming MCP Servers for tool standardization
- Security & compliance: OAuth2/OIDC, secret management, network isolation, PII controls, Responsible AI guardrails
- Experience in building REST APIs & Cloud Native Microservices
- Experience in Java, Spring Boot
- Understanding of Docker & Kubernetes
- Knowledge of CI/CD supporting tools (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub etc.)
- Good knowledge of Network Communication/Integration protocols (SOAP, REST JSON)
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Overview
- At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team.
- When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world.
What you’ll do
- As a Lead AI Engineer specializing in Generative AI & Agentic AI, you will spearhead the design, development, and productionization of AI systems that deliver measurable business value at scale.
- You will architect multimodal LLM solutions, agentic systems (single and multi agent), and robust RAG pipelines, partnering closely with product, data, platform engineering, security, and business stakeholders.
- You will mentor a growing team of AI engineers and act as a business translator, ensuring clarity between technical strategy and business outcomes.
Key accountabilities and decision ownership
- Lead the design and implementation of Generative & Agentic AI models (e.g., LLMs, diffusion models) tailored to business needs
- Architect scalable and secure AI pipelines leveraging cloud/on prem infrastructure
- Guide the development and integrations with LLMs, prompt engineering, or RAG
- Evaluate and integrate open source and proprietary GenAI & AgenticAI tools
- Collaborate with product and domain teams to identify and prioritize impactful GenAI & AgenticAI use cases
- Leverage A2A (Agent‑to‑Agent) protocols to enable inter agent collaboration, delegation, negotiation, and coordination across services and teams
- Adopt MCP Servers (Model Context Protocol) to expose standardized tools/capabilities to different models and agents for interoperability and portability
- Build and maintain a Tool/Skills Registry (standardized interfaces, capability metadata, access controls), with safe execution sandboxes and rate/circuit controls
- Translate business requirements into technical solutions and vice versa
- Act as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and understanding
- Ensure AI solutions comply with responsible AI, privacy, and security standards
- Mentor and coach AI team members, supporting their technical growth
Who you are
- Good communication, presentation and analytical skills
- Good ability to collaborate cross functional
- Ability to learn the fast track technologies in the Digital world
- Good organizational skills with ability to manage time and prioritize workload
- Has a track record of contributing to solve the complex problems and support the technical side of delivery
- Has a track record of taking the initiative to deliver a project, address an engineering challenge.
- Recommends and support implementation of process, product, or service improvements
Must have technical / professional qualifications
- Proficient in English both spoken and written
- Experience deploying AI solutions in production environments
- Hands‑on with OpenAI (GPT family), Anthropic (Claude), Azure OpenAI; experience abstracting across providers
- Knowledge of A2A (Agent‑to‑Agent) patterns and implementing multi‑agent topologies with planners/critics/executors
- Experience exposing/consuming MCP Servers for tool standardization and cross‑model interoperability
- Security & compliance: OAuth2/OIDC, secret management, network isolation, PII controls, Responsible AI guardrails (prompt injection, jailbreaks, data leakage)
- Experience in building REST APIs & Cloud Native Microservices
- Experience in Java, Spring Boot
- Understanding of Docker & Kubernetes
- Knowledge of CI/CD supporting tools (Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub etc.)
- Good knowledge of Network Communication/Integration protocols (SOAP, REST JSON)
What's in it for you
- Your journey with us is not just a job; it's a pathway to personal and professional development.
- We provide endless opportunities for learning, skill enhancement, and career advancement.
- Our culture is our pride. We foster an environment where every voice is heard, ideas are valued, and teamwork is celebrated.
- We take pride as well in our Comprehensive Benefits Package, where you will be able to find:
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