We are hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to help bring AI into real business operations. The role sits between engineering, consulting and business change. You will build and run applications for the IFS M&A Group and deliver production AI solutions to acquired companies. You will work with their business and technical stakeholders to understand the problem, prototype quickly, connect to existing systems, and deliver implementations that work at scale.
You work independently with limited guidance on assigned projects, within the group's approved architecture, security and data standards. You escalate decisions that fall outside those guidelines to your manager.
Key Responsibilities
Deliver assigned AI projects and workstreams, from discovery through design, build, deployment, verification, training and support. Priorities and scope are agreed with your manager.
Support discovery with business and technical stakeholders to understand workflows, systems and desired outcomes, and help identify suitable AI use cases.
Analyse non-routine requirements, recommend practical solution designs, and implement them as tested code. Prototype quickly to validate a use case.
Build integrations that connect AI platforms to existing applications, APIs and data sources, using service identities with the narrowest scopes and following approved security and data governance policies.
Ship AI features that are scoped to the user, name sources and models on every answer, and are tested before release.
Build agentic systems that automate processes and use enterprise tools within defined guardrails.
Take solutions from prototype to production and run them: jobs, backups, monitoring, access and incident write-ups.
Train users and support adoption. Measure results against the objectives agreed at the start of each project.
Recommend models and platforms within the group's approved standards. Contribute lessons learned from acquired-company projects to team best practices and process improvements.
Report progress, trade-offs and outcomes clearly to stakeholders and project leads.
Provide guidance to junior colleagues where needed.
Requirements
In-depth expertise in AI/software engineering, with a solid understanding of related areas (data, cloud, security) and business context.
Experience shipping at least one system to production and measuring its operational or business impact.
Experience building an LLM application used by real users, covering tool use, retrieval and prompt or context design.
Experience with API integrations between AI platforms and enterprise systems (e.g. Salesforce, HubSpot, NetSuite, Databricks) and the data governance that goes with them.
Python backend (FastAPI or similar), working React/TypeScript, SQL, one cloud (Azure preferred), infrastructure as code and CI/CD.
Ability to work independently on non-routine problems, recommend practical solutions, and escalate when a decision is outside agreed guidelines.
Clear written and spoken communication with both technical and business stakeholders.
A habit of verifying results, with numbers checked before they are reported.
Nice to Have
Experience in a forward-deployed or embedded engineering role.
Familiarity with RevOps, FP&A or sales operations.
Agent experience in production, ideally with Model Context Protocol.
Azure experience (Container Apps, Entra, Key Vault, Terraform, Azure DevOps).
Working French or Dutch.
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About IGT1 IGT1 is a rapidly growing offshore technology and talent solutions company based in Port City Colombo. We are a fully owned subsidiary of IGT I Holdings Sweden AB, funded by the three of world’s leading private equity firms; EQT Group, Hg, and TA Associates. We’re also proud to be a sister company of IFS, Sri Lanka’s largest and most established technology company.  At IGT1, we partner with global businesses to provide them with an operation that maximizes efficiency, spurs growth, allows them to develop and deliver world-class product and services, and create long-term value. Our people-first culture champions diversity, teamwork, and continuous learning, creating an environment where talent thrives.  With a team of over 500 professionals and counting, we are always looking for passionate, skilled individuals who want to make a global impact while being part of something extraordinary.  Through our offshore collaboration model, you'll be embedded within the team of one of our esteemed international clients, contributing directly to high-impact, enterprise-level initiatives.  About the client: Sitecore  Sitecore delivers a composable digital experience platform that empowers the world’s smartest and largest brands to build lifelong relationships with their customers. A highly decorated industry leader, Sitecore is the leading company bringing together content, commerce, and data into one connected platform that delivers millions of digital experiences every day. Thousands of blue-chip companies including American Express, Porsche, Starbucks, L’Oréal, and Volvo Cars rely on Sitecore to provide more engaging, personalized experiences for their customers.