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AI Strategy Consultant Location: Onsite, Andover (min 3 days per week) Security Clearance: current SC clearance is mandatory Project duration: 4 weeks Role Overview This role is required to support a new first phase discovery and strategy engagement as an AI advisor, accountable for delivering defined outcomes within the engagement scope.The consultant will participate in first-phase AI strategy activities with other project members, translating complex business challenges into actionable, AI-enabled solutions. Combining deep technical expertise and senior stakeholder advisory, the consultant will shape the AI agenda from discovery through to strategic roadmap delivery, ensuring all recommendations are technically sound, commercially viable, and ready for transition into implementation. Key Responsibilities * Lead AI discovery and assessment activities, facilitating structured workshops with senior stakeholders to identify and prioritise high-value use cases against business objectives, technical feasibility, and organisational readiness. * Develop the AI elements of the strategy deliverable, including high level target-state architecture, data and platform requirements, an outline AI operating model, and a responsible AI governance framework tailored to the client's regulatory and operational context. * Support the production of a high level business case and phased delivery roadmap, articulating value drivers, investment requirements, risk mitigations, and dependencies to support executive decision-making. * Provide technical guidance across the AI landscape including generative AI, agentic systems, retrieval-augmented generation, fine-tuning, MLOps, and on-premise/cloud-native ML platforms, ensuring recommendations are grounded in implementation reality. * Collaborate with the client's internal teams (programme management, data engineering, architecture, delivery, change) and third-party partners to ensure the strategy is adoptable and transitions cleanly into delivery phases. * Establish success criteria and measurement frameworks so the client can track AI value realisation beyond the engagement. Required Experience & Qualifications * Demonstrable experience in technology consulting or comparable advisory roles, with at least 3 years focused on AI/ML strategy, data-driven transformation, or advanced analytics. * Experience in Defence, National Security, or other regulated sectors with understanding of security-cleared environments and sovereign technology constraints. * A track record in delivering strategy engagements end-to-end in complex, regulated, or high-security environments. * Deep technical fluency across modern AI/ML stacks: on-premise and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), MLOps tooling, LLM orchestration frameworks, data engineering pipelines, and AI governance. * Exceptional ability to translate technical complexity into strategic narratives for non-technical senior stakeholders. * Strong commercial and delivery awareness, including experience with outcome-based models and phased programme planning. * Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is an award-winning partner of choice for many of the world's most influential companies and government organisations. Holding Enhanced Government Security Accreditation, we are recognised as the European market leader in the delivery of Security Cleared talent to organisations that demand the very highest levels of security, compliance and assurance. An award-winning organisation, having secured the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade over multiple years. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable and accessible workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We welcome applications from all individuals, regardless of background or identity, and we encourage candidates who may not meet every listed requirement to still apply. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible experience. Please Note: If a high volume of applications is received, only candidates shortlisted will be contacted.

Big Data Scientist – Docklands London Our Client an international organisation is looking to recruit a Big Data Expert with 2 to 5 years expertise as a Big Data Scientist. You will have Natural Language Processing (NLP) knowledge and experience and understand and analyse large data sets to discover new insights. Working in a multi-disciplinary team within a highly technical and complex environment. Well versed in scalable data mining and machine learning techniques (using computers to improve as well as develop algorithms)Kernel Methods, Deep Learning, Statistical Relational Learning, Ensemble Methods Model using advanced statistical/ mathematical models, predict and segment data to hypothesize/ evolve uses cases to monetize data and generate other business value. Translate business needs to technical requirements and implementation. Experience of Big Data technologies/Big Data Analytics. C++, Java, Python, Shell Script R, Matlab, SAS Enterprise Miner Elastic search and understanding of Hadoop ecosystem Experience working with large data sets, experience working with distributed computing tools like Map/Reduce, Hadoop, Hive, Pig etc. Advanced use of Excel spread sheets for analytical purposes An MSc or PhD in Data Science or an analytical subject (Physics, Mathematics, Computing) or other quantitative discipline would be handy. The position is based in the Docklands London. This is a 3 to 6 month contract assignment. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with daily rate and availability details.

Senior FP&A Accountant Newcastle upon Tyne (4 days on site, 1 day working from home) £65,000 to £75,000 + Bonus + Pension + Benefits Are you a qualified finance professional with strong analytical skills and a passion for turning data into meaningful insight? This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly established and well-respected organisation in a Senior FP&A role where you will have real visibility across the business and play a key role in shaping financial decision making. This organisation is a major UK business operating at national scale with a long track record of success. With a strong financial foundation and continued growth, they are investing further into their finance function to ensure the business has the insight, reporting capability and financial planning needed to support strategic decisions at the highest level. In this role you will work closely with the Group Commercial Finance Director and senior leadership across the business, helping to deliver accurate forecasting, budgeting and management reporting. You will also play an important role in developing new reporting solutions, improving financial insights and supporting the expansion of data and reporting capability across the organisation. This position would suit a qualified accountant who enjoys combining strong technical finance skills with commercial insight, data analysis and stakeholder engagement. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large, financially stable organisation where you will gain exposure to senior leadership, work on high-impact financial analysis and play a key role in shaping the future reporting capability of the business. The Role * Produce and develop management reporting to provide accurate and timely financial insight * Support budgeting and forecasting processes across the wider business * Partner with department leaders to analyse performance and identify trends * Develop improved reporting tools, dashboards and analytical outputs * Support the expansion of reporting capability including BI and data solutions The Person * Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) * Experience within FP&A, financial reporting or commercial finance * Advanced Excel skills with experience building complex financial models * Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret and present data clearly * Experience with BI tools such as PowerBI, SQL or VBA would be advantageous Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client. We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Business Analyst with Actimize WLF – Canary Wharf London Our Client is seeking to recruit a Business Analyst with at least 5 years experience as a BA coupled with at least 2 years experience of Nice Actimize. - Analyzing current installation of Actimize WLF solution at a client side - Recommend improvements on data ingestion and batch process performance - Recommend optimal Threshold setting and Scoring configuration which adhere to the client requirements - Improve detection and alert generation Must Have: - Minimum 2 years experience supporting Nice Actimize WLF solution either as a BA or Implementor. - In particular an ideal candidate must have a hands-on experience in doing WLF Tuning activity. - Deep understanding in Actimize platform and tools, WLF Threshold and Scoring and working knowledge of RCM. - Proven track records in analyzing client's requirements and come up with - Comfortable in dealing with Stake Holders especially face-to-face with clients. - Must be willing to travel to client site. Nice to have - Experience in DowJones Sanctioned List and Profile data ingestion to WLF The position will be based in Canary Wharf London. Rate will be in the range £275 to £375 per day depending on experience. This is a 6 month contract assignment. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate in GBP and your availability.