AI Cloud Platform Engineer

Role Purpose Role purpose:   At Vodafone, our strategy revolves around three core pillars: Customer, Simplicity, and Growth. As we focus on enhancing our internal capabilities in AI, Machine Learning, and Generative AI, the role of an AI Cloud Engineer becomes pivotal. This role will support our technology department in driving innovation, improving customer experiences, and simplifying our operations through advanced AI solutions. The AI Cloud Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying AI solutions on cloud platforms. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities into existing systems, creating scalable, efficient, and secure AI infrastructure. The AI Cloud Engineer will play a crucial role in driving innovation and enhancing Vodafone's data-driven decision-making processes.What you'll do

• Design and implement AI models and algorithms on cloud platforms.
• Develop and maintain cloud-based AI infrastructure, ensuring scalability and security.
• Collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, and other stakeholders to integrate AI solutions into existing systems.
• Monitor and optimize the performance of AI models and infrastructure.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in AI and cloud technologies and apply them to improve existing solutions.
Who you are
• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++.
• In-depth knowledge of AI and machine learning algorithms and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience with data processing and storage technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, SQL).
• Understanding of DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment.
Strong understanding of data security, privacy, and compliance standards.Not a perfect fit? Worried that you don't meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.What's in it for you
• Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
• Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
• Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
• Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan
Who we are You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone. As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status. Together we can.


• Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++.
• In-depth knowledge of AI and machine learning algorithms and frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience with data processing and storage technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, SQL).
• Understanding of DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration and deployment.
Strong understanding of data security, privacy, and compliance standards.

You may have already heard of Vodafone - We're a leading Telecommunications company in Europe and Africa. But what you might not know is that we are continuously investing in new technologies to improve the lives of millions of customers, businesses and people around the world, creating a better future for everyone. As part of our global family, whether that's Vodafone, Vodacom or _VOIS, you'll feel a sense of pride and purpose as you contribute to our culture of innovation. We pursue equality of opportunity and inclusion for all candidates through our employment policies and practices. We recognise and celebrate the importance of diversity and inclusivity in our workspace and we do not tolerate any form of discrimination especially related to but not limited to race, colour, age, veteran status, gender identification, sexual orientation, pregnancy, ethnicity, disability, religion, political affiliation, trade union membership, nationality, indigenous status, medical condition, HIV status, social origin, cultural background, social, or marital status. Together we can.


• Discretionary yearly bonus: 10%
• Annual leave: 28 days + bank holidays + the opportunity to buy/sell/carry over 5 days/year
• Charity days: 5 days/year
• Maternity/adoption leave: 52 weeks out of which the first 13 weeks are fully paid followed by 26 weeks of half pay and 6 months - working 4 days, getting paid 5
• Paternity leave: 16 weeks fully paid
• Private pension: You can contribute up to 5% of your basic pay with 2:1 matching from Vodafone up to 10%.
• Access to: private medical, private dental, free health assessments, share save scheme
• Additional discounts: Vodafone retail, gym, cinema, cycle to work, season ticket loan