{"id":1439762,"url":"https://alion.io/job/convatec-forward-deployed-ai-engineer","title":"Forward Deployed AI Engineer","company":{"id":1845197,"name":"Convatec","domain":"convatec.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/convatec-com","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"AI/ML","role_family":"AI/ML","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"remote","remote_scope":"stated_countries","remote_scope_basis":"board_field","remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["India"],"countries":["IN"],"hiring_countries":["IN"],"hiring_countries_total":1,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":18500,"max_usd":49000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":8},"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"AIOps","optional":false},{"name":"Azure","optional":false},{"name":"CI/CD","optional":false},{"name":"Copilot Studio","optional":false},{"name":"Microsoft Fabric","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"Rest API","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false},{"name":"AI Agents","optional":true},{"name":"Azure DevOps","optional":true},{"name":"Docker","optional":true},{"name":"GDPR","optional":true},{"name":"HIPAA","optional":true},{"name":"Kubernetes","optional":true},{"name":"LLM Guardrails","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-10T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-07-10","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T18:57:15Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":83,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":83},"description":"Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care.With more than 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in around 90 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC).\nTo learn more please visit http://www.convatecgroup.com\nAs a Forward Deployed AI Engineer, you'll lead the delivery of AI-powered solutions from concept to production. Working closely with business stakeholders, you'll design, build and deploy AI workflows using Azure AI, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Fabric and enterprise platforms such as SAP and Salesforce, helping drive AI adoption across ConvaTec.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nAI-enabled workflows delivered on time, within scope and adopted by business teams without significant rework.\n\nZero critical failures on deployed workflows at point of handover; safe fallback behaviour verified across all production pipelines.\n\nAll workflows pass AI Landing Zone governance review first time with complete, well-documented technical evidence.\n\nMeasurable reduction in manual effort, cycle time or operational cost within re-engineered business processes.\n\nReusable workflow patterns and components adopted across multiple Convatec initiatives.\n\nAIOps pipelines in place for every production workflow; issues identified and resolved proactively rather than reactively.\n\nBusiness and operational teams independently maintaining and extending AI-enabled workflows post-handover.\n\nApplied AI Engineers and other initiative team members visibly guided and upskilled through working alongside this role.\n\nPositive satisfaction ratings from business stakeholders on embedded delivery quality, pace and technical credibility.\n\nAbout Role\nPartner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities and deliver AI-powered solutions that solve real business challenges.\n\nDesign, build and deploy AI workflows and automation solutions using Azure AI, Copilot Studio and Microsoft Fabric.\n\nIntegrate AI solutions with enterprise platforms, including SAP, Salesforce and other business systems.\n\nOwn the end-to-end delivery lifecycle, from requirements and solution design through to deployment and operational handover.\n\nImplement DevOps, MLOps and monitoring practices to ensure solutions are scalable, reliable and production-ready.\n\nProvide technical leadership and guidance to engineers, analysts and project teams.\n\nDevelop prototypes and proof-of-concepts to validate ideas and accelerate delivery.\n\nEstablish engineering standards, best practices and reusable patterns that support AI adoption across the organisation.\n\nEnsure solutions meet security, compliance and governance requirements.\n\nDrive continuous improvement by evaluating new technologies and identifying opportunities to maximise business value.\n\nAbout You\n4-5+ years’ experience in software engineering, AI/ML workflow delivery or systems integration, with a demonstrable track record of full-stack delivery in production AI environments.\n\nAt least 2 years operating in a senior or lead technical capacity, making independent architectural decisions and guiding other engineers without formal line management authority.\n\nHands-on, production-grade experience across DevOps, MLOps and AIOps - CI/CD pipeline ownership, model versioning, automated testing and live system monitoring - not as adjacent knowledge but as daily practice.\n\nStrong proficiency in Python and SQL; solid REST and event-driven API integration experience including enterprise systems such as SAP (via SAP Joule) or Salesforce.\n\nHands-on experience with Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Copilot Studio and Microsoft Fabric in production delivery contexts.\n\nDemonstrated ability to self-direct across the full delivery lifecycle - from discovery and design through to production deployment and business handover - without close technical supervision.\n\nExperience working directly with business stakeholders: translating operational requirements into engineering decisions, managing expectations and owning adoption outcomes.\n\nDesirable\nExperience with SAP Joule or integrating agentic AI solutions with SAP business processes.\n\nFamiliarity with AI Landing Zone design patterns, guardrails and governance frameworks.\n\nExperience with containerisation (Docker/Kubernetes) and cloud-native deployment patterns on Azure.\n\nUnderstanding of multi-agent coordination patterns using Copilot Studio or Azure AI Foundry.\n\nKnowledge of healthcare data privacy requirements including GDPR or HIPAA.\n\nEducation/Qualifications\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or a related field, or equivalent practical experience demonstrated through a strong delivery track record.\n\nRelevant certifications in Azure (e.g. Azure Developer Associate, Azure Data Engineer Associate, Azure DevOps Engineer Expert) or MLOps/AIOps are desirable.\n\nAt Convatec, we’re pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch. If you’re ready to make a real impact, apply today and help us bring our Forever Caring promise to life.\nBeware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent Convatec\nA formal recruitment process is required for all our opportunities prior to any offer of employment. This will include an interview confirmed by an official Convatec email address.\nIf you receive a suspicious approach over social media, text message, email or phone call about recruitment at Convatec, do not disclose any personal information or pay any fees whatsoever. If you’re unsure, please contact us at .\nEqual opportunities\nConvatec provides equal employment opportunities for all current employees and applicants for employment. This policy means that no one will be discriminated against because of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, nationality, citizenship, ancestry, sex, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, genetic predisposing characteristics or any other basis prohibited by law.\nNotice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives\nConvatec is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Convatec employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written and signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Convatec. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.\nAlready a Convatec employee?\nIf you are an active employee at Convatec, please do not apply here. Go to the Career Worklet on your Workday home page and View \"Convatec Internal Career Site - Find Jobs\". Thank you!\nAbout Convatec\nPioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch:\nConvatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With over 10,000 colleagues, we provide products and services in around 90 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention, treatment for hard to heal wounds, at-risk skin and ulcerated tissue to supporting debilitating conditions, improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec's revenues in 2025 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). 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