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We work with public- and private-sector organisations from strategy through execution, turning complex challenges into practical, measurable results.\nAs AI becomes central to competitiveness, productivity and service transformation, LBC is expanding its AI Center of Competence and integrating AI into our client offerings, ongoing projects, internal operations and product development.\nYour role\nIdentify and assess high-value agentic AI opportunities with clients, consultants and process owners\nDesign single-agent and multi-agent architectures, including routing, handoffs, memory, state, tool use, escalation and human-in-the-loop controls\nBuild production-quality agentic applications using Python and, where relevant, TypeScript or equivalent technologies\nDevelop secure tools and integrations with APIs, databases, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, ERP, CRM, document platforms and enterprise workflows\nEstablish patterns for permissions, authentication, structured outputs, error recovery, execution limits and responsible autonomy\nDefine evaluation frameworks covering task completion, factual accuracy, tool selection, action correctness, robustness, latency and cost\nImplement tracing, observability, operational dashboards and production support for agentic systems\nProtect solutions against prompt injection, data leakage, excessive permissions, unsafe actions and uncontrolled execution\nLead client discovery and architecture workshops, support proposals and provide technical leadership on flagship engagements\nCreate reusable agent templates, connectors, reference architectures, guardrails and delivery standards\nDevelop internal LBC agents and convert successful solutions into repeatable accelerators, products or managed services\nMentor AI engineers and help build LBC’s wider agentic AI capability\nThe Agentic AI Lead will design, develop and industrialise AI agents and agent-based solutions for LBC’s clients and for LBC’s own transformation. 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