SC Cleared Machine Learning Engineer - Contract

Rate: Up to £620 per day (Inside IR35). Location: London or Manchester (1-2 days per week on‑site). Contract: 6 months. Clearance: Active SC required.

We’re hiring an experienced SC‑cleared Machine Learning Engineer to support the delivery of a high‑profile central government programme. This role focuses on designing, building, and deploying scalable machine learning solutions to enable advanced analytics, automation, and decision‑making across complex government systems.

This is a hands‑on engineering role, working closely with data scientists, analysts, architects, and product teams to productionise models, build data pipelines, and embed ML capabilities into live services.

Key Requirements

• Active Security Clearance (SC) – must be current and transferable.
• Proven experience as a Machine Learning Engineer within central government or...