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This job is with LexisNexis Legal & Professional®, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. AI Architect Excited to uncover insights from complex data and turn them into impactful business decisions? Do you enjoy building predictive models, experimenting with advanced analytics, and solving real-world challenges with data? About the team: LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions (LNIP) is the global leader in patent intelligence, bringing clarity to innovation for businesses, law firms, universities, and government agencies worldwide. Our mission is to help the innovation community make better decisions faster, with greater confidence, combining the world's most trusted patent data with sophisticated analytics, AI-powered insights, and purpose-built workflows. Protégé in PatentSight is LNIP's next-generation agentic AI assistant, purpose-built for strategic patent analysis. Protégé replaces complex filter-based workflows with natural language questions, surfacing structured, decision-ready insights grounded in trusted data and established metrics. About the role : As an AI Architect, you will be the technical authority for the AI systems that power Protégé within PatentSight+. You will work across the full stack, from the agentic layer down, ensuring every layer is coherent, scalable, secure, and aligned with RELX Responsible AI standards. This is a senior individual-contributor role with broad influence. You will partner closely with Engineering Leads, Product Managers, Data Scientists, and data teams within LNIP. Key Responsibilities: • Define and own the AI architecture vision for Protégé in PatentSight+, ensuring technical decisions are coherent, future-proof, and aligned with product strategy., • Evaluate and recommend AI technologies, modelling approaches, and platform components., • Stay up to date with advances in agentic AI and domain-specific AI research. Translate emerging capabilities into practical architectural recommendations., • Author and maintain Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and system design documentation, providing a clear and durable record of technical choices and their rationale., • Architect the agentic reasoning systems that enable Protégé to decompose complex patent questions, plan multi-step analyses, and compose insights from multiple data sources., • Design retrieval and search architectures that deliver accurate, low-latency patent intelligence across both structured analytics and unstructured text corpora., • Define patterns for AI-driven enrichment and classification of patent data at scale, ensuring results are dependable, auditable, and consistent with established IP metrics., • Establish prompt engineering standards, evaluation harnesses, and quality frameworks to govern LLM behaviour and maintain output accuracy in production., • Partner with Product Management to assess technical feasibility and shape the AI roadmap, translating product goals into deliverable system designs., • Collaborate with Security and Platform teams to ensure AI systems meet enterprise requirements for access control, data privacy, and regulatory compliance., • Ensure all AI systems comply with RELX Responsible AI Principles., • Lead AI risk assessment activities, contributing to compliance with applicable regulatory frameworks., • Communicate complex architectural decisions clearly to senior leadership, engineering teams, and non-technical stakeholders. Requirements: Essential - • Strong professional software engineering expertise, with experience in a dedicated AI/ML architecture, principal engineer, or distinguished engineer role., • Proven track record delivering production LLM-based systems, including RAG pipelines, agentic/tool-use frameworks, and multi-step reasoning workflows., • Strong proficiency in Python for AI service development; working knowledge of C# or equivalent compiled language for enterprise microservice integration., • Hands-on experience with vector databases and semantic search pipeline design., • Experience with Model Context Protocol (MCP)., • Experience with large-scale data platforms such as Databricks and search engines such as Elasticsearch, in an analytical or AI feature engineering context., • Demonstrated ability to design enterprise-grade AI systems with strong non-functional requirements: security, privacy, reliability, cost governance, and observability., • Experience communicating complex architectural decisions through written documents, diagrams, and presentations to diverse audiences. Desirable- • Background in the intellectual property, legal technology, or scientific information domain; familiarity with patent data structures and classification systems., • Knowledge of Responsible AI Principles., • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, or a related field., • Experience designing event-driven, cloud-native architectures using Kafka (or equivalent streaming platforms), including topic design, schema governance, and consumer patterns. Why Join Us? Join our team and contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. If you are ready to advance your career and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply. Work in a way that works for you We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals. Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive. Working for you We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer: • Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days., • Health screening, eye care vouchers, and private medical benefits, • Wellbeing programs, • Life assurance, • Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme, • Save As You Earn share option scheme., • Travel Season ticket loan., • Electric Vehicle Scheme, • Optional Dental Insurance, • Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave, • Employee Assistance Programme, • Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children, • RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you., • Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer., • Access to extensive learning and development resources, • Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work About the Business At LexisNexis Intellectual Property (LNIP), we believe that whenever a person works on a patent and understands the future trajectory of a specific technology, that person has the potential to fundamentally change how society operates. We are proud to directly support and serve these innovators in their endeavors to better humankind. We enable innovators to accomplish more by helping them make informed decisions, be more productive, comply with regulations, and ultimately achieve superior results. By harnessing the latest advances in machine learning combined with expert analysis, LexisNexis Intellectual Property is disrupting how actionable insight is extracted from patent data. Information can now be accessed with efficiency, accuracy and at a speed that is just not possible by traditional methods. Our overall success is measured by how well we deliver these results. We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits. Click _ to access benefits specific to your location. We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process. 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As our Senior Bid Manager, you'll play a key role in driving business growth by leading the end-to-end tender and bid process for PfP Students. Working closely with the Head of Business Development and key stakeholders across the business, you'll develop compelling, high-quality submissions that differentiate our offering and support the delivery of our growth strategy. You’ll manage multiple bids simultaneously, identify new opportunities through procurement portals and sector intelligence, and ensure all submissions meet client requirements, company standards and branding guidelines. You’ll also lead bid reviews and debriefs, monitor bid performance, maintain an up-to-date tender pipeline and help shape future bidding strategies through continuous improvement and market insight. You may also provide leadership to temporary bid writers during periods of high activity. This is a national role and you would be expected to attend meetings on client sites as required. At Places for People we are committed to a safe working environment so a basic DBS check is mandatory. As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best. We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours. At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect. We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment. By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities. • Proven experience operating at Bid Manager level within a competitive tendering environment, with a track record of successfully managing bid submissions., • Strong knowledge of public sector procurement processes and local government procurement portals., • Demonstrable experience managing multiple complex bids and tender opportunities simultaneously., • Experience building and maintaining effective stakeholder relationships across a large organisation, including influencing senior stakeholders., • Experience within Property/ Student Accommodation is preferred though not essential. You’ll be an experienced bid professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys taking ownership of complex opportunities from identification through to submission. You're highly organised, able to manage competing priorities and have a strong eye for detail. You’ll be confident presenting proposals and influencing stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally. Experience within facilities management, property management or a related sector would be beneficial, as would experience working across large, matrix organisations. You’ll be comfortable challenging constructively, using insight and evidence to shape winning solutions, and you’ll have strong written skills supported by the ability to use a range of IT systems and bid management tools. As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we move lives forward every day by building, managing and supporting thriving Communities. From new homes, social housing and student accommodation to leisure, education and Community initiatives, our work makes a positive difference to millions of People across the UK. And that takes People who care about doing the right thing. People who are ambitious, ready to grow and motivated to make a difference through the work they do. We're looking for Colleagues who bring energy, curiosity and ownership. People who enjoy being challenged, support those around them and want to keep raising the bar. Because when we perform at our best, we create more opportunities to invest in our Customers, our Communities and each other. Experience matters, but it's only part of the story. If you share our values and want to build a career where your work has real impact, we'd love to hear from you. As part of Places for People Group, PfP Students are experts in providing facilities management solutions for university campus buildings and student accommodation. Our service is focused on our partnership approach with our clients and the student experience. We know rewarding work deserves rewarding benefits. That's why, alongside a competitive salary, you'll have access to a package designed to support you at work and beyond. • Pension with matched contributions up to 7%, • Bonus scheme for colleagues at 2%, • 35 days holiday (including bank holidays) with the option to buy or sell days, • Healthcare cashback plan for everyday medical costs, with private GP and health support services available, • Comprehensive wellbeing support including counselling, flu jabs, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and access to our Wellbeing Hub, supporting your mental, physical and financial wellbeing, • Access to Our Place Rewards, offering discounts and savings on groceries, travel, shopping, home products and other lifestyle purchases, • Ongoing training, professional qualifications, internal development programmes and career progression opportunities, • Recognition programmes including Star Awards and Colleague Awards, celebrating achievements and recognising great work, • Strong focus on inclusion, wellbeing and colleague engagement, • Free membership to Places Gyms, • Life Assurance to provide financial security for your loved ones, alongside access to will writing services to help you plan for the future with confidence #J-18808-Ljbffr

Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 years ago and UK-based, we apply our skills in transformation, delivery, and collaboration from across the Methods Group, to create end-to-end business and technical solutions that are people-centred, safe, and designed for the future. Our human touch sets us apart from other consultancies, system integrators and software houses - with people, technology, and data at the heart of who we are, we believe in creating value and sustainability through everything we do for our clients, staff, communities, and the planet. We support our clients in the success of their projects while working collaboratively to share skill sets and solve problems. At Methods we have fun while working hard; we are not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them. Predominantly focused on the public-sector, Methods is now building a significant private sector client portfolio. Methods was acquired by the Alten Group in early 2022. • Design, build and support secure on-premise and cloud infrastructure., • Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, YAML or equivalent)., • Automate deployment, configuration and operational processes to enable secure and repeatable releases., • Embed security controls throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC)., • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, including security scanning and compliance checks., • Manage platform security, including secrets, certificates, tokens and access controls., • Apply secure-by-design principles and align solutions with NCSC guidance., • Identify security risks and vulnerabilities and implement appropriate mitigations., • Monitor infrastructure, applications and security tooling to detect threats and issues., • Work with engineering, architecture, security and business teams to deliver secure solutions., • Conduct peer reviews of infrastructure and deployment code., • Ensure deployment risks are understood, documented and appropriately managed., • Support regulatory and security compliance requirements., • Experience working within Agile delivery environments., • Strong DevOps/DevSecOps experience supporting enterprise platforms., • Experience designing and implementing hybrid on-premise and cloud solutions., • Strong understanding of infrastructure, networking and platform security., • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker and container platforms., • Experience with Terraform, Ansible and infrastructure automation tooling., • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and release management processes., • Experience integrating security tooling into delivery pipelines., • Understanding of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS service models., • Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, particularly Security and Engineering., • Experience supporting and troubleshooting live production environments., • Experience working within multidisciplinary delivery teams., • Experience deploying and managing infrastructure using Terraform., • Experience building and deploying containerised applications., • Experience implementing application and infrastructure monitoring solutions., • Experience with SAST, DAST and software supply chain security tooling (e.g. SonarQube, Trivy)., • Experience with on-premises DevOps toolchains and platforms. This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview. Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy. • Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience, • Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society, • Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership, • A supportive and collaborative environment Development - access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training Wellness - 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme Social - office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes Time Off - 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 10 extra days each year Volunteering - 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation Pension - Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution Life Assurance - of 4 times base salary Private Medical Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Worldwide Travel Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay Travel - season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme For a full list of benefits please visit our website (www.methods.co.uk/careers/benefits) #J-18808-Ljbffr

Methods is a UK-based IT services consultancy delivering secure, end-to-end digital transformation from government to private sector clients. This role focuses on building secure, automated infrastructure, embedding security across the SDLC and enabling repeatable, auditable releases. You will work with cross-functional teams to implement IaC, secure pipelines, and cloud/on-premise hybrid environments, while ensuring compliance and rapid delivery of trusted software solutions. #J-18808-Ljbffr

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering. Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment. Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people. Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career. Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources. Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications! Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific) About the Role We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Technical Services Manager to join a leading TotalFacilities Management (TFM) provider delivering integrated services to a Local Authority with a diverseand extensive property portfolio. The estate includes a wide range of corporate offices, civic buildings,educational establishments, and schools, requiring a professional who can effectively manage complexmechanical and electrical service delivery across multiple sites. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual who thrives in a fast-paced, customer-focusedenvironment and has a proven track record of delivering technical excellence, statutory compliance, andoperational performance within Facilities Management. • Lead the management and delivery of Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) maintenance servicesacross a diverse property estate., • Ensure full compliance with all statutory, regulatory, and health and safety requirements., • Manage planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes and oversee reactivemaintenance activities., • Provide technical leadership and support to operational teams, contractors, and stakeholders., • Monitor service performance against contractual KPIs and SLAs, implementing improvementswhere required., • Develop and maintain strong relationships with Local Authority representatives, schoolleadership teams, and internal stakeholders., • Manage specialist service providers and subcontractors, ensuring high standards ofworkmanship, safety, and customer service., • Support lifecycle planning, asset management strategies, capital projects, and energy efficiencyinitiatives., • Contribute to budget management, financial forecasting, and cost control activities., • Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance service delivery and customersatisfaction. To succeed in this role, you will have: • Significant experience in a Technical Services Manager, Engineering Manager, or similar rolewithin Facilities Management., • Strong Mechanical and Electrical building services knowledge, supported by relevant technicalqualifications., • Demonstrable experience working within a high-performing and fast-paced FacilitiesManagement environment., • Experience managing technical services across multi-site estates, ideally within local government,education, healthcare, or public sector environments., • Sound understanding of statutory compliance requirements, including health and safetylegislation and building services regulations., • Proven ability to manage contractors, projects, budgets, and service performance., • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills., • A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement., • Experience working within a Total Facilities Management contract., • Previous involvement in Local Authority or public-sector estates., • Familiarity with educational environments and school buildings., • Professional membership or qualifications such as IOSH, NEBOSH, CIBSE, IET, or equivalent., • Knowledge of asset management systems and CAFM platforms. We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Since our establishment in 1990, Methods has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Our mission is to improve and safeguard public-facing services. We apply digital thinking to ensure the future of our public services is centred around our citizens. Our human touch sets us apart from other consultancies, system integrators and software houses – we have a customer‑centric value system whereby we focus on delivering what is right for our clients. We passionately support our clients in the success of their projects while working collaboratively to share skill sets and solve problems. At Methods we have fun while working hard; we are not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them. Methods are experts in delivering secure, resilient cyber and information services – keeping systems and data safe. We help reduce risk and vulnerabilities from cyber‑attacks by developing a security road‑map tailored to your unique needs. We help organisations improve processes such as threat management by building an identity management programme, and establishing prevention, detection and response capabilities to cyber‑attacks. As a Technical Architect, the position provides a focal point in delivering enterprise scale infrastructure services to Methods BDT customers. The objective of the Technical Architect is to work with customers and delivery teams to create technology solutions that meet the customer's objectives while supporting the company's goal of growing the business through profitable, well‑structured engagements across the required technology domains. Typically involved in the post‑sales stage of a customer engagement, the Technical Architect is responsible for conceptualising and designing the overall solution to a detailed level, and where necessary for delivering and supporting major elements of that solution on customer site. The role calls for a strong generalist: an architect with broad experience and skills across all aspects of enterprise IT, able to see the whole picture and bring the individual parts together into a coherent whole. That breadth is underpinned by deep knowledge of Microsoft Azure, supported by a good working understanding of container orchestration, identity management, networking, and data processing and storage. • Design, build and support enterprise scale Azure environments, including landing zones, governance and security, • Design and support hybrid infrastructure spanning cloud and on‑premises environments, ensuring secure and seamless integration between the two, • Review, assess and provide guidance on customer environments through structured reviews, aligning recommendations with the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well‑Architected Framework (WAF), • Design containerised workloads on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including scaling, networking and storage integration, • Design Azure networking, including virtual networks, hub‑and‑spoke topologies, ExpressRoute/VPN and network security, • Design Azure data processing and storage services appropriate to the customer's workloads, • Apply an understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC) and CI/CD principles (DevSecOps / GitOps) to inform solution design and delivery approaches, • Bring together the various technology domains into a coherent end‑to‑end architecture that meets the customer's objectives, • At least 2 years in a customer facing role, delivering and supporting technology solutions based on Microsoft technologies, • Broad experience across all aspects of enterprise IT, with the ability to operate as a generalist across multiple technology domains, • Significant knowledge & experience of various Microsoft technologies, with extensive experience in Microsoft Azure, • Experience of leading technical workshops, • Excellent presentation and communication (verbal and written) skills, • Ability to create a technical design (HLD / LLD) and guide engineering teams through its delivery, • A generalist skill set with broad knowledge across all aspects of enterprise IT, • Deep knowledge of Microsoft cloud technologies, in particular Azure, • Good understanding of container orchestration using Kubernetes (ideally AKS), identity management (Entra / Active Directory), networking, and data processing and storage, • Understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC) and CI/CD principles, • Knowledge of VMWare Cloud Foundation considered a bonus, • Hands‑on experience with IaC tooling such as Terraform or Bicep This role will require you to have active SC & the willingness to progress this to DV. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview. Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy. • Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience, • Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society, • Strong, inspiring and thought‑provoking leadership, • A supportive and collaborative environment Access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training. 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme. Including home working and part time. Office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes. 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year. 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation. Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution. of 4 times base salary. Which is non‑contributory (spouse and dependants included). Which is non‑contributory (spouse and dependants included). Season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme. For a full list of benefits please visit our website (www.methods.co.uk/careers/benefits). #J-18808-Ljbffr

Methods is an IT services consultancy partnering with central government and private sector clients to transform public services in the UK. The role focuses on secure on-premise and cloud infrastructure, infrastructure as code, and automated, secure delivery pipelines within an Agile environment. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on DevSecOps expertise, strong cloud and on-prem design skills, and a solid understanding of security controls across the SDLC, working with cross-functional teams #J-18808-Ljbffr

• Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, YAML or equivalent)., • Automate deployment, configuration and operational processes to enable secure and repeatable releases., • Embed security controls throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC)., • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, including security scanning and compliance checks., • Manage platform security, including secrets, certificates, tokens and access controls., • Apply secure-by-design principles and align solutions with NCSC guidance., • Identify security risks and vulnerabilities and implement appropriate mitigations., • Monitor infrastructure, applications and security tooling to detect threats and issues., • Work with engineering, architecture, security and business teams to deliver secure solutions., • Conduct peer reviews of infrastructure and deployment code., • Ensure deployment risks are understood, documented and appropriately managed., • Support regulatory and security compliance requirements., • Experience working within Agile delivery environments., • Strong DevOps/DevSecOps experience supporting enterprise platforms., • Experience designing and implementing hybrid on-premise and cloud solutions., • Strong understanding of infrastructure, networking and platform security., • Experience with Kubernetes, Docker and container platforms., • Experience with Terraform, Ansible and infrastructure automation tooling., • Experience with CI/CD pipelines and release management processes., • Experience integrating security tooling into delivery pipelines., • Understanding of SaaS, PaaS and IaaS service models., • Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, particularly Security and Engineering., • Desirable Skills & Experience, • Experience supporting and troubleshooting live production environments., • Experience working within multidisciplinary delivery teams., • Experience deploying and managing infrastructure using Terraform., • Experience building and deploying containerised applications., • Experience implementing application and infrastructure monitoring solutions., • Experience with SAST, DAST and software supply chain security tooling (e.g. SonarQube, Trivy)., • Experience with on-premises DevOps toolchains and platforms. This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected . Details of this will be discussed with you at interview. Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy. Methods is a £100M+ IT Services Consultancy who has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Established over 30 years ago and UK-based, we apply our skills in transformation, delivery, and collaboration from across the Methods Group, to create end-to-end business and technical solutions that are people-centred, safe, and designed for the future. Our human touch sets us apart from other consultancies, system integrators and software houses - with people, technology, and data at the heart of who we are, we believe in creating value and sustainability through everything we do for our clients, staff, communities, and the planet. We support our clients in the success of their projects while working collaboratively to share skill sets and solve problems. At Methods we have fun while working hard; we are not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them. Predominantly focused on the public-sector, Methods is now building a significant private sector client portfolio. Methods was acquired by the Alten Group in early 2022. • Development - access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training, • Wellness - 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme, • Social - office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes, • Time Off - 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 10 extra days each year, • Volunteering - 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation #J-18808-Ljbffr

This job is with LexisNexis Legal & Professional®, an inclusive employer and a member of myGwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly. Data Scientist III Excited to uncover insights from complex data and turn them into impactful business decisions? Do you enjoy building predictive models, experimenting with advanced analytics, and solving real-world challenges with data? About the team: LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions (LNIP) is the global leader in patent intelligence, bringing clarity to innovation for businesses, law firms, universities, and government agencies worldwide. Our mission is to help the innovation community make better decisions faster, with greater confidence, combining the world's most trusted patent data with sophisticated analytics, AI-powered insights, and purpose-built workflows. Protégé in PatentSight is LNIP's next-generation agentic AI assistant, purpose-built for strategic patent analysis. Protégé replaces complex filter-based workflows with natural language questions, surfacing structured, decision-ready insights grounded in trusted data and established metrics. About the role: We are seeking a Data Scientist III to help the design and validation of Agentic AI-driven product capabilities within Protégé in PatentSight. This role focuses on defining what to build and why, leveraging machine learning, NLP, and large language models (LLMs) to solve complex Intellectual Property (IP) workflows. You will help drive experimentation, modeling, and evaluation, partnering closely with engineers to translate validated approaches into scalable, customer-facing solutions. Key Responsibilities: • Develop and implement NLP, LLM, and generative AI approaches (e.g., RAG, prompt strategies, patent search)., • Define agentic workflows and reasoning strategies for multi-step IP tasks., • Develop retrieval strategies, including hybrid search (semantic + lexical), and evaluation metrics (e.g., relevance, ranking quality)., • Analyse large-scale IP datasets to extract insights and improve model performance., • Establish best practices for model evaluation, validation, and benchmarking., • Translate experimental results into clear product recommendations and business impact., • Collaborate with product, IP experts, and engineers to align solutions with user needs. Requirements: • Degree in a quantitative or technical field (Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Data Science, etc.)., • Strong experience in machine learning, NLP, and LLM-based modeling., • Strong experience designing and running experiments, including model evaluation and iteration., • Strong coding skills in Python., • Experience with generative AI techniques (e.g., prompt engineering, RAG)., • Experience designing and evaluating hybrid search (semantic + lexical) using embeddings and vector databases., • Experience designing agentic workflows and reasoning strategies, with hands-on experience applying agent frameworks (e.g., Google ADK, LangChain, LangGraph, AutoGen) in real-world use cases., • Proficiency in data analysis tools., • Strong foundation in statistics, modeling, and large-scale text processing. Why Join Us? Join our team and contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence. If you are ready to advance your career and make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply. Work in a way that works for you We promote a healthy work/life balance across the organization. We offer an appealing working prospect for our people. With numerous wellbeing initiatives, shared parental leave, study assistance and sabbaticals, we will help you meet your immediate responsibilities and your long-term goals. · Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive. Working for you We know that your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. These are some of the benefits we are delighted to offer: • Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days., • Health screening, eye care vouchers, and private medical benefits, • Wellbeing programs, • Life assurance, • Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme, • Save As You Earn share option scheme., • Travel Season ticket loan., • Electric Vehicle Scheme, • Optional Dental Insurance, • Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave, • Employee Assistance Programme, • Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children, • RECARES days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you., • Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer., • Access to extensive learning and development resources, • Access to employee discounts scheme via Perks at Work About the business- At LexisNexis Intellectual Property (LNIP), we believe that whenever a person works on a patent and understands the future trajectory of a specific technology, that person has the potential to fundamentally change how society operates. 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