AI Engineer Technical Lead

Skip to main contentCareersDashboardProfileEnglishJoin Talent NetworkSign InSingle PositionIf we can connect, we can create a better future. Join us.View All JobsAI Engineer Technical LeadTirane, Albania This role is no longer accepting applicationsRequisition ID286037Date posted07/01/2026Join Us At Vodafone, we’re not just shaping the future of connectivity for our customers – we’re shaping the future for everyone who joins our team. When you work with us, you’re part of a global mission to connect people, solve complex challenges, and create a sustainable and more inclusive world. If you want to grow your career whilst finding the perfect balance between work and life, Vodafone offers the opportunities to help you belong and make a real impact.What you’ll do As a Lead AI Engineer specializing in Generative AI & Agentic AI, you will spearhead the design, development, and productionization of AI systems that deliver measurable business value at scale. You will architect multimodal LLM solutions, agentic systems (single- and multi-agent), and robust RAG pipelines, partnering closely with product, data, platform engineering, security, and business stakeholders. You will mentor a growing team of AI engineers and act as a business translator, ensuring clarity between technical strategy and business outcomes; especially in regulated, high availability environments.Job Responsibilities Key accountabilities and decision ownership: Lead the design and implementation of Generative & Agentic AI models (e.g., LLMs, diffusion models) tailored to business needsArchitect scalable and secure AI pipelines leveraging cloud/on-prem infrastructureGuide the development and integrations with LLMs, prompt engineering, or RAGEvaluate and integrate open-source and proprietary GenAI & AgenticAI toolsCollaborate with product and domain teams to identify and prioritize impactful GenAI & AgenticAI use casesLeverage A2A (Agent‑to‑Agent) protocols to enable inter-agent collaboration, delegation, negotiation, and coordination across services and teamsAdopt MCP Servers (Model Context Protocol) to expose standardized tools/capabilities to different models and agents for interoperability and portabilityBuild and maintain a Tool/Skills Registry (standardized interfaces, capability metadata, access controls), with safe execution sandboxes and rate/circuit controlsTranslate business requirements into technical solutions and vice versaAct as a liaison between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and understandingEnsure AI solutions comply with responsible AI, privacy, and security standardsMentor and coach AI team members, supporting their technical growthMonitor emerging trends in GenAI and proactively suggest innovative applicationsSupport testing activities (functional and non-functional tests in all relevant project phases)Investigate and fix defects and incidents during development and application lifecyclePrepare release packages for test and production environmentManage incidents as level two and level three supportManage problems as level two and level three supportWho you are Core competencies, knowledge, and experience:Good communication, presentation and analytical skillsGood ability to collaborate cross functionalAbility to learn the fast-track technologies in the Digital worldGood organizational skills with ability to manage time and prioritize workloadHas a track record of contributing to solve the complex problems and support the technical side of deliveryHas a track record of taking the initiative to deliver a project, address an engineering challenge.Recommends and support implementation of process, product, or service improvementsMust have technical / professional qualifications: Proficient in English both spoken and writtenExperience deploying AI solutions in production environmentsHands‑on with OpenAI (GPT family), Anthropic (Claude), Azure OpenAI; experience abstracting across providersKnowledge of A2A...