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Posted 10 days ago

Public Sector Lead, Defence & Security

Scale AI

  • Salary: not listed by employer

  • Typical pay for tech professionals in United Kingdom: £42,889–£75,427 a year Official statistics

  • Also hiring in Mexico, Saudi Arabia and United States (open roles on Tech Abroad)

  • Permanent residency after about 5 yrs

  • Citizenship after about 6 yrs

  • Work language: likely English (posting is in English)

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About the role

About Scale

Scale builds AI systems for decisions that matter. We started out providing the data and evaluation behind many of the world's leading models, and we still work with the major frontier labs on research and post-training. Today we also build full applications: we take an organisation's own data and expertise, forward deploy alongside their teams, and build the systems they come to rely on, powered by the Scale GenAI Platform.

The Role

Defence is under pressure to adopt AI at pace. The 2025 Strategic Defence Review and the Defence AI Strategy push for AI to move from experiment to operational capability, Defence Digital and UK Strategic Command are driving digital and data programmes…

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Location Insights: London

  • Rent (City)

    Average private rent across London was £2,332 a month in August 2026. This covers all property sizes, and ONS gives no centre/outside split.

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  • Weather (City)

    London: summer highs about 73°F / 23°C, winter highs about 46°F / 8°C

  • Safety (Country)

    High peacefulness (Global Peace Index rank 39)

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