Applied AI Engineer

As an Applied AI Engineer, you will work hands-on with modern AI technologies to build intelligent agents, AI workflows and automation solutions using Microsoft's AI ecosystem. You'll collaborate closely with business stakeholders and technical teams to develop scalable solutions that can be deployed across the organisation. What Success Looks Like: AI components meet defined accuracy, reliability and latency thresholds for each deployed workflow and application. Safe fallback behaviour maintained across all deployed agents in production. Frontier techniques evaluated with clear evidence-based recommendations within agreed timescales. Model behaviour monitored continuously; issues identified and resolved proactively rather than reactively. Reusable prompt and agent design patterns adopted across multiple initiatives. Governance reviews pass first time with complete, well-documented AI component evidence. About Role Design, build and optimise AI-powered solutions, agents and workflows that address real business challenges and deliver measurable value. Develop solutions using Microsoft technologies including Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI and Microsoft Fabric. Collaborate with business stakeholders, product teams and technical colleagues to translate requirements into scalable AI and data solutions. Build and integrate data pipelines, APIs and enterprise data sources to enable intelligent, production-ready applications. Apply software engineering, data engineeri