AI Platform Engineer (Microsoft Stack)

How you'll help us live our purpose

We've been helping our members save for their future and buy their own home since 1875. Join us and you'll play a big role in helping us to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

It's a purpose that drives everything we do. And you can play your part too – join our Central Data Office as our AI Platform Engineer.

How you'll make a difference

You'll be responsible for building and maintaining theAI platform; designing, building, testing and supporting secure, scalable and well-governed AI solutions that address business needs and deliver measurable value across the Society. Using Microsoft AI technologies, you'll develop AI solutions from experimentation through to production-ready services, working closely with business, architecture, security, risk and data teams. The role will also contribute to reusable engineering standards and ensure AI solutions are delivered in line with regulatory, compliance, information security, data governance and responsible AI requirements.

You will:

• Design, build, test, and support AI solutions using Microsoft CoPilot, Foundry and Studio.
• Develop AI use cases from proof of concept through to production deployment.
• Build secure, scalable, and supportable solutions within Azure environments.
• Create and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automation processes using Azure DevOps.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, security, risk, and data teams to embed AI capabilities into business processes.
• Support pilot programmes and experimentation activities, helping successful initiatives transition into long-term services.
• Monitor, support, and maintain live AI services to ensure performance, compliance, and reliability.

What will you bring to the role?

• Hands-on experience designing, building, and supporting Microsoft Azure solutions within a regulated enterprise environment.
• Experience creating and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and deployment templates in Azure DevOps.
• Scripting expertise in Bash, Python, PowerShell, or similar technologies.
• Experience supporting live production platforms, including monitoring, logging, and operational support.
• Practical knowledge of Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft Copilot,Copilot Studio
• Understanding of security, risk management, compliance, data governance, and responsible AI principles.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively at all levels.

And in return, you'll get the best from us:

• Hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office
• Annual bonus of up to 12%
• Matched pension contributions up to 10%
• 26 days holiday, plus bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme
• Colleague Mortgage and Saver products
• 2 days' volunteering per year

We'll give you a place to belong with the support to learn, develop and shape a meaningful career.

Why choose us?

Our business is centred around our people. Our colleagues are at the heart of everything we do, as shown by our Inclusive Employers Gold accreditation in 2023 and 2025. We're committed to equal opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

You'll be joining a truly purpose‑focused culture which helped us win the Leading with Purpose award at the 2023Business Culture Awards. This recognises how we've embedded our purpose with our colleagues, and the actions we've taken to put home ownership within reach of more people, generation after generation.

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