AI Solution Engineer - Copilot


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£600 to £700 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, EC2V 6DN
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	6 Nov 2026
Closing date:	6 Dec 2026

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Summary

A leading organisation is looking for an experienced AI Solution Engineer to build and deploy AI solutions across its technology environment. You will establish and maintain an internal AI platform across Microsoft Azure and M365, while rapidly developing small-scale AI applications and agent-based solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on taking AI solutions from prototype through to production, integrating them with existing systems and data sources, and ensuring they are secure, scalable and aligned with data governance requirements. Experience within financial services or another regulated environment would be advantageous.

Hybrid: 3 days in London-based office

Rate: Up to £700pd Inside IR35 via Umbrella

Duration: 6 months, with a view to extend

What you'll need to succeed

- Strong hands-on experience developing and deploying AI solutions

- Strong experience with Microsoft Azure AI services

- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio

- Experience with Azure AI Foundry

- Experience rapidly building AI agents and agent-based solutions

- Strong programming and cloud architecture experience

- Experience integrating AI solutions with existing systems, APIs and data sources

- Understanding of DevOps practices for deployment and lifecycle management

- Strong understanding of data governance, security and responsible AI

- Experience within financial services or another regulated industry would be advantageous

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