Technical Consultant (AI, Azure, DevOps)

Role Name : Technical Consultant (AI, Azure, DevOps)
Location : London, UK
Type : Contract - Inside IR35

Role Summary :

Technical Consultant is responsible for designing, implementing, and optimising cloud-native and AI-driven applications. The role blends deep technical expertise with customer-facing consulting skills to deliver innovative solutions using Microsoft Azure and AI technologies.

Required Skills & Proficiencies :

• Azure AI Services (Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Azure AI Studio)
• Azure Functions, Logic Apps, App Services
• DevOps and CI/CD pipelines
• Python, .NET, JavaScript

Experience with:
• Designing and deploying AI-powered applications
• Data engineering and integration (e.g., Azure Data Factory, Cosmos DB)
• Security and governance in cloud environments
• Familiarity with Microsoft Copilot Studio and conversational AI frameworks

Deep expertise in the following:

• Software Solutions: GitHub, Visual Studio, AI-assisted dev tools, Foundry SDK, CI/CD, DevOps, and cloud-native development (APIs, containers, microservices)
• AI Applications: AI Foundry & App architecture (Agentic AI framework, TensorFlow, Pytorch, Responsible AI) and App architecture/cloud native dev (APIs, containerization, microservices, event-driven). Maintain and grow expertise in AI Management & Security (Gen AI Ops, Sentinel, orchestrator, monitoring).

Technical Delivery:
• Participates in and/or may lead meetings with customers/partners to understand their business needs and/or scenario they are trying to solve. Uses business, technology, and industry strategies to define customer/partner requirements and constraints. Engages others appropriately to understand and define customer requirements.
• Supports project planning and the development of project documents by defining the risks and dependencies. Communicates the business value of planned solutions to customers/ partners with direction/guidance. Implements mitigations on technical and business risks.
• Manages their schedule and communicates with project leads. Delivers against Statement of Work (SOW).
• Implements technical solutions by completing assigned project tasks with defined quality standards and following Industry Solutions processes. Oversees aspects of implementation.
• Proactively identifies issues and risks and engages with customers/partners or internal stakeholders as appropriate to address and resolve issues.
• Proactively manages relationships with customers/partners/stakeholders to identify and contribute to the drivers of satisfaction, determine the root cause, and establish recovery actions to improve the experience.

Operational Excellence:
Completes operational tasks and readiness and ensures timeliness and accuracy. Follows Microsoft policies, compliance, and procedures (e.g., Enterprise Services Authorization Policy, Standards of Business Conduct, labor logging, expenses, travel guidelines)