Job Description
AI Development Specialist
Ipswich (Hybrid)
Up to £75,000 + Bonus
Company
Imagine a large, well-established professional services firm that is genuinely trying to modernise the way it works. Not with hype or buzzwords, but by building practical tools that actually help people. They have been experimenting with AI inside the Microsoft ecosystem and they are now readAy to take things to the next level. They want to turn small wins into proper, reliable, secure capabilities that people across the business can depend on. The culture is collaborative, supportive and forward looking, and they have a strong track record of treating people well and giving them the space to grow.
The Role
This is a hands-on AI Technical Lead role. It is about building real solutions, not sitting miles away from the work. You would take ideas from early tests and turn them into working, production-ready features. That includes integrating Microsoft 365 Copilot into everyday workflows, connecting systems through APIs, building small services and automations, and working out how AI can be used safely in a professional environment that relies heavily on confidentiality and accuracy.
You would be working across IT, product, knowledge, data, development, security and compliance, and while you have support from all these areas, you are the person who drives the delivery. You shape the approach, build the first versions, set the patterns and help others follow them. It is a player coach role where you guide through doing, rather than sitting back and directing.
Because of the nature of the organisation, secure engineering matters. Access controls, audit trails, safe integration patterns and sensible guardrails for AI features are all part of day-to-day thinking. You do not need to be an expert in every system the business uses, but you do need to feel comfortable building in an enterprise setting and explaining technical decisions clearly to non-technical people.
What’s In It For You
You get to be at the centre of how a major professional organisation adopts AI in a real and meaningful way. You get variety, impact and the freedom to build things that genuinely make a difference. You are not expected to rebuild entire systems. You are there to help the business take smart steps forward, ship improvements quickly and let people feel the benefit of modern tools rather than just hearing about them.
You also get a supportive culture, a modern flexible working setup and a place where your work directly improves how hundreds of professionals operate. If you enjoy building real solutions, joining the dots between systems, applying secure engineering habits and turning ideas into something people actually use, this role gives you the chance to make a noticeable impact every single week.
Career Growth
This is the type of role that can shape the next stage of your career. You are coming in at a moment when the business is defining what AI looks like for the entire organisation, which means you have room to influence strategy through the work you deliver. As the AI capability grows, you will naturally become the go to person for patterns, standards and technical direction. There is the chance to step into broader leadership, guide future engineers, help build an internal AI environment and become a trusted voice on how modern technology evolves inside a large professional setting.