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)