AI Platform Engineer

Salary: £42,000 - 70,000 per year

Requirements:

• 2 to 4 years experience in IT, platform engineering, technology operations, or enterprise SaaS administration in a corporate environment.
• Hands-on experience administering the Microsoft 365 environment, including admin centres (M365, Teams, SharePoint, Exchange Online), licensing, user provisioning, and configuration.
• Prior experience as the named admin for a team, function, or enterprise tenant is strongly preferred.
• Daily, hands-on use of enterprise AI tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, or equivalent.
• Practical knowledge of how enterprise AI tools are governed and adopted inside large organisations, including content readiness, access hygiene, sensitivity labelling, and responsible AI use.
• Practical experience contributing to a technology rollout or adoption programme, including pilots, user onboarding, training delivery, or post-deployment support.
• General awareness of the broader Microsoft enterprise technology landscape, including identity and access (Entra ID), data protection (Purview), and how IT, Security, and Information Protection teams work together.
• Prior experience with Quickbase, or another Low-Code platform such as Power Apps, Power Automate, Mendix, OutSystems, or Appian, is a plus.
• Prior admin or power-user experience on other common enterprise platforms such as ServiceNow, Salesforce, or Workday is a plus.
• Awareness of multi-region AI regulation such as the EU AI Act is a plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to confidently explain technical concepts to non-technical colleagues, produce clean documentation, and present in small group settings.
• Ability to plan and run user-facing enablement activity independently and to a professional standard.
• Pragmatic delivery skills, with the ability to take a defined piece of work, plan it, execute it, and report back without close supervision.
• Confident, hands-on use of AI tools in everyday work, including practical prompt craft and knowing when to use which model.
• Genuine curiosity about AI and the discipline to learn fast in a category that is still evolving.
• Collaborative working style, with comfort partnering across IT, Security, Information Protection, HR, and Legal.
• Analytical mindset, with the ability to work with adoption and usage data, spot patterns, and turn them into clear insights.
• Hands-on experience with Python, SQL, and AI-assisted coding tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code is a plus.
• A degree, apprenticeship, or equivalent practical experience in a relevant area such as computer science, information systems, business technology, or a related discipline.
• We are open to non-traditional paths where the candidate can demonstrate equivalent capability.
• Certifications are not required, but Microsoft 365 Certified: Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals (AB-900) and Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals (PL-900) are welcome.

Responsibilities:

• Support the rollout of AI platforms such as Microsoft 365 Copilot across the business, including pilot waves, user onboarding, and post-deployment support.
• Carry out day-to-day administration tasks for AI platforms, including licensing, basic configuration, user provisioning, and routine troubleshooting.
• Help prepare and deliver training materials, lunch and learn sessions, and office hours that help colleagues use systems in their day-to-day work.
• Maintain documentation, FAQs, and internal knowledge content for the AI platforms we run.
• Help collect and present adoption and usage data so the team can see what is working.
• Triage user questions and platform issues, escalating to senior team members or specialised teams when needed.
• Work with the Information Protection team on practical tasks that improve content readiness for platforms, such as helping with sensitivity labels and access hygiene.
• Get exposure to our Snowflake-based advanced AI platform and support early users where helpful.
• Keep up with platform roadmaps and bring useful new features to the teams attention.
• Build small Low-Code solutions where they help solve practical problems.

Technologies:

• AI
• ChatGPT
• Claude Code
• Copilot
• Cursor
• GitHub
• Support
• Mendix
• Microsoft 365
• OutSystems
• Python
• SQL
• Salesforce
• Security
• ServiceNow
• SharePoint
• Snowflake
• Office 365

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last updated 36 week of 2026