AI Engineer (MS Stack)

AI Engineer (MS Stack) Hybrid Working - London - 2 days a week on site. Financial Services Lorien's leading banking client is looking for an AI Engineer with strong experience across the Microsoft AI stack, supporting a wave of AI innovation, solution design and capability uplift across the business. You'll act as a flexible, hands-on technical specialist who can plug gaps, drive early-stage delivery, and accelerate our roadmap across Azure AI Foundry, M365 agents, Copilot extensibility and broader Microsoft tooling. This role suits someone who is highly autonomous, delivery-focused, and capable of handling a wide mix of early-stage engineering, documentation, prototyping and solution shaping This role is based in London. This role will be Via Umbrella. Working in a Hybrid Model of 2 days a week on site. What You'll Be Doing: AI Engineering & Build • Designing and building AI solutions using: • Azure AI Foundry • M365 Agents • Copilot extensions / plugins • Micro stack orchestration • Python as the primary engineering language • Creating purpose-built AI agents aligned to CRM AI business maps, workflow automation and productivity conversations. Innovation & Pilot Delivery • Driving innovation pilots, PoCs and early discovery work across the business. • Working alongside internal engineers and external partners to fill capability gaps and accelerate delivery. • Acting as an SME in the Foundry space, advising on design patterns, feasibility and technical constraints. Technical Ownership • Producing clear solution design, documentation and reusable patterns. • Helping shape IP, frameworks and technical assets that can be scaled beyond the contract period. • Supporting teams who are still early in their AI maturity - translating concepts into workable, pragmatic solutions. Key Skills and Experience: Technical Skills • Strong engineering background with Python at the core. • Hands-on experience across the Microsoft AI ecosystem, including: • Azure AI Foundry • M365 extensibility / agent frameworks • Copilot customisation • Microstack orchestration • Ability to design and implement end-to-end AI workflows and agents. AI Expertise • Solid understanding of modern AI concepts and patterns developed over the last few years. • Experience in LLM orchestration, agent frameworks, prompt engineering and real-world delivery. • An "eye for making it work" - practical, production-focused engineering. Ways of Working • Able to step into an environment that is "a million miles off the mark" and bring clarity to solution design. • Comfortable bridging gaps between technology and business-facing stakeholders. • Strong documentation, communication and design thinking skills. Ethical & Responsible AI • Awareness of responsible AI principles and ability to embed guardrails into design and engineering decisions. IND\_PC3 Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.