AI Automation Engineer

Good Afternoon,
I am currently representing Department of Health & Social Care, who are offering an initial temporary contract for a period of 6 months with a view to be extended or offered a permanent position for the right candidate at a rate per day which is negotiable dependent upon experience
We are looking for a AI Automation Engineer this role will be based at: Remote with Occasional Office Visits, SW1H 0EU
The right candidate will:
* Design, build and maintain AI agents and automation tools using Copilot Studio and Microsoft Power Platform, ensuring that solutions integrate effectively with SharePoint, Azure services and other departmental systems.
* Develop intelligent solutions in partnership with external providers, contributing engineering expertise to the delivery of more advanced AI capabilities across DHSC.
* Collaborate with Data Engineering and Data Management to ensure that all solutions use secure, well documented, AI ready datasets and that data pathways are safe, governed and reusable.
* Work closely with user research, design and UX specialists to ensure agents are intuitive, meet real world user needs and can be adopted at scale across business areas.
* Provide a full service wrap for deployed tools, including documentation, monitoring, iterative improvement, troubleshooting and ensuring long term maintainability.
* Support alignment with governance, risk and compliance requirements, ensuring solutions uphold departmental standards for responsible AI, information assurance, cyber security and ethical use.
* Contribute to cross-team collaboration, working with policy, product, data, cyber and operational colleagues to ensure solutions work end-to-end in practice.
* Help develop reusable components that accelerate future delivery, enabling consistent, scalable implementation of AI-enabled solutions.
* Support capability building across DHSC, particularly by sharing engineering best practices and helping business areas understand what is possible through agent-based automation.
We require the following:
* Experience designing and building intelligent automation or AI solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, Copilot Studio or similar low-code/no-code platforms.
* Ability to integrate solutions with systems such as SharePoint, Azure services and other enterprise platforms.
* Understanding of secure data handling, including governance, permissions, documentation, and compliant use of AI-ready datasets.
* Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams including data engineering, user research, design, cyber security, and business areas.
To discuss this opportunity further please send over an up-to-date CV and give me a call on (phone number removed)
If you know someone who would be a good fit for the role, please send over their contact details and get in touch, as we do offer a generous referral fee.
IF THIS ROLE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO YOU, BUT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR ROLE, PLEASE SEND OVER YOUR CV AND I WILL CHECK WHAT ROLES I HAVE AVAILABLE.
Look forward to speaking with you soon
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed