AI Specialist

Are you passionate about making a difference, using your skills & experience to be a key enabler of AI-driven transformation? If so, we may have the role for you!

We are excited to share an incredible opportunity for an AI Specialist to join our team in Data & AI. As our newest AI Specialist, you will accelerate the organisation’s ability to adopt and ope rationalise advanced AI capabilities.

This is a hybrid role with working from home plus some onsite presence in our Bradford & central Leeds offices.

Providing specialist technical expertise across AI solution design, development and deployment, supporting complex and high-impact AI initiatives.

• Design and implement advanced AI capabilities by contributing hands‑on to solutions involving large language models, agentic architectures, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), and automation workflows.
• Support data science and model optimisation activities by assessing data readiness, evaluating model performance, and improving accuracy, consistency, and reliability of AI outputs.
• Guide solution patterns and technical approaches by advising on best practices for generative AI, data‑driven intelligence, and enterprise AI architectures within the Microsoft AI ecosystem.
• Act as a technical authority and mentor by supporting AI Product Developers, AI Design Analysts and AI Test Leads through guidance, coaching and hands‑on problem solving.

• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft AI ecosystem technologies, including Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio and Microsoft Azure.
• Strong practical knowledge of MLOps, model monitoring, evaluation and lifecycle management.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to translate business and operational needs into working AI solutions.
• Ability to analyse AI outputs and improve model behaviour and reliability.
• Hands‑on experience building AI solutions using large language models, agent frameworks and AI APIs.
• Strong understanding of Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), embeddings, vector search and retrieval optimisation.
• Experience developing AI solutions using Microsoft Azure, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI Service and Copilot Studio.
• Familiarity with enterprise integration patterns using Microsoft Graph, Power Platform and business applications, as well as working knowledge of MLOps, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring and operational support of AI systems.
• Strong communication skills, including explaining technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.

• Holiday: 25 working days plus Bank Holidays, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days.
• Bonus: on‑target bonus of 7% of eligible pay, with the opportunity to earn up to a maximum of 15%.
• Pension: up to 11% contribution into your YBS pension.
• Healthcare: private medical insurance, dental and other health benefits.
• Benefits portal: access to a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.