AI Architect

Clarion Housing Group Limited; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarion Housing Group is seeking to shape the future of AI with a fixed-term role through June 2027. You will implement governance standards, controls and assurance across data readiness, identity, security and licensing to support responsible AI delivery.

You will mentor AI engineers, partner with Digital Governance and collaborate with Risk, Legal and Data Protection to balance innovation with control across a single Microsoft 365 estate. Hybrid working offered across England.

Qualifications

• Recognised Microsoft AI certifications or equivalent experience.
• Experience architecting and delivering enterprise-grade AI and Copilot solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Purview and security controls.

Responsibilities

• Implement standards, controls and assurance for AI delivery.
• Prioritise AI demand toward high-value opportunities and Copilot adoption.
• Mentor and grow AI engineering capability within the Modern Workplace team.
• Collaborate with Risk, Legal, Data Protection and Information Security to govern AI adoption.

Skills

PowerShell

Python

Prompt engineering

Agent design

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Copilot Studio

Purview

Data governance

Data security

Entra ID

Education

Microsoft AI certifications

Equivalent experience

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Copilot Studio

Purview

Entra ID

Job description

Step into a role where you help shape the future of AI at Clarion. This fixed-term opportunity to June 2027 will establish the foundations needed for safe, responsible and scalable AI adoption.
Working closely with Digital Governance, you'll help implement the standards, controls and assurance approach needed to support AI delivery. This includes applying requirements across data readiness, identity and security controls, licensing, compliance and user enablement, ensuring AI solutions are secure-by-design, well engineered and aligned to enterprise architecture.
You'll help prioritise AI demand toward the highest-value opportunities, including Copilot adoption and emerging agentic AI use cases, while reducing the risk of duplication, unmanaged experimentation and AI sprawl.
As a leader, you'll mentor and grow AI engineering capability within the Modern Workplace team, fostering responsible innovation, curiosity and continuous improvement. You'll work with Modern Workplace architecture and engineering teams to ensure AI is delivered as part of a single, well-governed Microsoft 365 estate, partnering with Digital Governance and Commercial, Risk, Legal, Data Protection and Information Security to build confidence in adoption.
To thrive in this role, you'll bring recognised Microsoft AI certifications or equivalent experience, with a proven track record of architecting and delivering enterprise-grade AI and Copilot solutions. You'll understand how to operationalise AI governance, manage risks around data protection, hallucination and bias, and build the foundations needed across data, identity, security and compliance. You'll be confident working with Risk, Legal, Data Protection and Information Security teams, shaping AI impact assessments and defining operating models that balance innovation with control. Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Purview, sensitivity labelling, DLP, Entra ID and tenant boundary controls is essential, alongside programming literacy in PowerShell and Python and familiarity with prompt engineering and agent design.
If you're ready to build the foundations for safe, responsible AI adoption at Clarion-strengthening governance, enabling innovation and helping teams turn ideas into well-managed solutions-this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.
With hybrid working, base locations across England and flexible working arrangements this could be the opportunity you've been looking for!
Salaries are just the starting point. Here at Clarion, we're dedicated to rewarding hard work and commitment, and providing benefits that support you and your lifestyle.
Closing Date: Thursday 8th October 2026 at midnight.
This is a hybrid role with a base location offered at one of our offices across England.
While travel is not a regular requirement of the role, there may be a need to travel to attend in-person team meetings, workshops, and stakeholder engagement events.
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