AI Developer Tooling Lead

Aflac Northern Ireland; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aflac NI is seeking an AI Developer Tooling Lead to own how AI tools for developers are introduced, managed and improved, including Copilot, Kiro and Claude Code. You will partner with DevOps to ensure secure, compliant tooling aligned to enterprise standards.

In this role you’ll design guidance, manage licensing and cost controls, and create reporting on adoption, usage and productivity. Aflac NI offers a hybrid work model with 2 days in the office per week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field, or previous commercial experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience in software engineering or application development.
• Experience with AI driven engineering tools and techniques e.g. Kiro (Amazon Q developer), GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Compound Engineering.
• Experience designing engineering analytics, developer productivity metrics, or platform observability within a large organization (500+ engineers).
• Stakeholder management across engineering, finance, and procurement functions.
• Experience with usage-based or consumption billing models, FinOps principles, or cloud cost management.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical ideas clearly to different audiences.
• Good understanding of security, compliance, governance, and responsible technology adoption.
• Self-starter with strong ownership, curiosity, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Applicants must be permanently based in Northern Ireland and hold the relevant right to work status. We are unable to offer sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Own and improve Aflac's AI developer tooling approach across GitHub Copilot, Amazon Kiro and other developer AI tools.
• Configure and manage AI developer tools so they are secure, compliant, useful and aligned to enterprise standards.
• Support a tiered tooling model so access is based on role, need, value and risk.
• Manage licensing, seat allocation, usage visibility and cost controls.
• Partner with Finance and technology leaders on cost management and budget controls.
• Create reporting that shows adoption, usage, value, cost and productivity impact.
• Assess new AI developer tooling capabilities and explain what they could mean for Aflac.
• Work with Security, Risk and Compliance so tools are used responsibly and in line with Aflac policies.
• Create clear guidance and usage patterns that help teams use AI developer tools safely and effectively.
• Support the wider enterprise AI productivity tooling strategy from a technical perspective.

Skills

Software engineering experience

Communication skills

Ownership & initiative

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or software engineering

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Kiro (Amazon Q developer)

Claude Code

Cursor

Compound Engineering

Job description

Aflac is investing in a new generation of technology capability that will transform customer and employee experiences, scale the secure and responsible use of AI across the enterprise, and reshape how software is designed, built, tested and delivered. These roles will work across strategic product transformation, cloud and data platforms, enterprise AI services, context and knowledge engineering, quality, experience design and AI-enabled developer tooling.

The Role

We are looking for an AI Developer Tooling Lead to own how Aflac introduces, manages and improves AI tools for developers, including GitHub Copilot, Amazon Kiro, Claude Code and future tools.

The Team

You will be part of Aflac's DevOps team. The team improves how engineers build, secure, release and run software across the organisation.

The team focuses on reducing friction for engineers through practical tooling, automation, guidance and standards. AI-assisted development is now part of that work, and this role will help make adoption clear, responsible and measurable.

What you'll be doing

• Own and improve Aflac's AI developer tooling approach across GitHub Copilot, Amazon Kiro and other developer AI tools.
• Configure and manage AI developer tools so they are secure, compliant, useful and aligned to enterprise standards.
• Support a tiered tooling model so access is based on role, need, value and risk.
• Manage licensing, seat allocation, usage visibility and cost controls.
• Partner with Finance and technology leaders on cost management and budget controls.
• Create reporting that shows adoption, usage, value, cost and productivity impact.
• Assess new AI developer tooling capabilities and explain what they could mean for Aflac.
• Work with Security, Risk and Compliance so tools are used responsibly and in line with Aflac policies.
• Create clear guidance and usage patterns that help teams use AI developer tools safely and effectively.
• Support the wider enterprise AI productivity tooling strategy from a technical perspective.

What you should have

Below is an overview of the skills and experience we are looking for, but remember, don't rule yourself out if you don't have everything on the list – it's your intellect and your attitude we're really after.

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field, or previous commercial experience.
• 5+ years of industry experience in software engineering or application development.
• Experience with AI driven engineering tools and techniques e. g. Kiro (Amazon Q developer), GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, Compound Engineering.
• Experience designing engineering analytics, developer productivity metrics, or platform observability within a large organization (500+ engineers).
• Stakeholder management across engineering, finance, and procurement functions.
• Experience with usage-based or consumption billing models, FinOps principles, or cloud cost management.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical ideas clearly to different audiences.
• Good understanding of security, compliance, governance, and responsible technology adoption.
• Self-starter with strong ownership, curiosity, and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Applicants must be permanently based in Northern Ireland and hold the relevant right to work status. We are unable to offer sponsorship

Desirable

• GitHub Enterprise administration (org policies, SAML/SCIM, Actions)
• AWS account management, IAM, cost allocation tagging
• Developer survey design (DX, SPACE framework)
• Familiarity with MCP (Model Context Protocol) architecture
• Microsoft 365 Copilot tenant administration
• Background in DevOps, platform engineering, or developer experience teams

Please note this in NOT a remote position, we operate a hybrid model with 2 days in the office per week.

Aflac NI is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to attracting diverse talent and supporting flexible working. Applications from candidates wishing to work four days per week are welcomed and will be considered in line with business and team requirements.

So that's us. Thanks for taking the time to read this far. We look forward to hearing from you if you fancy joining an innovative technology company that runs locally and is supported by a well-established, highly recognised Fortune 500 company in the US.

Aflac is an equal opportunities employer