Senior AI Engineer

Ofgem; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy regulatory body in the UK is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to join its Data & AI team. The role involves designing and deploying AI solutions to support strategic decisions and digital transformation. Successful candidates will need proven experience in Agentic AI development and a good understanding of Microsoft technologies like Azure and Copilot Studio. This position offers the chance to contribute to impactful projects in the energy sector.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Diverse working environment

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience in Agentic AI development using Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform concepts, including Power Automate.
• Strong understanding of AI governance and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and deploy Agentic AI solutions.
• Monitor solution performance and optimise workflows.
• Collaborate closely with other teams for portfolio delivery.

Skills

Agentic AI development

Automation workflows

AI/ML models

Communication and presentation skills

Tools

Microsoft Copilot Studio

Microsoft Azure AI Foundry

Microsoft Power Platform

Job description

Job Summary

Successful candidates may be based in any of our office locations – Cardiff, Glasgow, or London. We especially welcome applicants from Cardiff and Glasgow.

Ofgem is Great Britain’s independent energy regulator. We’re at the forefront of change across the energy sector, driving toward Net Zero whilst protecting energy consumers – especially vulnerable people.

We offer a diverse range of flexible working career opportunities: roles that are stimulating and rewarding, where you can get involved in ground‑breaking work. It’s important to us that we recruit from a wide range of professional and personal backgrounds.

Effective use of data and artificial intelligence (AI) are at the centre of our work to bring about a Net Zero energy supply. As the energy sector becomes more digitalised we have a key role to play in ensuring that this is underpinned with best practice and regulation.

Role Overview

As a Senior AI Engineer you’ll be working in our dynamic and growing Data & AI team. It’s a cross‑functional, diverse and knowledgeable team. You'll accelerate data driven decision making, digital transformation, and enable AI and self‑service analytics across Ofgem. You’ll be responsible for designing, building and deploying data science & AI models to answer strategic business questions using modern data science technologies such as Python, Azure Machine Learning, Azure AI Services, Copilot Studio, and Power BI.

In this new role, working closely with the Head of Data Science & AI, you’ll apply data science approaches and AI models across a wide range of energy market data and processes. You’ll embed and launch Data Science & AI models to help inform strategic decisions – assessing current software, architecture and capabilities, sourcing and preparing strategic data sets. You’ll also collaborate in the creation of Data Science & AI Best Practice and provide expertise to other Ofgem departments and external stakeholders. The role requires an understanding of strategic business initiatives and analysis, data assets, AI engineering and data science product development as well as the ability to use data visualisation and storytelling techniques to share conclusions and advise on impacts.

It’s essential that you bring mathematical, statistical and analytical/research skills, as well as knowledge in the development of data science, machine learning, analytics or statistical data products, including a core data science language. Your professional expertise should be complemented by highly developed communication and presentation skills along with a methodical approach and a keen focus on quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and deploy Agentic AI solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft Azure AI Foundry and Microsoft AI Services.
• Develop custom machine learning models, including fine‑tuning large language models (LLMs) on Microsoft Azure ML Studio and Azure AI Foundry.
• Ensure AI solutions meet security, compliance and governance requirements.
• Monitor solution performance, optimise workflows and align AI solutions to business goals.
• Ensure high‑quality delivery of responsible AI solutions.
• Collaborate closely with other teams to manage interdependencies, risks and resourcing to support portfolio delivery.
• Develop AI proof‑of‑concepts and assist the business with evaluations to measure success and estimate value proposition.

Key Outputs and Deliverables

• AI capability for Ofgem, including reusable AI tools and artefacts such as project templates, orchestration approaches and workflows to enable AI solutions effectively.
• Expertise on Microsoft Copilot Studio, Microsoft Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft Azure AI/ML Services, AI solution development lifecycle, best practice and ways of working.
• High‑quality delivery of responsible AI projects for prioritised use‑cases.
• AI proof‑of‑concepts applicable to Ofgem business processes and estimation of value proposition.
• Technical documentation and training materials for Ofgem colleagues.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

• Proven hands‑on experience in Agentic AI development and automation using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Microsoft Azure AI Foundry. (Lead criteria)
• Understanding of data science concepts, AI/ML models, automation workflows and agentic orchestration to enhance business processes. (Lead criteria)
• Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform concepts, including Power Automate, Power Apps and Dataverse. (Lead criteria)
• Able to achieve and maintain SC clearance, which includes residency in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. (Lead criteria)
• Experience tuning LLMs on Microsoft Azure ML Studio / Azure AI Foundry and applying generative AI and prompt engineering techniques.
• Strong understanding of AI governance, observability and compliance frameworks.
• Proven ability to deliver secure, scalable and responsible AI solutions.
• Software engineering experience.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft ecosystem, particularly M365, Power Platform and Azure.
• Experience integrating Copilot Studio with Azure AI Foundry solutions.
• Cyber security awareness.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

Making Effective Decisions

Application Deadline

Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 17th November 2025