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About the Role

Digital Catapult is seeking a Technology Specialist in AI to apply cutting-edge AI technologies to real-world industry challenges. This client-facing role focuses on helping organizations understand, adopt, and implement next-generation AI capabilities across innovation and business growth projects. You will assess existing solutions, identify AI application opportunities, and design scalable technical solutions, translating business challenges into practical AI implementations.

Responsibilities

Support technical discovery and solution assessment activities with clients across AI and digital transformation projects.
Evaluate existing systems, architectures, and data environments to identify opportunities for AI integration, optimization, and innovation.
Contribute to the design of scalable AI solution architectures leveraging technologies such as LLMs, agentic AI, RAG pipelines, orchestration frameworks, knowledge systems, and multimodal AI.
Participate in technical conversations with clients and partners, helping translate complex AI concepts into practical business outcomes.
Support business growth activities by contributing technical expertise to proposals, innovation bids, client workshops, and strategic engagements.
Develop demonstrators, prototypes, and proof-of-concepts showcasing emerging AI capabilities and solution approaches.
Collaborate with software engineers, data specialists, and solution architects to ensure solutions are technically robust, scalable, secure, and aligned with operational requirements.
Stay up to date with emerging AI technologies, tools, and frameworks, evaluating their relevance and applicability to industry challenges.
Produce technical collateral, architecture documentation, and implementation recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Contribute technical expertise within multidisciplinary project teams.

Requirements

Experience designing and implementing AI-enabled solutions within enterprise or innovation environments.
Strong hands-on experience with modern AI technologies including Large Language Models (LLMs), Agentic AI systems, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), AI orchestration frameworks, prompt engineering and evaluation techniques, and emerging generative AI architectures and tooling.
Ability to contribute effectively to technical engagements with clients and senior stakeholders.
Experience assessing existing technical solutions and contributing to solution architectures and AI adoption approaches.
Good software engineering skills, with hands-on experience in Python and modern AI development frameworks.
Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise systems, APIs, workflows, and cloud-native architectures.
Understanding of AI governance, security, scalability, safety, and responsible AI considerations.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to a wide range of audiences.
Experience developing prototypes, technical demonstrations, and innovation showcases.
Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-moving innovation environments.
Experience contributing to business development, technical bids, or innovation programs would be highly desirable.
Experience working across sectors such as manufacturing, infrastructure, digital twins, smart systems, or industrial transformation would be beneficial but not essential.
Must successfully complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance process.

Skills

AI technologies
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Agentic AI systems
Multimodal AI
Orchestration frameworks
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)
Emerging AI architectures
Python
Modern AI development frameworks
Prompt engineering
Evaluation techniques
AI governance
AI security
AI scalability
AI safety
Responsible AI
Stakeholder engagement

Location

Hybrid working

Work Type

Hybrid working

Experience Level

Subject to experience and skills

Salary/Compensations

c. £50,000-60,000 pa

Benefits

Discretionary bonus
Competitive benefits package
25 days annual leave
Bank Holidays
3 days between Christmas and New Year
Double-matched pension up to 10% of salary
4% of salary for flexible benefits (health cash plan, Private Medical Insurance, buying holiday, topping up pension)
E-Vehicle Scheme
Cycle2Work
Tech Scheme
Gym Discounts
Give As you Earn
PerkPal
Life insurance 4x salary
Free to access EAP & Financial Wellbeing advice
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Investment in ongoing learning and development
Company social events
Free office snacks

About the Company

Digital Catapult is in the UK’s Top 100 Best Workplaces and placed in the UK’s Best Workplaces in Tech and Large Organisations.
Digital Catapult is a Disability Confident Committed Level 1 Employer.
We have a vibrant and engaging culture where all voices are heard and a variety of employee led affinity groups who champion initiatives and provide opportunities for feedback to be shared.
We use moments in the year to educate everyone at Digital Catapult on different aspects of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and to raise awareness.
We also enjoy socialising and having fun together through a variety of company-wide events held throughout the year including our football team, running and climbing groups and volunteering activities.

Equal Opportunity

We recognise and value the advantages and opportunities that come with having people from diverse backgrounds working with us and it is our ambition to build an organisation which is representative and reflective of UK society.
We welcome applications from neurodivergent candidates, candidates from minority and underrepresented groups and from candidates with more or less experience, provided the requisite skills can be demonstrated.
As members of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.
Please do speak with us about adjustments that could support you through our interview process.
Digital Catapult is an equal opportunities employer.