PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED

Phoenix enables digital transformation across the UK public sector, empowering organisations to innovate with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, data, AI, security and collaboration technologies. We are now hiring a Senior Azure AI Consultant who will be embedded within our AI practice and work directly with customers to help them adopt and scale AI capabilities. This is a fully customer facing role, focused on delivering structured advisory and enablement engagements that span strategy, architecture and hands on implementation of Microsoft AI platforms. You will act as a trusted advisor, combining strong consulting skills with deep technical expertise. You will be responsible for delivering end to end AI engagements independently, from discovery and design through to deployment and configuration, while working closely with the Practice Lead and Technical Architects to shape and refine Phoenix's AI offerings. What will you be doing? Lead structured AI advisory and enablement engagements, including AI readiness assessments, use case discovery workshops and Centre of Excellence (CoE) programmes. Deliver end to end enablement for Microsoft AI platforms, with a strong focus on Microsoft Foundry and Azure OpenAI Service. Design, deploy and configure Azure AI solutions hands on, ensuring customers have working reference environments they can build upon. Facilitate executive level workshops and stakeholder sessions to identify AI opportunities and develop business cases. Develop AI adoption roadmaps, governance frameworks and technical reference architectures. Act as a trusted advisor to senior customer stakeholders, translating business challenges into practical AI enabled solutions. Work closely with the AI Practice Lead and Technical Architects to design, refine and improve repeatable engagement frameworks and service offerings. Produce high quality customer deliverables including strategy documents, technical designs, deployment guides and assessment reports. Stay current with Microsoft AI platform developments, emerging capabilities and wider industry trends. Provide regular feedback on customer needs, market trends and opportunities for new AI services. Support pre sales activity including discovery calls, technical demonstrations, proposal input and customer presentations. What are we looking for? Strong customer facing consulting skills with the ability to build trust at senior stakeholder level. Excellent communication, presentation and workshop facilitation skills. Proven ability to lead and deliver complex technical engagements independently. Strong hands on experience deploying and configuring Azure AI services, particularly Microsoft Foundry and Azure OpenAI. Solid understanding of AI and GenAI concepts including RAG architectures, agents, prompt engineering and responsible AI principles. Experience working across Azure infrastructure fundamentals to support AI workloads end to end. Commercial awareness and ability to contribute effectively to pre sales and service shaping activities. Strategic thinker with a continuous improvement mindset and strong problem solving skills. Consultancy or professional services background preferred. Public sector experience (e.g. councils, NHS, education, charities or blue light services) desirable. SC clearance, or eligibility to obtain SC clearance, desirable. Practical stuff Where is the role based? Primary location is our HQ in Pocklington (YO42). What about hybrid/remote working? Remote & Hybrid working is supported, with flexibility depending on customer and delivery requirements. How many interviews? Following a screen with the Recruitment Team, you can expect a two stage interview process, one online and one in person. Important BPSS Check As part of our recruitment process and due to the nature of the work we do, all employees are required to undertake a BPSS check. While some employees may require further security clearance, the BPSS check is mandatory and all offers of employment are conditional upon successful completion. Have you made it this far? If you're still reading, there's a strong chance you might be our kind of person. Here's the thing, research suggests many women and underrepresented groups don't apply unless they meet every requirement. Even if you don't tick every box above, we encourage you to introduce yourself. We believe a diversity of perspectives and experiences makes our team stronger and the stronger our team, the more successful we will be.

A technology solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Technical Consultant specializing in Microsoft Cloud Security. The role involves leading design and implementation of solutions for customers, writing necessary documentation, and ensuring project milestones are achieved. Candidates should have experience with Microsoft Purview and related technologies. A BPSS check is mandatory for employment. This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of digital transformation in a hybrid environment.

Overview of the role Phoenix enables digital transformation in the workplace, empowering UK organisations to innovate and transform with cloud and hybrid infrastructures, data, AI, security, and collaboration tools. We are now very excited to grow that team further by hiring a Technical Consultant who specialises in Microsoft Cloud Security and more specifically in deploying solutions using Microsoft Purview. In this role you will be responsible for the design and execution of technical deliverables for customer projects. What will you be doing? Leading the design and implementation of related solutions for our customers. Assisting scoping and design workshops to understand customer challenges and propose solutions that meet their requirements. Writing pre and post-delivery documents including statements of works. Working closely with our project management team, ensuring project milestones and deadlines are met. Diagnosing and fixing technical challenges for our customers. What are we looking for? The right person for this role will already be in a similar position and will have proven experience designing and implementing Microsoft Purview solutions. Key Skills & Experience Experience as a Senior Support Engineer or as a Technical Consultant or internal technical specialist. Microsoft Purview (DLP / Sensitivity Labels / Data Life Cycle Management / Data Governance strategy) Entra ID - Identity and Access Management (Hybrid Identities) Entra ID - Security (Conditional Access, PIM, IDP, RBAC, M365 CIS/NCSC Best practices) Competent in designing and implementing complex related technology solutions for customers. Competent in developing design documentation and technical deliverables. Bonus: Microsoft Defender (Endpoint, Office 365, Identity, Cloud Apps, Cloud) Microsoft Certifications Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate - SC-400/401 (Must have) Azure Security Administrator Associate - AZ-500 (Desirable) Identity and Access Administrator Associate - SC-300 (Desirable) Security Operations Analyst Associate - SC-200 (Desirable) Administrator Expert MS-102 (Desirable) BPSS Check All employees are required to undertake a Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS) check. This is a must have requirement and all offers of employment are conditional pending the passing of this check.