Junior AI Specialist

Job title: Junior AI Specialist Location: Role can be based from our Manchester or Reading locations (Hybrid working available) Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience About BCN: At BCN we unite people and technology to enable organisations to fly. We believe people and organisations can achieve anything using technology to it’s full potential. Our role is to help them understand what is possible, implement in the right way and utilise their technology to achieve their ambitions.Which is why we put people front and centre – building client relationships for life and fostering a culture where our people thrive. We are a leading managed IT services provider and technology consultant, specialising in delivering transformative technology solutions with industry-leading client experience across business, public sector and not for profit organisations. From cloud computing, cybersecurity, and data management to power app development, we are dedicated to being a Microsoft powerhouse. Guided by our 3 values of building relationships, customer success and passion and dedication, we are on a mission to make BCN the most trusted tech partner in the UK today. The kind of company clients want to work with, and people want to work for. We are delighted you are on this journey with us! Focus of the role: This role sits within BCN's Growth Team, in our AI and Data Innovation function, and is an early-career, hands‑on role built around Public View, our NHS performance and oversight product used by NHS organisations across England. It is designed as a development role with a defined progression path into AI development. Your time will be split three ways. One third is learning AI‑assisted development in Visual Studio with tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude, pairing with our senior developers on real Public View and client work. One third is interim junior product management for Public View, keeping the backlog, releases and customer communications moving. One third is verifying and validating the NHS Oversight Framework (NOF) metrics in Public View against the latest national specifications each publication cycle, so that our customers see accurate data first time. Working closely with the Head of AI and Data Innovation and the Public View developers, you will be productive from week one on the product and verification work while building towards independent AI development tasks. As automated validation lands, the verification share of the role is expected to shrink and the AI development share to grow, with the split reviewed at twelve months. As our business and technology continue to evolve, this role will adapt to reflect new priorities and ways of working. Responsibilities: AI Development (learning and delivery) Follow a structured learning path in AI‑assisted development using Visual Studio, GitHub Copilot and Claude, pairing with our senior developers on real Public View and client tasks. Take on supervised development tasks, progressing to independent AI development work as your skills and confidence grow. Work towards BCN Academy and Microsoft Azure AI certification milestones (Azure AI Fundamentals and Azure AI Engineer). Become the owner of the AI‑assisted validation checks as they are automated, so that verification moves from manual sampling to reviewing exceptions. Product Management (interim, Public View) Keep the Public View backlog groomed and prioritised, working with the Head of AI and Data Innovation and the development team. Write release notes and run customer communications on data loads and product updates. Track Public View trials towards conversion and coordinate follow‑up with prospective customers. Capture customer feedback and feed it into the product roadmap. NOF Verification and Validation Verify and validate the NOF and ICB metrics in Public View against the latest national specifications each publication cycle, before customers see them. Build and maintain a documented verification checklist with the Public View team and NOF users, and run it on every cycle. Log and triage exceptions, work with the developers to resolve them, and confirm fixes before release. Keep up to date with changes to the NOF and ICB specifications as they are published. Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing Work day‑to‑day with the Public View developers, the AI and Data Consultant and NHS customers. Contribute to internal demos, documentation and knowledge sharing across the Growth Team. Person, Skills