Microsoft Foundry Consultant

Microsoft Foundry Consultant

💰 Up to £85,000 + bonus

📍 On site with a London based enterprise customer 5 days per week (more flexible after this initial engagement)

Company & role

This opportunity sits within a global IT solutions and managed services provider with a strong reputation for delivering complex cloud, data and AI programmes into enterprise and public sector customers.

They are investing heavily in their Microsoft AI capability and are hiring a consultant to join their AI practice. This is a customer facing, design and delivery role focused on building and operating production Microsoft Foundry environments (formerly Azure AI Foundry and Azure AI Studio), Foundry Tools (formerly Azure Cognitive Services) and Azure OpenAI in real world enterprise settings.

You will work as part of a wider delivery team and either contribute to or technically lead small to medium sized engagements. You will be trusted as the Microsoft AI subject matter expert on projects, owning technical decisions and ensuring solutions are secure, scalable and fit for purpose.

Why This Role Stands Out

• You will be delivering enterprise grade Microsoft Foundry platforms, not running proofs of concept that never see production.
• Real ownership across design, implementation and operational readiness, including model governance and access control.
• You will operate as a recognised Microsoft AI expert within engagements, influencing both technical teams and senior stakeholders.
• Clear pathway to progress within a growing AI practice where technical depth and customer impact are genuinely valued.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver Microsoft Foundry platforms (Azure AI Foundry, formerly Azure AI Studio), with a strong focus on Azure OpenAI services.
• Build solutions using Foundry Tools (formerly Azure Cognitive Services) where appropriate to the engagement.
• Deploy, configure and manage AI models in production, including model lifecycle management, access control, RBAC and operational oversight.
• Integrate Microsoft AI services into wider Azure platforms and workflows, aligned to security, networking and storage best practice.
• Lead or contribute to small and medium sized consulting engagements end to end, delivering to agreed timelines and customer expectations.
• Act as a technical authority within engagements, communicating complex concepts to both technical and non technical audiences.
• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to the ongoing development of the wider AI and consulting practice.

Ideal Experience

• 3 to 5 years delivering customer solutions within a consulting or professional services environment.
• Strong hands on experience with Microsoft Foundry (Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Studio) and Azure OpenAI, including deploying and supporting AI services in production with active user adoption.
• Working knowledge of Foundry Tools (Azure Cognitive Services) across vision, language or speech workloads.
• Proficiency in Python and PowerShell.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra, including identity, access control, RBAC and Managed Identities.
• Solid understanding of core Azure services including networking, storage, resource groups and security.
• Exposure to Azure data platform technologies such as Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, Data Factory or SQL.
• Experience working in enterprise or regulated environments would be advantageous.

If you are already delivering Microsoft Foundry platforms in production and want a role where you are recognised as the expert rather than just another pair of hands, this is worth a serious conversation.