AI Practitioner Apprentice
As a Junior AI Consultant Apprentice, you will support the design, architecture, and implementation of agentic AI solutions and AI-enabled enterprise.
You will work alongside senior AI architects and consultants to help shape next‐generation AI systems.
Role
As a Junior AI Consultant Apprentice at EXL, you will support the design, architecture, and implementation of agentic AI solutions and AI-enabled enterprise.
You will work alongside senior AI architects and consultants to help shape next‐generation AI systems that combine GenAI, agentic automation, data intelligence, and enterprise application integration.
This role is designed for individuals who want to become AI architects or AI consultants, not data engineers.
Key Responsibilities
AI-enabled systems & agentic AI support
You will:
- Support design and prototyping of agentic AI applications embedded into client workflows
- Assist in building tool-enabled AI agents, orchestrating APIs, knowledge sources, and enterprise systems
- Participate in evaluating AI system behaviour (accuracy, drift, reliability, safety)
- Help configure enterprise AI applications using EXL’s toolkits and accelerators
AI systems architecture & workflow integration
You will support senior architects to:
- Map current client processes and identify opportunities for embedded AI
- Design end-to-end AI architectures including memory models, orchestration layers, vector stores, and workflow integration patterns
- Assist in documenting solution architectures, data flows, and integration designs
- Help prepare architectural artefacts for client presentations (diagrams, solution blueprints, implementation plans)
Industry-focused AI consulting
You will work on AI use cases across:
- Insurance – underwriting support, claims automation, broker-assist, fraud
- Banking – KYC/AML workflow AI, credit operations, customer servicing
- Energy & Utilities – field operations, network planning, customer queries
- Retail – demand forecasting, merchandising, customer support workflows
- Your contribution will focus on translating industry problems into AI-enabled solutions
Sales enablement & pre-sales support
You will:
- Support proposal creation, case studies, POVs, AI maturity assessments
- Help prepare demos for client meetings, including AI agent workflows
- Assist senior team members in producing slide decks & architectural narratives
- Contribute to benchmarking, competitive analysis, and value case modelling
Responsible AI & Governance
You will:
- Apply principles of safe AI, EU AI Act and FCA-aligned controls
- Support testing and evaluation frameworks (TEVV) including:
- Accuracy, precision/recall
- Groundedness
- Consistency
- Safety checks
- Help maintain audit trails, evaluation logs, and architecture documentation
Essential Knowledge
You must have foundational knowledge or experience in:
- Understanding of AI concepts: LLMs, RAG, agentic workflows, vector databases
- Basics of enterprise workflows and integration patterns
- Fundamentals of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and modern application architectures
- Familiarity with Python or TypeScript for prototyping
- Basic understanding of data models and APIs
Essential Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-structuring ability
- Ability to break down business processes and map AI opportunities
- Clear communicator capable of producing client-ready materials
- Interest in architecture (logical diagrams, solution blueprints, systems thinking)
- Ability to collaborate across business, IT, and data teams
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation.
At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying
Artificial intelligence (AI) and Automation Practitioner standard Level 4
You will also receive full training and support from the Leep Talent Apprenticeship team to increase your skills.
Your training will include gaining a Level 4 Artificial intelligence (AI) and Automation Practitioner qualification.
Learners can gain these optional exams at the end of the programme:
- AWS Certified AI Practitioner
- Microsoft AI-900 Azure AI Fundamentals
- Microsoft PL-900 Fundamentals
- Awarding Body: Accelerate People
Over 90% of our apprentices move on to permanent full-time employment in the tech industry. There are also opportunities to extend your training with a higher-level Apprenticeship Programme.
We have already helped over 1000 people start their tech and digital careers with an apprenticeship.
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Artificial intelligence (AI) and automation practitioner (level 4)
- Training Provider
- JUST IT TRAINING LIMITED
- Working Week
- Monday - Friday (9:00am - 5:30pm). Shifts TBC.
- Expected Duration
- 1 Year 6 Months
- Positions Available
- 3
- Closing Date
- Friday, 10th April 2026
- Start Date
- Tuesday, 14th April 2026
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Interest in AI
- Motivated
- Can do attitude
- Interest in architecture
- Tech Savvy
Qualifications
- English GCSE, grade 4/C + (Essential)
- Maths GCSE, grade 4/C + (Essential)