Azure AI/CoPilotMicrosoft StackLead AI Engineer Location: Cheshire (Hybrid - 2 days onsite per week) Type: Permanent Salary: £80,000 + Benefits About the Company An innovative and growing technology organisation delivering intelligent business systems to clients across the UK. The company operates within a Microsoft Azure hosted environment and is focused on using AI and automation to improve performance, efficiency, and insight across its software solutions. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking engineering team that values collaboration, technical curiosity, and practical problem solving. About the Role The Lead AI Engineer will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying AI-driven solutions across a Microsoft technology stack. You will work closely with software engineers, data specialists, and product teams to integrate Azure AI, Microsoft CoPilot, and Model Context Protocol into existing business systems. While experience with C# and .NET would be highly beneficial, it is not essential if you have strong hands-on experience integrating AI solutions within Microsoft Azure and related services. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and development of AI features and integrations across Microsoft-based business systems Implement and optimise Azure AI Services, CoPilot, and Model Context Protocol integrations Work collaboratively with software engineers to embed AI functionality within existing applications Manage deployment, testing, a