Generative AI Engineer
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SOC 2134 (90% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and Tata Consultancy Services is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
In 2025, Tata Consultancy Services assigned 1,298 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2134 jobs, according to the Home Office.
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| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2134 Programmers and software development professionals Most likely code | £38,300 | £43,700 | £49,200 | £54,700 |
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About the role
If you need support in completing the application or if you require a different format of this document, please get in touch with at [email protected] or call TCS London Office number 02031552100 with the subject line: “Application Support Request”.
Role: AI Copilot engineer
Job Type: Fixed Term 6 Months (Hybrid – 3 Days Office and 2 Days work form home)
Location: Warwick, UK
Number of hours: 40 hours per week – full time
Ready to utilize your experience and expertise in AI Copilot engineer?
We have an exciting role for you - AI Copilot engineers!
Careers at TCS: It means more
TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We do not just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation and thought leadership.
- Be part of an exciting team where you will be challenged every day.
- Work closely with the range of teams within the business to bring products to life.
- Work with customers and identify opportunities to support their strategy and improve their processes across functions.
The Role
- The AI Generalist is responsible for designing, implementing, deploying and governing AI solutions across the organisation, leveraging Generative AI, Agentic AI architectures, Azure AI Services and modern AI engineering practices. The role combines business understanding, solution architecture, AI engineering, data literacy and change leadership to identify opportunities, rapidly develop AI-powered capabilities, and scale them into secure, production-grade services.
- The role will lead the adoption of AI technologies whilst ensuring solutions remain observable, secure, reliable, explainable and aligned with Responsible AI principles.
Your responsibilities
- Agentic AI Solution DevelopmentDesign and implement AI agents capable of autonomous task execution across business processes.
- Develop multi-agent and agent orchestration architectures to automate complex workflows.
- Build solutions using Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), tool calling, memory frameworks and workflow orchestration patterns.
- Evaluate and implement emerging agentic frameworks and architectures.
- Define governance controls for autonomous AI agents.
- AI Platform Engineering & Azure AIDesign and deploy AI solutions using Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Azure Machine Learning and Azure AI Services.
- Configure secure AI integrations with enterprise applications and data platforms.
- Collaborate with cloud, security and data teams to establish scalable AI platforms.
- Support deployment pipelines, model lifecycle management and operational readiness activities.
- AI Operations, Monitoring & ObservabilityImplement observability frameworks for AI solutions, including performance, reliability and usage monitoring.
- Establish monitoring for prompts, tokens, latency, hallucinations, model drift and agent execution.
- Define KPIs and telemetry requirements for AI services.
- Support incident investigation, root cause analysis and continuous service improvement.
- Ensure AI services meet operational support and availability requirements.
- Responsible AI & GovernanceEstablish guardrails for AI applications and autonomous agents.
- Ensure compliance with Responsible AI policies, security requirements and emerging regulations.
- Conduct risk assessments for AI-enabled business processes.
- Develop governance standards and operational controls for AI solutions.
Your Profile
Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
- AI EngineeringProven experience delivering AI solutions in enterprise environments.
- Strong understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI and Agentic AI architectures.
- Experience implementing Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions.
- Experience designing AI workflows incorporating tool calling, orchestration and memory patterns.
- Experience evaluating, deploying and operating production AI solutions.
- Azure AI (Essential)Hands-on experience with Azure AI Services.
- Experience using Azure OpenAI.
- Experience with Azure AI Search.
- Experience with Azure AI Foundry.
- Experience with Azure Machine Learning.
- Understanding of Azure-based AI security, networking and governance controls.
- Observability & Monitoring (Essential)Experience implementing monitoring and observability for AI and digital platforms.
- Knowledge of application monitoring and telemetry solutions.
- Ability to define operational metrics, dashboards and alerts.
- Experience investigating AI performance issues and identifying optimisation opportunities.
- Understanding of model monitoring, drift detection and AI operational support processes.
- Technical SkillsPython development.
- REST APIs and integrations.
- Vector databases and semantic search.
- Prompt engineering.
- AI workflow automation.
- Data modelling and data integration principles.
- Cloud-native architecture principles.
- Git-based development and DevOps practices.
- Technical KnowledgeAzure OpenAI
- Azure AI Foundry
- Azure AI Search
- Azure Machine Learning
- Microsoft Copilot Studio
- Semantic Kernel
- LangChain / LangGraph
- AutoGen
- Vector databases
- Azure Monitor
- Application Insights
Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:
- Deliver two production-grade AI solutions.
- Implement at least one enterprise agentic AI capability.
- Establish AI observability and monitoring standards.
- Improve business productivity through AI-enabled automation.
- Create reusable patterns for RAG and Agentic AI deployments.
- Ensure all AI solutions operate within agreed governance and Responsible AI frameworks.
Rewards & Benefits
TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.
We offer health & wellness initiatives and sports events; we are the proud sponsor of the London Marathon.
Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing
Tata Consultancy Services UK&I is committed to meeting the accessibility needs of all individuals in accordance with the UK Equality Act 2010 and the UK Human Rights Act 1998.
We welcome and embrace diversity in race, nationality, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, age, physical ability, gender reassignment, sexual orientation. We are a disability inclusive employer and encourage disabled people to apply for this role.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer an interview to applicants with disabilities or long-term conditions who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Please email us at [email protected] if you would like to opt in.
If you are an applicant who needs any adjustments to the application process or interview, please contact us at [email protected] with the subject line: “Adjustment Request” or call TCS London Office 02031552100 / +44 204 520 2575 to request an adjustment. We welcome requests prior to you completing the application and at any stage of the recruitment process.
Next Steps:
Application Process
- Online application: You can apply directly through LinkedIn/ by uploading your CV. In case you wish to submit your application via another format like audio/video, please, contact - [email protected]
- Skill-Based discussion: This will be a level 1 interview with the project team, it can be via video or in-person. Details will be confirmed by your recruiter.
- Managerial discussion: This discussion will focus on behavioural aspects and person-organisation fit.
- HR Discussion: This will be with one of the members of the HR team and will cover your career journey, aspirations for growth, compensation and any other questions you may have.
Beware of Fraudulent offers
This is to notify you that TCS does not ask for any sort of payment or security deposit from candidates at any stage of the recruitment process. The firm never sends out job offers from free internet email services like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and so on. TCS has not authorised any third-party company to collect money on their behalf. As a vigilant job seeker, beware of fraudulent recruitment activity and protect your interests! You can write to [email protected] to report any fraudulent activity.
Due to the high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~399k in sample- Middle half £42,536–76,752
- Median £56,784
- Going rate £54,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,300–49,200
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Tata Consultancy Services holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. In 2025, Tata Consultancy Services assigned 1,298 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2134 jobs, according to the Home Office. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.