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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.\nWe 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.\nGuided 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. 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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.\nAs our business and technology continue to evolve, this role will adapt to reflect new priorities and ways of working.\nResponsibilities:\nAI Development (learning and delivery)\nFollow 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.\n\nTake on supervised development tasks, progressing to independent AI development work as your skills and confidence grow.\n\nWork towards BCN Academy and Microsoft Azure AI certification milestones (Azure AI Fundamentals and Azure AI Engineer).\n\nBecome the owner of the AI-assisted validation checks as they are automated, so that verification moves from manual sampling to reviewing exceptions.\n\nProduct Management (interim, Public View)\nKeep the Public View backlog groomed and prioritised, working with the Head of AI and Data Innovation and the development team.\n\nWrite release notes and run customer communications on data loads and product updates.\n\nTrack Public View trials towards conversion and coordinate follow-up with prospective customers.\n\nCapture customer feedback and feed it into the product roadmap.\n\nNOF Verification and Validation\nVerify and validate the NOF and ICB metrics in Public View against the latest national specifications each publication cycle, before customers see them.\n\nBuild and maintain a documented verification checklist with the Public View team and NOF users, and run it on every cycle.\n\nLog and triage exceptions, work with the developers to resolve them, and confirm fixes before release.\n\nKeep up to date with changes to the NOF and ICB specifications as they are published.\n\nCollaboration and Knowledge Sharing\nWork day-to-day with the Public View developers, the AI and Data Consultant and NHS customers.\n\nContribute to internal demos, documentation and knowledge sharing across the Growth Team.\n\nPerson, Skills & Experience:\nRequired Skills and Experience\nA degree, apprenticeship or equivalent experience in a technical, data or analytical discipline, or demonstrable self-taught ability.\n\nSome exposure to programming or scripting (for example Python, C#, JavaScript or SQL) and a genuine enthusiasm to learn AI-assisted software development.\n\nStrong attention to detail and a methodical approach, with the confidence to check data carefully against a written specification and to flag anything that does not add up.\n\nGood numerical and analytical skills, including comfort working with spreadsheets and data.\n\nClear written and verbal communication - 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