Senior Technology Specialist - AI
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Senior Technology Specialist - AI at Digital Catapult: Belfast, Vereinigtes Königreich; Hybrid; Vollzeit; IT; Solutions / Architektur. JobGrid adds normalized role facts, source context, and a path to the employer application page so candidates can compare the listing before applying.
- Location and workplace: Belfast, Vereinigtes Königreich, Hybrid
- Role classification: IT, Solutions / Architektur, Vollzeit
- Source freshness: checked by JobGrid on 2026-05-28.
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Digital Catapult is looking for a Senior Technology Specialist in AI to join our team of experts applying cutting-edge AI technologies to real-world industry challenges.
This is a senior, client-facing technical role focused on helping organisations understand, adopt and implement next-generation AI capabilities. You will work across a range of innovation and business growth projects, acting as a trusted technical expert who can independently assess existing solutions, identify opportunities for AI application and consult on designing scalable architectures.
The role requires deep hands-on understanding of modern AI technologies including Large Language Models (LLMs), agentic AI systems, multimodal AI, orchestration frameworks, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and emerging AI architectures. You will help client organisations navigate the rapidly evolving AI landscape, translating business challenges into practical, high-impact technical solutions.
You will work closely with clients and innovation teams to shape technical strategy, help develop prototypes and demonstrators, and provide technical support across AI adoption initiatives.
We are looking for an experienced applied technologist who combines strong engineering capability with strategic thinking, commercial awareness and excellent stakeholder engagement skills.
WHAT YOU’LL DO (Duties)
- Lead technical discovery and solution assessment activities with clients across AI and digital transformation projects
- Evaluate existing systems, architectures and data environments to identify opportunities for AI integration, optimisation and innovation
- Design scalable AI solution architectures leveraging technologies such as LLMs, agentic AI, RAG pipelines, orchestration frameworks, knowledge systems and multimodal AI
- Independently lead technical conversations with clients and partners, translating complex AI concepts into practical business outcomes
- Support business growth activities by contributing technical expertise to proposals, innovation bids, client workshops and strategic engagements
- Develop demonstrators, prototypes and proof-of-concepts showcasing emerging AI capabilities and solution approaches
- Collaborate with software engineers, data specialists and solution architects to ensure solutions are technically robust, scalable, secure and aligned with operational requirements
- Stay at the forefront of emerging AI technologies, tools and frameworks, evaluating their relevance and applicability to industry challenges
- Produce technical collateral, architecture documentation and implementation recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Provide technical leadership and mentoring within multidisciplinary project teams