AI Architect

Job Title: AI ArchitectLocation: RemoteJob Type: Contract Skills: AI, Azure Open AI, Azure Data factory (ADF), Copilot, AI Role SummaryWe are seeking a seasoned AI Architect with technology experience including 5 years in hands-on architecture leadership The ideal candidate will drive AI solutions from ideation to implementation lead performance finetuning actively participate in RFPs and presales and architect robust solutions leveraging Azure AI services Azure OpenAI Service Azure AI Search Azure ML Cognitive Services Deep expertise in RAG architectures LLMs and a broad sound knowledge of Microsoft technologies NET Azure M365 Power Platform DevOps is essential Key ResponsibilitiesArchitecture Technical LeadershipOwn end-to-end AI solution architecture discovery use case selection PoC pilot production hardening and scale outDefine reference architectures for RAG retriever vector index chunking embeddings ranking orchestration LLM apps agents and multimodal pipelines on AzureProvide technical direction across engineering teams applications data ML platform security ensuring solution integrity and adherence to Microsoft best practicesLead design reviews threat modeling and governance AIOpsMLOps for reliability performance security and costAzure AI Solutioning DeliveryArchitect solutions with Azure OpenAI Service Azure AI Search vector hybrid Azure AI Foundry Cognitive Services Language Speech Vision Prompt Flow Semantic KernelIntegrate with Azure Functions App Service AKS Event Hub Service Bus Cosmos DBSQL DB Key Vault Private End points VNET and API ManagementTranslate business outcomes into solution blueprints backlogs epics nonfunctional requirements NFRs and operational runbooksDrive Responsible AI guardrails content filters safety policies data privacy and complianceAct as the technical owner and primary architectural contact for customers product managers and delivery leadershipMentor engineers architects build reusable patterns libraries and acceleratorsLead and contribute to RFPsRFIs solution approach architecture diagrams delivery plan cost effort estimation BoQBoM assumptions risks and win themesRun customer ideation workshops discovery sessions and executive briefings craft compelling value narratives and differentiators Required Qualifications15 years of relevant experience in software solution engineering with 5 years as Architect Lead Principal levelProven track record driving AI solutions from ideation to implementation in enterprise environmentsExpertise in RAG architectures and LLM application design prompting orchestration tool use groundingHandson with Azure AI servicesAzure OpenAI Service assistants LLM APIs prompt engineering costperf controlsAzure AI Search vector search hybrid retrieval custom scoring rerankingAzure ML training deployment model registry pipelinesCognitive Services Language Speech VisionStrong performance engineering skills load testing profiling token optimization caching autoscaling GPUCPU sizing and telemetryRFPPre Sales experience solutioning proposal authoring estimations and customer workshopsMicrosoft technologies NETC ASPNET Core Azure PaaS GitHub AZURE DevOps Power PlatformM365 SQL Server Cosmos DB API Management Event HubService BusSolid grounding in security compliance identity Entra ID VNETPE Key Vault encryption data governance Responsible AI practicesExcellent communication stakeholder management and documentation skills