AI Architect – Azure AI Foundry

Dallas, US

Job Type

: Contract

Work location

: remote

Salary

: $0 / Hourly

Description

Summary:

We are looking for an experienced AI Architect with strong hands-on implementation expertise in Azure AI Foundry, Generative AI, and enterprise-scale AI solution architecture. The ideal candidate will lead the design, development, deployment, and optimization of AI-powered applications using Microsoft Azure AI ecosystem, including LLM integrations, copilots, RAG pipelines, and AI governance frameworks.

Because apparently every company now wants “AI transformation” after one executive watched a 14-minute keynote and decided humans are optional.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement AI/GenAI solutions using Microsoft Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI Services
• Architect scalable enterprise AI platforms leveraging LLMs, RAG pipelines, vector databases, and AI agents
• Build and deploy AI copilots, conversational AI systems, and workflow automation solutions
• Integrate AI services with enterprise systems, APIs, CRMs, ERPs, and cloud-native applications
• Lead end-to-end implementation from POC to production deployment
• Define AI architecture standards, governance, security, and compliance practices
• Optimize prompt engineering, model orchestration, and inference performance
• Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, product, and business stakeholders
• Mentor development teams on Azure AI best practices and implementation strategies
• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and recommend scalable enterprise adoption approaches

Required Skill Set

Azure Foundary