Azure AI Architect – Azure OpenAI & AI Foundry (Onsite) Location: Seattle, WA
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Job Title: Azure AI Architect – Azure OpenAI & AI Foundry (Onsite)
Location: Seattle, WA
Experience: 15+ Years
Job Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Azure AI Architect with deep expertise in Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale Generative AI solutions.
This role requires strong hands-on experience in LLMs, RAG architectures, and cloud-native application design, along with the ability to define best practices and guide engineering teams.
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Key Responsibilities
• Define end-to-end AI architecture using Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI (GPT models, embeddings, function calling, agents)
• Design and implement Generative AI solutions such as copilots, chatbots, and RAG-based knowledge systems
• Develop reference architectures integrating:
o Azure OpenAI
o Azure AI Search
o Document Intelligence
o Enterprise data platforms
• Establish standards for prompt engineering, model selection, orchestration, and cost optimization
• Design scalable architectures using:
o Azure Functions / Logic Apps
o Event Grid / Service Bus (event-driven architecture)
o AKS / Container Apps
• Expose AI capabilities via secure REST APIs
• Implement performance optimization (caching, batching, scaling)
• Ensure Responsible AI, security, and compliance (PII protection, RBAC, private endpoints)
• Define governance, monitoring, and lifecycle management for AI solutions
• Act as a technical leader and advisor to engineering teams
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Required Skills
• Strong experience with Microsoft Azure AI ecosystem
• Hands-on expertise in Azure OpenAI (GPT, embeddings, function calling)
• Experience with Azure AI Foundry (or similar AI orchestration platforms)
• Proven experience building RAG, chatbots, copilots, or GenAI applications
• Strong programming skills in Python
• Experience designing and consuming REST APIs
• Solid understanding of cloud-native and microservices architecture
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Azure Technologies
• Azure Functions / Logic Apps
• Azure AI Search
• Azure Event Grid / Service Bus
• Azure API Management
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) / Container Apps