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Job Title: Azure AI Lead
Location: Moline, IL
Type: Full-Time Direct Hire W2 / Corp 2 Corp
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About Yash Technologies:
YASH Technologies is a leading global technology services and solutions provider, helping organizations reimagine operating models, enhance competitiveness, optimize costs, and drive business transformation. With nearly three decades of experience and a strong “glocal” approach, YASH combines deep local engagement with a world's class portfolio of services, solutions, and products. We are trusted by numerous Fortune 500 clients worldwide. With 8,000+ employees across 43 global campuses in North America, Europe, APAC and MEA, YASH offers a dynamic environment where innovation, collaboration, and authenticity drive success. Recognized as a Great Place to Work for 11 years, YASH empowers professionals to lead smarter, aim higher, and transform businesses through technology.
Job Description:
We are
seeking an accomplished Azure AI Lead with deep expertise
across the Microsoft ecosystem — Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Services, Azure
OpenAI, Dynamics 365, Azure infrastructure, IaC, and low-code/no-code
platforms such as Power Platform and Copilot
Studio.
This role provides technical leadership, architectural oversight, and
governance direction to drive secure, scalable, enterprise-grade AI
solutions.
Key Responsibilities :
AI Architecture & Solution Leadership
- Lead end-to-end architecture of AI solutions using Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Services, Cognitive Services, Azure OpenAI, and Azure ML.
- Guide design of Generative AI capabilities including LLM orchestration, RAG patterns, embeddings, vector search, and intelligent automation.
- Oversee delivery of AI-enabled solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, Power Pages, and Dataverse.
- Provide leadership across solution blueprints, HLD/LLD creation, API design, integration frameworks, and architectural reviews.
- Conduct technical discovery, solution validation, and ensure delivery alignment across teams.
Azure Infrastructure & IaC Leadership
- Lead the design of cloud-native AI infrastructures using AKS, Azure Functions, App Services, APIM, Event Grid, Azure SQL, Storage, and VNETs.
- Direct IaC implementation with Terraform, Bicep, ARM, and enforce standards across teams.
- Ensure architectural excellence around scalability, performance, identity, and cost optimization.
Microsoft Ecosystem, Dynamics 365 & LCNC Integration
- Lead integration of AI capabilities across Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Microsoft 365.
- Architect low-code/no-code–driven AI experiences using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Copilot Studio.
- Oversee enterprise-grade integration layers using Graph API, Dataverse API, APIM, and REST microservices.
- Drive Copilot-enabled workflows across business teams to accelerate adoption and business value.
AI Engineering, Data & Integration Leadership
- Lead implementation of retrieval-based AI systems using Azure AI Search, embeddings, vector indexes, and multi-source grounding.
- Oversee data integration across Dataverse, SQL, SharePoint, Blob Storage, and external systems.
- Establish reusable AI assets—prompts, templates, connectors, pipelines—for enterprise reuse.
- Ensure telemetry, monitoring dashboards, performance tuning, and model lifecycle practices are in place.
AI Governance & Responsible AI Ownership
The Azure AI Lead will own and drive the organization’s AI governance and responsible AI strategy.
AI Governance Responsibilities
- Define and enforce AI governance frameworks, standards, and compliance controls for GenAI and Azure AI workloads.
- Establish AI-related data governance practices—data sourcing, lineage, retention, sensitivity, and access.
- Ensure solutions adhere to Microsoft Responsible AI principles—fairness, transparency, reliability, security, and accountability.
- Assess and mitigate risks including hallucinations, data leakage, bias, and misuse.
- Lead architectural governance reviews, security assessments, and compliance checkpoints.
- Define and enforce guardrails for:
- prompt engineering & security
- grounding & retrieval
- inference controls
- logging, monitoring & auditability
- Partner with InfoSec, Compliance, Risk, and Legal to align AI solutions with regulatory and enterprise standards.
- Develop governance artifacts including AI playbooks, best practices, model evaluation criteria, and deployment standards.
- Lead or support the AI Center of Excellence (CoE) to promote governance, reuse, and adoption of standardized AI patterns.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
- 12+ years of experience in cloud, AI, or solution architecture roles.
- Expertise in Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, and vector-based retrieval.
- Strong hands-on experience with Dynamics 365, Dataverse, Power Platform Low Code, No Code tools.
- Deep knowledge of Azure infrastructure and IaC (Terraform, Bicep, ARM).
- Strong solution design experience with multi-system enterprise architectures.
- Programming experience with REST APIs, Graph API, JSON, Python, C#, or TypeScript.
- Strong analytical skills and proven ability to lead cross-functional technical decisions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft certifications: AI-102, AZ-305, DP-100, PL-600, MB-600.
- Experience with LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or LLM orchestration patterns.
- Background in AI governance, risk management, or regulated industry AI solutions.
- Experience leading or contributing to AI CoEs or enterprise governance bodies.
sharath Reddy
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