AI Architect

Hiring: AI Architect, Microsoft Foundry | Pune, India Remote | 6-Month Contract with Possible Extension

We are hiring an AI Architect for a global enterprise client. This is a 6-month contract with possible extension, fully remote. You will design and govern enterprise AI solutions on Microsoft Foundry (Azure AI Foundry), covering agents, copilots and RAG applications, including hybrid patterns with Databricks.

What you will do

Define architecture standards and reusable reference patterns for Foundry-based AI solutions
Design agents, copilots and RAG applications, and integrate them securely with SharePoint, SAP, ServiceNow, Databricks and Power BI
Set guardrails for prompt engineering, grounding, human approvals and auditability
Lead technical design reviews and prepare architecture review board documentation
Guide model selection and optimise token, search and endpoint costs
Define operational runbooks, monitoring and release criteria

What you bring

10 to 12 years in IT across enterprise, cloud or data architecture, AI/ML engineering or integration
4+ years of Azure architecture and 2+ years of GenAI, LLM, RAG or agentic AI
Hands-on or strong knowledge of Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search and Azure ML
Secure integration experience (APIM, Entra ID, OAuth, managed identity)
Knowledge of AI governance, responsible AI and security controls (RBAC, Purview, audit logging)
Databricks, Unity Catalog and vector search experience is a strong plus

Interested? Send your CV or message me directly.
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