Azure AI Architect – Azure OpenAI & AI Foundry

Job Title: Azure AI Architect – Azure OpenAI & AI Foundry (Onsite)
Location: Seattle, WA
Experience: 15+ Years
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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