Artificial Intelligence Engineer

Job Title: Senior Azure OpenAI Engineer

Location: Houston, TX – Onsite Hybrid 50% (LOCAL to TX ONLY)

Duration: 8 months contract to begin

We are Looking for a Senior Azure OpenAI Engineer to design, build, and deploy production-grade AI solutions using Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Foundry. This is a hands-on engineering role with additional responsibility for solution design, evaluation, and stakeholder collaboration. Submit only candidates who have personally built and deployed LLM/RAG systems in Azure and can operate comfortably in client-facing, security-conscious environments.

Mandatory Hands-On Requirements (All Required)

Candidates must demonstrate hands-on experience with

• Python backend development (FastAPI / Flask)
• LLM integration using OpenAI APIs
• RAG pipelines (embeddings, retrieval, response orchestration)
• Azure AI Foundry (deployment, configuration, operations)
• Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM – authored by candidate)
• Azure deployments (App Service, Containers, Functions, AKS)
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
• Production monitoring, logging, and reliability practices
• Working in environments with security, privacy, and governance constraints

Key Responsibilities

• Build Python APIs integrating Azure OpenAI models
• Design and operate LLM and RAG pipelines in production
• Deploy and manage Azure infrastructure using IaC
• Operate AI workloads within Azure AI Foundry
• Support Docker/AKS-based deployments
• Partner with DevOps and security teams on CI/CD and hardening
• Contribute to LLM evaluation frameworks (accuracy, safety, robustness)
• Advise stakeholders on prompt design, model selection, and architecture tradeoffs