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