Senior Copilot & Azure AI Foundry Engineer

Copilot Optimization

Analyze and refactor Copilot Studio agents to eliminate redundancies, improve routing efficiency, and streamline topic structures for better maintainability.

Generative AI Modernization

Transition static, rule-based topics into grounded generative experiences and replace legacy ingestion methods with modern Azure AI approaches.

Sophisticated AI Features

Implement high-level capabilities like multi-step reasoning, context persistence, summarization, and function calling for complex user interactions.

End-to-End MLOps

Design and manage scalable AI/ML pipelines, covering everything from model fine-tuning and versioning to CI/CD, monitoring, and security.

Architectural Leadership

Serve as the technical lead to design scalable architectures, guiding best practices and ensuring internal teams can maintain the solution post-handoff.

Operational Enablement

Develop infrastructure-as-code for resilient workloads and produce comprehensive documentation, including troubleshooting guides and operational playbooks.

Requirements

• Experience: 8+ years in software architecture or cloud engineering, with at least 3+ years specifically focused on production-grade AI/ML solutions.
• AI Ecosystem: Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry (formerly Azure AI Studio).
• Technical Proficiency: Expert-level Python for AI/ML development and automation; additional experience in C#, .NET, or Java is preferred.
• AI Specialization: Solid understanding of Generative AI, prompt engineering, RAG architectures, embeddings, and vector databases.
• MLOps & DevOps: Demonstrated experience with model lifecycle management, CI/CD pipelines, and designing resilient, serverless AI workloads.
• Problem Solving: Proven ability to troubleshoot, refactor, and optimize existing AI solutions to meet 99.8% accuracy targets.
• Soft Skills: Ability to lead architectural discussions with executive stakeholders and translate business needs into technical AI requirements.

Values in Action

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Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off & Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services