Title: Azure AI Foundry Architect
About:
We are looking to engage an Azure AI Foundry Architect and DevOps Engineer to work on a 6-
to-18-month contract position on one of our client projects.
This is a senior engineer/architect position that requires taking ownership of Cloud
Architecture, Platform Engineering and DevOps. The ideal candidate will have expertise in
Azure AI Foundry, GCP Cloud Run, and M365 services.
Duration:
6 to 18+ months Contract
Location:
Remote, USA
Key Responsibilities
• Provision and configure the Azure AI Foundry workspace: Azure OpenAI, AI Search, Document
Intelligence pipeline, Prompt Flow evals, and App Insights tracing.
• Establish the Azure AD <-> GCP service account identity bridge; broker GCP resource access
through a dedicated least-privilege service account.
• Design and harden HTTPS call paths between the GCP Cloud Run web app and the Azure agent
backend – token forwarding, mTLS where warranted, and network egress controls.
• Own Microsoft Graph API integration for Teams channel and Outlook mailbox monitoring -
scopes, consent model, DLP alignment.
• Author all Azure and GCP resources in Terraform/Bicep - no click-ops in production; clean,
modular, state-managed IaC repo.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps) covering build, test, eval
gates, deploy, and rollback for both clouds.
• Own container strategy for Cloud Run: image build, versioning, secrets injection (Key Vault /
Secret Manager), health checks, autoscaling.
• Implement least-privilege IAM across both clouds; support the formal Security & Compliance
review with access matrices, DLP config evidence, and Purview audit log samples.
• Advise on Azure Private Endpoints, VNet integration, or equivalent network controls; establish
quarterly least-privilege review cadence in the production runbook.
Skills and Qualifications:
• Must be an accomplished cloud architect with expertise in the following:
o Azure AI Foundry
o Azure OpenAI Service
o Azure AI Search
o GitHub Actions / Azure DevOps
GCP Cloud Run
o M365 Services
o Terraform
• Must have experience building hybrid cross-cloud platforms
• Must have at least 5+ years of experience in a similar capacity
• Must have a college degree in Computer Science or related fields
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment and a strong sense of
accountability in an environment committed to continuous improvement and agile
development.