Enterprise Azure AI Solution Architect
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
7 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
This is a remote fulltime role. Preferred candidate location is NYC but open to candidates located in the East Coast. No C2C no 3rd party candidates
Role Overview
Role Overview
The Solution Architect serves as the technical lead and platform owner for the AI Adoption
initiative. This role designs and governs the AI Landing Zone oversees integrations ensures
security and compliance and provides technical direction for all AI use cases and platform
components. The Solution Architect ensures that the AI platform is scalable secure
interoperable and aligned with IT standards supporting both pilot development and long-term
institutionalization.
Key Responsibilities
AI Platform & Landing Zone Architecture
Architect the AI Landing Zone including Azure OpenAI Azure AI Foundry Power
Platform Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Copilot services.
Ensure the platform is secure compliant and designed to scale across academic
administrative research and healthcare environments.
Define and enforce governance identity/SSO integration and infrastructure
requirements.
Security Compliance & Responsible AI Controls
Implement architectural controls to support FERPA accessibility (WCAG/508) privacy
and institutional policy requirements.
Ensure solutions incorporate responsible AI checks fairness validation and observability.
Integration & Data Architecture
Design integration patterns with core client systems (SIS LMS SSO APIs data
sources).
Collaborate with the Data/Technology Lead to define secure data pipelines connectors
and access patterns.
Ensure interoperability and reliability across departments and technical environments.
Use Case Technical Design & Feasibility
Evaluate technology options (Azure OpenAI Copilot Power Platform Fabric) for each
use case.
Define technical requirements constraints and architectural components for low
medium and high-complexity use cases.
Provide technical guidance to developers and ML engineers during design build and
deployment.
Platform Maturity Monitoring &MLOps
Establish CI/CD pipelines monitoring dashboards cost transparency mechanisms and
lifecycle management processes.
Set standards for performance security reliability and operational readiness.
Support the evolution of the platform from early pilots to scalable enterprise services.
Technical Leadership & Quality Assurance
Review prototypes solution designs integrations and deployments for technical
completeness and architectural alignment.
Ensure consistency of implementation across teams and phases.
Provide coaching and guidance to development and engineering teams.
Collaboration &; Engagement
The Solution Architect works closely with the Functional Consultant to ensure technical designs
meet functional needs with the Data/Technology Lead on integrations and data architecture and
with developers on implementation. The role supports the Project Manager with technical
sequencing and risk mitigation and engages governance groups and ITS stakeholders as needed.
Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience
Expertise in cloud/enterprise architecture preferably across Azure AI services.
Strong understanding of identity security compliance frameworks and data governance.
Experience designing scalable AI or cloud platforms and integrating enterprise systems.
Ability to evaluate technical feasibility optimize performance and implement
MLOps/CI-CD.
Strong communication skills for translating complex technical concepts to non-technical
stakeholders.
15 - 25 years of industry experience
Good to have skills:
AI Application Solution Design (Strong) Metasonic Microsoft Azure Artificial Inteligence and
Machine Learning (Expert) Microsoft Fabric (Expert)
medium and high-complexity use cases.
Provide technical guidance to developers and ML engineers during design build and
deployment.
Platform Maturity Monitoring &MLOps
Establish CI/CD pipelines monitoring dashboards cost transparency mechanisms and
lifecycle management processes.
Set standards for performance security reliability and operational readiness.
Support the evolution of the platform from early pilots to scalable enterprise services.
Technical Leadership & Quality Assurance
Review prototypes solution designs integrations and deployments for technical
completeness and architectural alignment.
Ensure consistency of implementation across teams and phases.
Provide coaching and guidance to development and engineering teams.
Collaboration &; Engagement
The Solution Architect works closely with the Functional Consultant to ensure technical designs
meet functional needs with the Data/Technology Lead on integrations and data architecture and
with developers on implementation. The role supports the Project Manager with technical
sequencing and risk mitigation and engages governance groups and ITS stakeholders as needed.
Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience
Expertise in cloud/enterprise architecture preferably across Azure AI services.
Strong understanding of identity security compliance frameworks and data governance.
Experience designing scalable AI or cloud platforms and integrating enterprise systems.
Ability to evaluate technical feasibility optimize performance and implement
MLOps/CI-CD.
Strong communication skills for translating complex technical concepts to non-technical
stakeholders.
15 - 25 years of industry experience
Good to have skills:
AI Application Solution Design (Strong) Metasonic Microsoft Azure Artificial Inteligence and
Machine Learning (Expert) Microsoft Fabric (Expert)
