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LTIMindtree · 9 hours ago

Azure AI Architect

Bellevue, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$110K/yr - $115K/yr

15+ years exp

LTIMindtree is seeking a seasoned AI Architect with extensive experience in technology and architecture leadership. The role involves driving AI solutions from ideation to implementation, providing technical direction, and mentoring teams while ensuring adherence to best practices in Microsoft technologies.

ConsultingEnterpriseInformation TechnologySoftware

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Own end‑to‑end AI solution architecture : discovery, use‑case selection, PoC, pilot, production hardening, and scale‑out

Define reference architectures for RAG (retriever, vector index, chunking, embeddings, ranking, orchestration), LLM apps , agents, and multi‑model pipelines on Azure

Provide technical direction across engineering teams (applications, data, ML, platform, security), ensuring solution integrity and adherence to Microsoft best practices

Lead design reviews , threat modeling , and governance (AIOps/MLOps) for reliability, performance, security, and cost

Architect solutions with Azure OpenAI Service , Azure AI Search (vector + hybrid), Azure AI Foundry , Cognitive Services (Language, Speech, Vision), Prompt Flow/Semantic Kernel

Integrate with Azure Functions , App Service/AKS , Event Hub/Service Bus , Cosmos DB/SQL DB , Key Vault , Private Endpoints/VNET , and API Management

Translate business outcomes into solution blueprints , backlogs , epics , non‑functional requirements (NFRs) , and operational runbooks

Drive Responsible AI guardrails (content filters, safety policies), data privacy , and compliance

Act as the technical owner and primary architectural contact for customers, product managers, and delivery leadership

Mentor engineers/architects; build reusable patterns , libraries , and accelerators

Lead and contribute to RFPs/RFIs : solution approach, architecture diagrams, delivery plan, cost & effort estimation, BoQ/BoM , assumptions, risks, and win themes

Run customer ideation workshops , discovery sessions, and executive briefings ; craft compelling value narratives and differentiators

Qualification

Azure AI servicesRAG architecturesLLM application designPerformance engineeringMicrosoft technologiesRFP/Pre-Sales experienceStakeholder managementCommunication skillsDocumentation skills

Required

15+ years in software/solution engineering with 5+ years as Architect (Lead/Principal level)

Proven track record driving AI solutions from ideation to implementation in enterprise environments

Expertise in RAG architectures and LLM application design (prompting, orchestration, tool-use, grounding)

Hands-on with Azure AI services: Azure OpenAI Service (assistants/LLM APIs, prompt engineering, cost/perf controls)

Hands-on with Azure AI Search (vector search, hybrid retrieval, custom scoring/reranking)

Hands-on with Azure ML (training, deployment, model registry, pipelines)

Hands-on with Cognitive Services (Language, Speech, Vision)

Strong performance engineering skills: load testing, profiling, token optimization, caching, autoscaling, GPU/CPU sizing, and telemetry

RFP/Pre-Sales experience: solutioning, proposal authoring, estimations, and customer workshops

Microsoft technologies: .NET/C#, ASP.NET Core, Azure PaaS, GitHub/Azure DevOps, Power Platform/M365, SQL Server/Cosmos DB, API Management, Event Hub/Service Bus

Solid grounding in security/compliance: identity (Entra ID), VNET/PE, Key Vault, encryption, data governance, Responsible AI practices

Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills

Company

LTIMindtree

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LTIMindtree is a worldwide technology consulting and digital solutions company that empowers businesses in a variety of sectors.

Founded in 1996

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IND

10001+ employees

https://www.ltimindtree.com

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