Azure Foundry Subject Matter Expert

Job Description:

Overview:

Client is seeking an experienced Azure AI Foundry Subject Matter Expert to support the design, development, and deployment of advanced AI agent solutions within the Microsoft ecosystem.

This engagement will begin as a proof of concept (PoC) initiative and has the potential to expand into broader production deployments.

The ideal candidate will operate in a hybrid capacity for advisory and hands-on engineering, helping guide architecture decisions while also actively building and integrating AI agents using Microsoft’s Foundry Agent framework.

This individual will play a key role in overcoming current challenges around agent orchestration, integration, and deployment, while supplementing limited Microsoft support resources.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide strategic advisory on Azure AI Foundry architecture, best practices, and implementation approaches

Design and build AI agents using Microsoft’s Foundry Agent framework

Troubleshoot and resolve agent integration and connectivity challenges

Lead PoC development efforts, with a focus on scalability toward production deployment

Assist with deployment strategies, including CI/CD and environment setup within Azure

Develop demo-ready solutions to showcase agent capabilities and enterprise use cases

Guide integration of AI agents with enterprise systems and data platforms, including Snowflake

Collaborate with internal teams and Microsoft stakeholders to align on architecture and execution

Advise on leveraging Azure-native services (potentially including Copilot and related tooling)

Ensure solutions align with existing governance, security, and compliance frameworks (in partnership with client’s cyber team)

Required Qualifications:

Deep expertise in Azure AI Foundry and Microsoft’s AI/agent ecosystem

Hands-on experience building and deploying AI agents / multi-agent systems

Strong proficiency in Python for AI/ML development

Experience with Azure cloud services (compute, storage, identity, networking, etc.)

Proven experience with AI solution deployment and operationalization in Azure

Experience integrating AI solutions with Snowflake and enterprise data platforms

Ability to operate in both advisory and hands-on engineering roles

Strong problem-solving skills, particularly around agent orchestration and system integration

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Foundry Agent framework specifically

• Familiarity with Copilot / Azure AI Studio / related Microsoft AI tooling

• Experience working with unstructured data sources (e.g., documents)

• Background supporting PoC-to-production transitions

• Strong communication skills with experience supporting client demos and stakeholder presentations