Senior Consultant – MS AI Foundry with Terraform

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in Cloud Engineering / AI Platform Engineering
• The ideal candidate brings a strong engineering mindset and is ready to lead foundational platform initiatives
• 5+ years in Cloud Engineering / AI Platform Engineering roles
• Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft AI Foundry setup & administration
• Strong proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure automation
• Expertise with Azure architecture & services for GenAI and ML platforms
• Solid understanding of Model lifecycle, Vector Databases, Observability/Monitoring, DevOps/MLOps
• Experience implementing identity, security & governance controls within Azure
• Proven experience working in agile environments and managing platform deliveries
• Experience with Life Sciences or regulated industry solutions
• Knowledge of Azure Policy, Defender, Purview, Private Networking
• Experience containerizing AI applications with AKS, Docker
• Certifications: Azure Solutions Architect / Azure AI Engineer
• Strong problem-solving and architectural thinking
• Excellent stakeholder communication and documentation
• Ability to mentor junior developers and drive best-practice adoption

Benefits

• Opportunity to architect enterprise-grade GenAI platforms for global clients
• Collaborative, high-impact growth environment in a niche consulting firm
• Competitive compensation & career development support
• Health insurance and 401(k) benefits

Responsibilities

• This role will be responsible for end-to-end AI platform provisioning, governance, automation, and MLOps using Azure cloud services and Terraform
• Lead setup, configuration, and scaling of Microsoft AI Foundry platform components
• Design and automate end-to-end AI infrastructure and environments using Terraform (IaC)
• Implement secure enterprise connectivity, identity, RBAC, and data governance for GenAI workloads
• Enable model deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management through ML Ops frameworks
• Build and maintain end-to-end data pipelines across ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and consumption layers
• Work with Microsoft Fabric including Data Engineering, Lakehouse, OneLake, Notebooks, Data Pipelines, and Governance components
• Integrate Azure services (Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Kubernetes, Model Catalog, Prompt Flow, etc.)
• Expertise in cloud services, particularly Microsoft Azure AI Foundry and related Azure services (Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning, etc.)
• Support development of reusable accelerators, templates, and best practices
• Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, data privacy and security requirements
• Work closely with cross-functional AI, Data Engineering, and Security teams, with exposure to programming languages Python and its data libraries
• Familiarity with automation tool Power Automate will be a plus

Full Description

Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in Cloud Engineering / AI Platform Engineering.

About Us:

PCGI is a boutique consulting and technology firm specializing in advanced Data Engineering, Analytics, and AI/ML solutions for global Life Sciences and Healthcare organizations.

We architect scalable data and AI platforms enabling next-generation digital transformation.

Position Overview:We are seeking a high-caliber Cloud & AI Platform Engineer with hands-on experience in implementing and operationalizing Microsoft’s AI Foundry ecosystem.

This role will be responsible for end-to-end AI platform provisioning, governance, automation, and MLOps using Azure cloud services and Terraform.

The ideal candidate brings a strong engineering mindset and is ready to lead foundational platform initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead setup, configuration, and scaling of Microsoft AI Foundry platform components

• Design and automate end-to-end AI infrastructure and environments using Terraform (IaC)

• Implement secure enterprise connectivity, identity, RBAC, and data governance for GenAI workloads

• Enable model deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management through ML Ops frameworks

• Build and maintain end-to-end data pipelines across ingestion, transformation, orchestration, and consumption layers

• Work with Microsoft Fabric including Data Engineering, Lakehouse, OneLake, Notebooks, Data Pipelines, and Governance components

• Integrate Azure services (Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Kubernetes, Model Catalog, Prompt Flow, etc.)

• Expertise in cloud services, particularly Microsoft Azure AI Foundry and related Azure services (Azure OpenAI, Azure Machine Learning, etc.)

• Support development of reusable accelerators, templates, and best practices

• Ensure compliance with enterprise standards, data privacy and security requirements

• Work closely with cross-functional AI, Data Engineering, and Security teams, with exposure to programming languages Python and its data libraries

• Familiarity with automation tool Power Automate will be a plus

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years in Cloud Engineering / AI Platform Engineering roles

• Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft AI Foundry setup & administration

• Strong proficiency in Terraform for infrastructure automation

• Expertise with Azure architecture & services for GenAI and ML platforms

• Solid understanding of Model lifecycle, Vector Databases, Observability/Monitoring, DevOps/MLOps

• Experience implementing identity, security & governance controls within Azure

• Proven experience working in agile environments and managing platform deliveries

Good-to-Have:

• Experience with Life Sciences or regulated industry solutions

• Knowledge of Azure Policy, Defender, Purview, Private Networking

• Experience containerizing AI applications with AKS, Docker

• Certifications: Azure Solutions Architect / Azure AI Engineer

Soft Skills:

• Strong problem-solving and architectural thinking

• Excellent stakeholder communication and documentation

• Ability to mentor junior developers and drive best-practice adoption

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to architect enterprise-grade GenAI platforms for global clients

• Collaborative, high-impact growth environment in a niche consulting firm

• Competitive compensation & career development support

• Health insurance and 401(k) benefits.

Work Arrangement:

This is a full-time, onsite position based at our office in Rockville, Maryland.

How to Apply:

If you’re an organized, detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, we’d love to hear from you! Please send your resume and a cover letter detailing your qualifications and experience to hr@pcgisystems.com.