AI Solutions Architect- Hybrid

About the position IRMI is seeking an experienced AI Solutions Architect to lead and evolve our enterprise AI solutions, with a primary focus on supporting and enhancing our AI Enhanced Search chatbot platform. This role is responsible for maintaining and improving our Azure-based Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) application and developing new AI-powered tools for our customers. You will also champion the internal adoption of Microsoft AI technologies across the organization. Responsibilities • Architect, maintain, implement, and optimize scalable AI solutions using Microsoft Azure, including Azure OpenAI, Cosmos DB, Function Apps (.NET and Python), and Azure Storage Accounts. • Ensure compliance, data governance, and security in all AI and data operations, including management of sensitive data and adherence to organizational policies. • Monitor, troubleshoot, and analyze solutions using Application Insights to drive continuous improvement, optimize performance, cost, and user experience. • Support and enhance the AI Enhanced Search chatbot, managing document embedding and vector search pipelines. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate AI capabilities and ensure quality and best practices. Requirements • Proven experience architecting and deploying AI solutions on Microsoft Azure (Cosmos DB, Function Apps, Storage, OpenAI). • Strong proficiency in Python and .NET for Azure Functions. • Deep understanding of vector search, document embeddings, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures. • Experience with Azure Key Vault, Application Insights, and secure API integrations. • Familiarity with Azure AI Foundry for building and integrating business applications. • Experience with OpenAI models (GPT-4o, GPT-5-nano, ADA embeddings) and related Python libraries (langchain, openai, tiktoken, numpy, etc.). • Ability to manage and optimize cloud resources, rate limits, and deployment pipelines. • Strong troubleshooting, documentation, analytics, and communication skills. Nice-to-haves • Bachelor's degree in computer science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a closely related field. • Microsoft Azure certifications (AI Engineer, Solutions Architect, Data Engineer). • 2+ years' experience in enterprise search, chatbot development, and feedback-driven AI improvement. • Knowledge of Azure DevOps and Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a plus. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job