Azure AI Platform Engineer- contract

Azure AI Platform EngineerWe are looking for an experienced Azure AI Platform Engineer to build and evolve cloud-native platforms supporting modern AI and LLM applications.

You will work across Azure, Kubernetes, Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD and GitOps, creating scalable, reliable platforms that allow engineering teams to build and deploy applications efficiently.

Key Skills & Experience

• 4+ years in Platform Engineering or Cloud Engineering
• Strong hands-on Microsoft Azure experience
• Production Kubernetes/AKS experience
• Infrastructure-as-Code using Terraform
• CI/CD using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI or Azure DevOps
• GitOps experience with Argo CD or Flux
• Strong Python skills plus Go or TypeScript
• Experience supporting LLM/Generative AI applications
• Understanding of LLM APIs, embeddings, vector search and RAG
• Exposure to Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry or similar AI platforms
• Observability using OpenTelemetry, Grafana, Datadog or similar
• Strong focus on developer experience

This is an excellent opportunity for a Platform Engineer who combines strong Azure/Kubernetes engineering with practical exposure to AI/LLM platforms and wants to help build the foundations for production AI applications.

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