AI Engineer for Azure & Fabric: Matching Engine (Remote)

Pauwels Consulting; Henegouwen; Remote; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting is seeking a consultant to drive the development of an advanced AI-driven matching engine for a leading public sector employer. The role focuses on designing and activating AI solutions to connect job seekers with opportunities using modern cloud architectures.

Location in Charleroi with remote work and a contract that can suit both permanent staff and freelancers. Responsibilities include building data pipelines, implementing fuzzy matching, deploying cloud environments, and

Qualifications

• 3+ years of data science and AI development using Python.
• 2+ years with cloud-native data platforms including Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, and Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience with containerization and application hosting using Docker and Azure App Service.
• Knowledge of semantic search indexing and fuzzy matching methodologies.
• Experience setting up CI/CD and monitoring within cloud environments.
• Proactive, solution-oriented with focus on knowledge sharing.
• Active knowledge of French or Dutch.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop the matching engine and its data pipelines for ingestion, indexing, and semantic search.
• Implement fuzzy matching logic, scoring systems, and reranking algorithms to optimize result relevance.
• Deploy and manage cloud environments including containerized applications and API exposures.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines, monitoring frameworks, and security protocols for data solutions.
• Validate engine performance through testing and data quality assessments.
• Document technical architectures and transfer knowledge to internal technical teams.

Skills

Python

Data science

AI development

Solution-oriented

Tools

Azure AI Foundry

Azure AI Search

Microsoft Fabric

Docker

Azure App Service

Semantic search

Fuzzy matching

Job description

Pauwels Consulting is seeking a consultant to drive the development of an advanced AI-driven matching engine for a leading public sector employer. The role focuses on designing and activating AI solutions to connect job seekers with opportunities using modern cloud architectures.

Location in Charleroi with remote work and a contract that can suit both permanent staff and freelancers. Responsibilities include building data pipelines, implementing fuzzy matching, deploying cloud environments, and