Principal Azure AI Engineer

The Panel; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The Panel is seeking a Principal Azure AI Engineer in Dublin to lead the delivery of production-grade AI solutions on the Microsoft stack. You will shape architectures, write production code, and drive end-to-end delivery using Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry, and related services.

Hybrid work arrangement in Dublin with a strong focus on secure-by-design practices, RAG systems, and enterprise integrations across Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and Graph. You will lead with hands-on execution and ownership.

Qualifications

• Proven, hands-on delivery of AI into production on Azure.
• Experience with Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, and Azure AI Document Intelligence.
• Secure-by-design on Azure: Entra ID, managed identity, RBAC, Key Vault, private endpoints.
• Building RAG systems with high retrieval quality and grounded AI outputs.
• Experience building AI agents that perform multi-step tasks with tools and error handling.
• Strong Python, IaC (Bicep), and LLMOps practices.
• Enterprise integration with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Microsoft Graph, Power Automate and Logic Apps.
• AI governance and data residency: EU AI Act and EU Data Boundary.

Responsibilities

• Deliver production Azure AI solutions and shape end-to-end architecture.
• Design and implement RAG pipelines and AI agents across Azure services.
• Integrate AI capabilities with Microsoft 365 ecosystem and enterprise apps.
• Ensure governance, data residency, and model lifecycle compliance.

Skills

Azure AI

Python

LLMOps

RAG systems

Semantic Kernel

LangChain

LangGraph

Bicep

IaC

RBAC

Key Vault

Private endpoints

Cost monitoring

Latency monitoring

Azure AI Search

Tools

Azure OpenAI

Azure Stack

App Services

Functions

API Management

Entra ID

Microsoft Graph

SharePoint

Power Automate

Logic Apps

Vector DB

Job description

Contract (6 to 12 months) or Permanent - Open to both

Dublin, hybrid (3 days on site)

We are seeking a Principal Azure AI Engineer , with Microsoft / Azure Stack expertise, to build out enterprise AI capability. We need a candidate who can demonstrate that they have built and shipped AI on the Microsoft stack, so deep hands-on Azure experience is important. It is a hybrid architecture and engineering role, which means you will shape the solution and write the code that delivers it.

So while AWS or GCP experience is welcome we really need to see candidates with experience shaped around Azure. This is a build role, so production delivery is what this role is all about.

What the role needs:

• Proven, hands-on delivery of AI into production on Azure.
• Can demonstrate that you have delivered real solutions ( not proofs of concept, or theory or consulting) but execution and accountability.
• Deep, current Azure AI experience: Azure OpenAI and AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, and Azure AI Document Intelligence, with App Services, Functions and API Management.
• Secure-by-design on Azure: Entra ID and managed identity, RBAC, Key Vault, private endpoints and restricted public access.
• Building RAG systems that pull the right information from large document sets and keep the AI's answers accurate and grounded, with the retrieval quality tested rather than assumed.
• Experience building AI agents that carry out multi-step tasks reliably, calling other tools and systems, handling errors and returning results in a consistent, usable format. Familiarity with frameworks such as Semantic Kernel, LangGraph or LangChain.
• Strong hands-on Python, Infrastructure-as-Code with Bicep, and LLMOps: tracing, cost and latency monitoring, groundedness and regression testing.
• Enterprise integration across Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Microsoft Graph, Power Automate and Logic Apps.
• AI governance and data residency: EU AI Act and EU Data Boundary, model lifecycle and approved model catalogues.

Also useful:

1. The ability to stand up a React or TypeScript UI over your own APIs.

2. Vector database experience and relevant Azure certifications.

There is also scope for a permanent or contract-to-permanent arrangement for the right person.