Houston-Based Azure OpenAI Cloud Engineer - MLOps AI Infra

Hirestaff.ai; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A global talent acquisition provider is seeking an Azure OpenAI / AI Cloud Engineer with over 10 years of experience. The role involves designing and managing Azure AI/ML environments and optimizing AI deployments. Ideal candidates will have strong expertise in Azure infrastructure and MLOps, as well as experience with AI workloads. This is a full-time onsite position in Houston, TX, with travel required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in Azure OpenAI and AI Cloud engineering.
• Strong background in Azure infrastructure and MLOps.
• Experience deploying and managing Azure-based AI and ML services.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain Azure AI/ML environments.
• Deploy and manage Azure OpenAI services.
• Build and optimize Azure ML pipelines and data integration workflows.
• Ensure environment security, API governance, and cost optimization.
• Collaborate with teams to operationalize AI models.

Skills

Azure ML

Azure OpenAI

Cognitive Services

Kubernetes (AKS)

Terraform/ARM templates

CI/CD pipelines

Python

REST APIs

Azure DevOps

Job description

A global talent acquisition provider is seeking an Azure OpenAI / AI Cloud Engineer with over 10 years of experience. The role involves designing and managing Azure AI/ML environments and optimizing AI deployments. Ideal candidates will have strong expertise in Azure infrastructure and MLOps, as well as experience with AI workloads. This is a full-time onsite position in Houston, TX, with travel required.