Junior AI Engineer - Azure AI Foundry & Copilot Studio

Victra; Durham, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Victra, Verizon’s largest premium retailer in the United States, is building its AI engineering capability. We seek an AI Engineer I to design, test, and ship AI agents on Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry, guided by senior engineers. Early-career role with mentorship, certifications, and ownership of builds.

You will learn APIs, prompting, orchestration, and evaluation, while contributing to platform-agnostic work and open-source tools. Hybrid work in Durham, NC with structured growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field.
• Strong coding aptitude in Python, C#, or Java; scripting in PowerShell/JavaScript/Power Fx counts.
• Working knowledge of APIs and data basics (JSON, moving data between systems).
• Defensive, edge-case thinking and documentation habits.
• Evidence of self-driven learning and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and deploy AI agents and workflows on Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry following architecture standards.
• Wire integrations between agents and business systems: connectors, APIs, and tool integrations.
• Validate AI outputs against acceptance criteria; write and run tests before anything ships.
• Troubleshoot edge cases and production issues with senior backup and document root causes.
• Own one scoped agent after launch: monitoring, small fixes, and user feedback, with a senior reviewer.
• Document every build to team standards to preserve knowledge within the team.
• Support builds beyond core platforms, including open-source frameworks and AI coding tools.
• Register everything shipped in the agent registry and complete the learning path on schedule.

Skills

Python

C#

Java

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field

Job description

Victra, Verizon’s largest premium retailer in the United States, is building its AI engineering capability. We seek an AI Engineer I to design, test, and ship AI agents on Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry, guided by senior engineers. Early-career role with mentorship, certifications, and ownership of builds.

You will learn APIs, prompting, orchestration, and evaluation, while contributing to platform-agnostic work and open-source tools. Hybrid work in Durham, NC with structured growth.