Lead Azure AI Solutions Architect

Jobtailor; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Bethesda, MD is seeking an experienced Architect to lead Azure cloud solutions for cutting-edge AI workloads. You will design scalable architectures, integrate AI services, and drive DevOps/CI/CD practices across teams.

Expect collaboration with security and compliance teams, mentoring of engineers, and hands-on development of Terraform modules. A Public Trust clearance may be required for NIH-related work.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in IT or related field with 8+ years of IT experience.
• Significant experience architecting cloud solutions in complex enterprises.
• Deep hands-on Azure experience across compute, networking, storage, identity, security, monitoring, APIs.
• Experience with AI/LLM architectures, including vector search, RAG patterns, or related tech.
• Strong IaC and automation using Terraform; ability to contribute to Git-based repositories.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and evolve Azure cloud solutions supporting AI architectures.
• Support multimodal LLMs, vector search, RAG, and distributed cloud AI services.
• Partner with developers, security teams, and stakeholders to gather requirements.
• Translate needs into scalable cloud architectures and engineering plans.
• Design end-to-end Azure solutions covering compute, storage, networking, IAM, APIs, data services.
• Develop Terraform modules and automation for cloud infrastructure.
• Mentor engineers and support security/compliance activities.
• Lead cloud architecture efforts for NIH-related cloud deployments with GDIT.

Skills

Microsoft Azure Architecture

Infrastructure as Code

AI/LLM Services Implementation

DevOps and CI/CD Practices

Cloud Security and IAM

Education

BS/BA in IT or related field

Tools

Terraform

Git

Python

PowerShell

TypeScript

JavaScript

Job description

Jobtailor in Bethesda, MD is seeking an experienced Architect to lead Azure cloud solutions for cutting-edge AI workloads. You will design scalable architectures, integrate AI services, and drive DevOps/CI/CD practices across teams.

Expect collaboration with security and compliance teams, mentoring of engineers, and hands-on development of Terraform modules. A Public Trust clearance may be required for NIH-related work.