Principal AI Platform Engineer & Foundry Admin

Western Alliance Bancorporation; Arizona; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

401k matching program

Tuition assistance program

Employee volunteer program

Wellness program

Job summary

Western Alliance Bank seeks a Principal Engineer I to lead the Foundry Administrator function for the enterprise AI gateway platform, built on Azure API Management. You will partner with Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Engineering, and Security to deliver secure AI services, model endpoints, and API governance.

The role requires 8+ years in Azure APIM administration, strong security, and leadership experience, with familiarity in Foundry and MCP services.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Azure APIM and API lifecycle experience.
• Security policies, access controls, and governance knowledge.
• Experience with Foundry, MCP servers, or enterprise AI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform architecture and governance for enterprise AI gateway.
• Develop standards, observability, and cost-optimisation strategies.
• Collaborate with architecture teams and executives on AI initiatives.

Skills

Azure APIM administration

API security

Programming (C#/JS/Python)

Azure AI services familiarity

Leadership experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Foundry

MCP servers

Azure OpenAI

Job description

Western Alliance Bank seeks a Principal Engineer I to lead the Foundry Administrator function for the enterprise AI gateway platform, built on Azure API Management. You will partner with Enterprise Architecture, Cloud Engineering, and Security to deliver secure AI services, model endpoints, and API governance.

The role requires 8+ years in Azure APIM administration, strong security, and leadership experience, with familiarity in Foundry and MCP services.