Senior AI Platform Engineer — Secure, Scalable Cloud

Academy Sports and Outdoors; Katy (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Academy Sports + Outdoors seeks a seasoned Platform Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise AI platform solutions across Azure, Copilot Studio, and Power Platform. You will mentor engineers, establish deployment standards, and drive secure, scalable platform services for multiple teams.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with security, architecture, data, legal, and business units, ensuring reliable production readiness and cost-effective

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 7+ years of experience in platform engineering, infrastructure engineering, DevOps, MLOps, cloud engineering, integration engineering, or related disciplines
• 2+ years of experience building or operating platforms for large language model, generative AI, AI agent, or intelligent automation workloads
• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting enterprise-scale cloud platforms, shared services, or internal developer platforms
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Copilot Studio, Power Platform administration, Azure AI services, or comparable enterprise platforms
• Experience implementing infrastructure as code, source control, release gates, CI/CD pipelines, environment management, and production support practices
• Experience integrating enterprise applications through REST APIs, OAuth, service-to-service authentication, connectors, workflow tools, and systems of record
• Experience implementing platform monitoring, incident response, usage telemetry, cost controls, audit logging, and operational reporting
• Experience leading complex technical initiatives, establishing standards, and mentoring or guiding engineers and platform users
• Retail, regulated, or multi-site enterprise experience preferred
• Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Power Platform, identity and access management, cloud security, DevOps, MLOps, or related platform certification preferred
• Strong knowledge of cloud platform architecture, AI platform engineering, environment strategy, networking, identity, access controls, and enterprise security practices
• Deep understanding of authentication, authorization, least-privilege access, data protection, auditability, privacy, and responsible AI controls
• Ability to design and operate development, test, and production environments based on solution risk and support requirements
• Practical knowledge of Azure AI services, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Graph, Entra ID, Purview, Defender, or comparable technologies
• Experience with infrastructure as code and CI/CD technologies such as Bicep, Terraform, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or comparable solutions
• Experience with observability, incident management, performance monitoring, usage analytics, cost telemetry, and consumption controls
• Ability to design reusable identity, logging, evaluation, connector, integration, and deployment patterns for AI-enabled solutions
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, or another scripting language used for platform automation
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and problem-solving skills in distributed enterprise environments
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams, explain technical controls to technical and non-technical stakeholders, and provide technical leadership and mentorship
• A team-first attitude; while your core duties are your priority, you're happy to step in wherever you're needed

Responsibilities

• What You Will Work On: lead AI platform development and governance across Azure, Power Platform, and enterprise integrations
• Provide technical leadership for secure, scalable, observable platform services across dev/test/production
• Establish standards for source control, release management, deployment pipelines, and production readiness
• Mentor engineers and drive governance, telemetry, and cost controls across platforms

Skills

Platform engineering

DevOps

MLOps

Cloud platforms

Python scripting

CI/CD

Security practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

Power Platform

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Azure DevOps

Job description

Academy Sports + Outdoors seeks a seasoned Platform Engineer to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise AI platform solutions across Azure, Copilot Studio, and Power Platform. You will mentor engineers, establish deployment standards, and drive secure, scalable platform services for multiple teams.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with security, architecture, data, legal, and business units, ensuring reliable production readiness and cost-effective