VP, Data & AI Platform Engineering

PJT Partners, Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 175,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

PJT Partners, Inc. in New York is seeking a Vice President - Technology: Senior Data & AI Infrastructure Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate a secure, scalable AI platform and developer tools.

You will empower teams to deploy Python-based AI apps using Azure AI Foundry and the Claude API, while maintaining strong security and governance. You will own data pipelines with Azure Data Factory/Databricks, vector search, and CI/CD on Azure/AWS, collaborating with data engineers and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in infrastructure engineering, cloud platform engineering, or data engineering.
• Azure expertise: Azure AI Foundry, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, AKS, Azure API Management, Azure Key Vault, Azure Entra ID.
• Strong Python skills: backend services, REST APIs, automation scripting.
• Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform and/or Bicep; container orchestration with Docker/Kubernetes.
• Experience integrating LLM APIs (Anthropic Claude, Azure OpenAI) in production with token cost management and observability.
• RAG pipeline experience: vector search, document processing, retrieval patterns.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate the firm’s AI platform and developer infrastructure.
• Manage Azure AI Foundry deployments, AI hubs, workspaces, and access controls.
• Integrate third-party AI APIs with secure access patterns and cost monitoring.
• Build internal tooling to accelerate AI app development across the firm.
• Build and maintain data pipelines with Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks.
• Implement vector search and document retrieval infrastructure for RAG-based applications.
• Provision and maintain secure, scalable infrastructure on Azure and AWS using IaC.
• Maintain CI/CD pipelines for AI deployment and manage Docker/Kubernetes hosting.

Skills

Python

Azure cloud

DevOps

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

PJT Partners, Inc. in New York is seeking a Vice President - Technology: Senior Data & AI Infrastructure Platform Engineer to design, build, and operate a secure, scalable AI platform and developer tools.

You will empower teams to deploy Python-based AI apps using Azure AI Foundry and the Claude API, while maintaining strong security and governance. You will own data pipelines with Azure Data Factory/Databricks, vector search, and CI/CD on Azure/AWS, collaborating with data engineers and