Must Have
• Strong proficiency in Python. • Hands-on experience with LLMs and prompt engineering. • Expertise in Azure OpenAI SDKs, APIs, and deployment strategies. • Knowledge of agentic systems and Model Context Protocol (MCP). • Familiarity with cloud integration, REST APIs, and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
JOB DESCRIPTION
Senior Engineer – Enterprise AI Search & Retrieval (Azure AI Search, Azure OpenAI, RAG): This role requires hands‑on experience building secure, AI search and retrieval for large‑scale enterprise document platforms using Azure AI Search and Azure OpenAI.
1. Enterprise Document Platform Experience with large‑scale enterprise document repositories
2. AI Search & Retrieval Foundations Strong understanding of:
a. Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG),
b. Vector search
c. Experience grounding LLM responses in enterprise data sources
3. Azure AI Search / Cognitive Search
a. Index design for unstructured enterprise documents
Use of hybrid search (keyword + vector)
c. Semantic ranking and relevance tuning
4. Azure OpenAI
Generative Q&A
Summarization
Embedding generation
Experience designing prompts that Constrain responses to source documents, Reduce hallucinations, Support citation‑based answers
5. Backend / Platform Engineering
a. Strong backend engineering experience (Java, Python)
b. Experience building APIs or services that orchestrate: Search, Retrieval, LLM calls
c. Familiarity with cloud‑native service design (scalability, resiliency, observability)
6. Security & Governance Awareness
Experience implementing security‑aware retrieval, including Document‑level access control, Metadata‑driven filtering of search results
b. Awareness of compliance considerations (PII, PCI, confidential data)
c. LLMs access restrictions for unauthorized content.
7. Observability & Quality
a. Experience measuring and improving: Retrieval relevance, Answer accuracy, Latency across search and generation
b. Familiarity with logging prompts, citations, and outputs for audit and debugging
8. Enterprise Integration
a. Experience integrating AI search into Internal applications
9. Advanced / Principal‑Level Criteria
a. Experience designing enterprise RAG platforms
b. Leading or influencing AI architecture decisions (retrieval patterns, security models)
c. Experience with agentic or multi‑step retrieval for complex documents
d. Ability to balance: Accuracy, Explainability, Compliance, Cost, Proven ability to mentor other engineers in AI search / retrieval patterns
SYNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT
Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.
All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Candidate Application Notice
Skills Required
- Strong proficiency in Python
- Hands-on experience with LLMs and prompt engineering
- Expertise in Azure OpenAI and Azure OpenAI SDKs/APIs and deployment strategies
- Experience with Azure AI Search / Cognitive Search and index design for unstructured enterprise documents
- Knowledge of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), vector search, and grounding LLM responses in enterprise data
- Experience generating embeddings, summarization, and generative Q&A
- Knowledge of Model Context Protocol (MCP) and agentic systems
- Backend engineering experience building APIs/services (Java, Python) to orchestrate search, retrieval, and LLM calls
- Familiarity with cloud integration, REST APIs, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and cloud-native service design (scalability, resiliency, observability)
- Experience implementing security-aware retrieval (document-level access control, metadata filtering) and compliance awareness (PII, PCI)
- Experience measuring and improving retrieval relevance, answer accuracy, and latency; logging prompts/citations for audit/debugging
- Experience integrating AI search into internal enterprise applications
- Experience designing enterprise RAG platforms and leading AI architecture decisions
- Experience with agentic or multi-step retrieval for complex documents
- Proven ability to mentor other engineers in AI search/retrieval patterns
Synechron Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Synechron and has not been reviewed or approved by Synechron.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is frequently characterized as competitive, particularly relative to large service-consulting peers and in certain in-demand skill areas. Compensation sentiment appears strongest when staffing is stable on strong client engagements and for market-aligned roles in major hubs.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is often portrayed as a strong point in the U.S., with broad coverage and relatively favorable out-of-pocket experiences. Core medical, dental, and vision options are consistently described as meeting or exceeding a baseline expectation for consulting roles.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity was made broadly accessible through a company-wide RSU grant tied to a major revenue milestone. This is positioned as a notable upside even if it is framed as a one-time recognition event rather than an ongoing program.
Synechron Insights
What We Do
At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 14,700+, and has 48 offices in 19 countries within key global markets. For more information on the company, please visit our website: www.synechron.com.









