Job Overview:
The Principal IT Pillar Specialist is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex IT Pillar-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. They may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and are regarded as a specialist in the field of IT Pillar. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in the IT Pillar as well as broad knowledge of the IT Pillar discipline within the Information Technology function.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Application Development & .NET Web APIs
- Develop and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using ASP.NET Core (.NET 8/9).
- Implement application security and identity management using Microsoft Entra ID.
- Write clean, maintainable, and asynchronous code utilizing modern C# features and programming paradigms.
- Collaborate with senior engineers to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application performance.
- AI Integration & Foundry Platform Tools
- Assist in building and deploying intelligent AI agents using the Foundry Agent Service and Azure.AI.Projects SDK.
- Connect applications to LLMs and foundational models sourced from the Foundry Models catalog.
- Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) by integrating Foundry IQ for data ingestion and semantic search.
- Run evaluations, track operational metrics, and apply content guardrails through the Foundry Control Plane.
Essential Qualifications and Education:
- Education: Bachelor's degree /master's in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience: 8+ years of software development experience with the Microsoft technology stack.
- Language/Frameworks: Expertise in C#, .NET Core / .NET 8+, and Web APIs.
- AI Platform: Hands-on experience with Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Studio), Prompt Flow, and Agent Frameworks (e.g., Semantic Kernel or AutoGen).
- Cloud & Infrastructure: Solid experience with Azure app hosting (Azure Container Apps, Functions) and databases (Azure Cosmos DB, SQL).
- AI Coding Tools: Mastery of GitHub Copilot Extensions and setting up context-driven Agent Skills.
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For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Minimum 8+ years of experience in IT supporting EPCI business applications as a lead or administrator
- Extensive functional knowledge in the Payroll industry and leadership expertise
- Extensive Project Management experience
- Ability to work as a team member as well as act as a team leader
- Wide experience with technical tools such as ERP and BI
- Maintain key competencies associated with the IT function
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and spoken
- Finance IT SME knowledge of Timekeeping systems, General Accounting, Job Cost Accounting, Sub-ledgers, General Ledger, and Close Cycles
- Knowledge of Tax, Treasury, Audit, Financial Reporting, Project Accounting, Billing & Revenue
What We Do
McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. Our customers trust our technology-driven approach to design and build infrastructure solutions to responsibly transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today. From concept to commissioning, our expertise and comprehensive solutions deliver certainty, innovation and added value to energy projects around the world. It is called the “One McDermott Way.” Operating in over 54 countries, McDermott’s locally-focused and globally-integrated resources include approximately 40,000 employees, a diversified fleet of specialty marine construction vessels and fabrication facilities around the world. To learn more, visit www.mcdermott.com.
