Senior Data and AI Architect (Contract)

We are looking for a Senior Data & AI Architect to define and evolve an Azure-native enterprise Data & AI platform. The role will shape architecture across Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Foundry, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Purview, and core Azure services, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, governable, and aligned with business needs. 

• Define the platform’s reference architecture, design standards, and target-state roadmap.
  

• Lead architecture for data products, AI applications, and AI agents, including model selection, grounding, integrations, orchestration, evaluation, and lifecycle controls.
  

• Design integrations across Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Dataverse, ERP, CRM, HR, ITSM, APIs, and custom Azure services.
  

• Establish architecture guardrails for security, privacy, identity, access, DLP, observability, resilience, and scalability.
  

• Guide teams on when to use Fabric, Foundry, Copilot Studio, Power Automate, or custom Azure services.
  

• Facilitate architecture workshops, design reviews, and decision forums with engineering, business, governance, and security teams.
  

• Mentor engineering and product teams and develop reusable architecture patterns and standards.
  

Must-Have Requirements

• At least 5 years of architecture experience in Azure-based enterprise environments; 7+ years preferred.
  

• Experience defining target architectures, reference patterns, or solution standards for complex platforms.
  

• Strong experience in Azure cloud architecture, enterprise integration, and data platform design.
  

• Deep understanding of Microsoft Fabric and modern data platform patterns for ingestion, storage, serving, and governance.
  

• Hands-on understanding of Microsoft Foundry for AI applications and agents, including evaluation, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
  

• Hands-on understanding of Copilot Studio, including connectors, actions, topics, orchestration, and enterprise deployment.
  

• Strong knowledge of enterprise security, identity and access management, compliance, and operational governance in Azure.
  

• Ability to translate business needs into scalable architecture decisions and work effectively with both business stakeholders and engineering teams.
  

• Strong workshop facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and architecture documentation skills.
  

Preferred

• Prior experience with AI platform architecture, agent architecture, or enterprise copilot design.
  

• Microsoft certifications in Azure architecture, Fabric, Power Platform, or Azure AI.
  

• Learning and development opportunities, including cloud and AI exposure.
  
• Competitive compensation package with performance based incentives.
  
• Collaborative culture with cross-functional teams and strong leadership exposure.
  
• Career growth in a rapidly expanding technology driven organization.