Azure AI Platform Engineer

About the position:Velosio is seeking an Azure AI Platform Engineer to help build, operate, secure, and govern our growing Microsoft Azure and AI platform. This role will serve as a hands-on technical owner for Azure infrastructure supporting AI applications, Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI, and related cloud services. The engineer will work closely with AI solution teams, and business stakeholders to provide secure, scalable, observable, and cost-effective environments for deploying AI solutions. The ideal candidate combines strong Azure infrastructure, identity, security, automation, and DevOps skills with practical experience deploying and operating modern AI services in Azure. The role will initially focus heavily on Azure AI workloads while also helping strengthen Velosio's broader Azure operating model.This is a hybrid role based in Atlanta, GA with 3 days on site. Your day might look like:Build, configure, maintain, and support Azure environments used by AI applications and services.Administer Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Azure AI Services, and related Azure AI capabilities.Automate infrastructure provisioning using Bicep, Terraform, or equivalent Infrastructure as Code tooling.Manage AI model deployments, endpoints, quotas, capacity, configuration, and lifecycle.Establish repeatable patterns for deploying AI workloads across Development, Test/UAT, and Production environments.Help application and AI teams select appropriate platform services and deployment architectures.Maintain visibility into AI resources, applications, environments, dependencies, and technical owners.Support Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), search, document-processing, and agent-based architectures from a platform perspective.Ensure compliance with security and governance standards across all solutions.Other duties may be assigned as needed.What you'll bring:RequiredAssociate’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related degree.Two years or more of hands-on experience with Azure administration and engineering solutions.Experience deploying Azure AI services.Strong understanding of cloud architecture, networking, and automation principles.Proficiency in CI/CD and source-control practices using Azure DevOps or GitHub.Practical experience with Microsoft Azure identity and access managementExcellent problem-solving and communication skills.PreferredBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related degree.Experience with Azure Key Vaults and secure credential retrieval.Experience with Entra ID enterprise applications and application registrations.Experience creating AI AgentsTwo years of related experience with Azure DevOpsExperience designing, implementing, and maintaining Azure DevOps Pipelines for CI/CD.Monitor and optimize pipeline performance, ensuring reliability and scalability.Maintain source control and branching strategies using Git and Azure Repos.Experience with Azure DevOps, including YAML pipelines and release management.Who we are: At Velosio, we focus on what matters most - our people. We are a values-driven organization committed to delivering an outstanding employee experience to all our team members.Velosio’s years of experience with business applications translate to a deep bench of tenured team members with competency across enterprise resource management (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), and cloud services.We have earned recognition from Microsoft as a top 1% performing partner worldwide and an emerging NetSuite leader. We have strategic independent software vendor (ISV) partnerships and a portfolio of solution and service offerings to accelerate what’s next for business.Our mission is to enable clients to realize business value faster, simplify the process of deploying technology, acquire deeper data-driven insights, and explore ongoing innovation to drive business forward. We support the entire Microsoft Dynamics portfolio, Office 365 family and Azure services. Velosio is the only Microsoft Cloud Distributor that specializes in Dynamics 365 and is a prominent Microsoft Master VAR. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Velosio’s 400 employees serve over 4,000 clients.Some reasons you might like working with us:At Velosio, YOU MATTER.Due to our ongoing commitment to delivering an exemplary employee experience, Velosio has been recognized by Comparably in multiple categories – including Best Company Culture (2021-2024), Best Company Outlook (2022-2025), Best Company for Career Growth and Best Leadership Teams (2022-2025).100% of current Velosio team members feel the company is invested in their career growth99% feel their manager cares about them as a person99% look forward to interacting with their coworkers every day Velosio, YOUR WELLNESS MATTERS.We know one size doesn't fit all, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package that allows our team members to create a personalized plan best suited for their unique needs, including:- 3 Medical Insurance options with a company contribution to HSA- 3 Dental Insurance options including adult orthodontics- 3 Vision Insurance options- Unlimited PTO (UPTO)- Remote or hybrid work environment based on location- 401k Match 50% of the first 6%- StayWell Program – a cash reimbursement up to $600 a year toward Wellness