Senior Azure Engineer (REMOTE)

AvantGarde

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The AvantGarde, LLC (AG) Senior Azure Engineer provides subject matter expertise to support the Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) applications and infrastructure. Work will be performed in a hybrid arrangement of remote, home-based and onsite in Washington, DC.

Requirements

• A BS degree in computer science or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in designing and developing cloud systems and applications.
• Demonstrated experience with Azure in a Government Cloud environment.
• Familiarity with generative AI and AI agents.
• Strong customer service orientation, with ability to work on an agile or waterfall-based team.
• Experience working in an agile work environment with ability to operate in a nimble, flexible way.
• Must be a US Citizen.
• Able to pass a federal public trust investigation; active or recent federal security clearance preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Practical experience with integrating OpenAI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise and support for development and deployment of Azure OpenAI in a secure Azure Government environment.
• Connect Azure OpenAI to existing data sources on premises and in other cloud environments.
• Work with the requirements analyst and government product owners to suggest practical areas of AI experimentation.
• Collaborate with software development teams to integrate Azure OpenAI agents.
• Incorporate security management and privacy requirements.
• Support the documentation and implementation of necessary controls to obtain an Authority to Operate (ATO).
• Document design, implementation, and operational details of the Azure OpenAI environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level