Senior AI Architect - Microsoft Technologies (relocation to the Netherlands)

Responsibilities

• Define target-state architectures for AI platforms, assistants, RAG systems, agents, AI gateways and AI-native engineering workflows
• Lead architecture discovery, maturity assessments, technical roadmaps, platform decisions and delivery governance
• Design Azure-first architectures using Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Azure API Management, AKS, Azure Functions, Application Insights, Azure
• Monitor, Key Vault, Microsoft Entra ID, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL and Microsoft Fabric where applicable
• Design AI-native engineering systems using GitHub Copilot, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Advanced Security, agent-ready repositories, secure pull-request practices and AI-assisted delivery patterns
• Design harnesses around AI systems, including agent instructions, tool contracts, MCP integrations, retrieval grounding, evaluation suites, telemetry, cost controls, policy controls and human approval gates
• Define governance and operational frameworks for Responsible AI, security, identity, FinOps and observability
• Translate business outcomes into target architecture, executive narratives, platform decisions and delivery governance across client leadership, architecture, engineering and security teams
• Facilitate workshops, hackathons and enablement sessions focused on AI adoption, Copilot integration and engineering excellence
• Convert practical experience into reusable patterns, accelerators and architectural blueprints

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