Senior Data & AI Platform Engineer

• Own Azure DevOps pipelines (YAML or classic) for data/AI workloads (Fabric/Synapse, ADF, Databricks, APIs), infrastructure automations, and Dynamics/Power Platform ALM.

• Implement environments, approvals, variable groups, artifact/versioning, rollback strategies, and Key Vault integration.

• Establish branching & PR policies, quality gates, and reusable pipeline templates/runbooks that reduce toil and cycle time.

• Lead landing zone and environment strategy across subscriptions/resource groups (naming, tagging, policies/guardrails).

• Oversee networking & connectivity (VNets, Private Endpoints, Firewall, hybrid links), identity & access (Entra ID, RBAC, PIM, Conditional Access), and platform services (Storage/ADLS, Key Vault, Event Hub, Functions, API Management).

• Drive observability (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, App Insights, KQL), SLOs/error budgets, alert hygiene, and incident response/postmortems.

• Partner with Finance on FinOps by providing technical usage insights, budgets/alerts, and optimization data, without owning reconciliation.

• Drive adoption of Microsoft Cloud assets with a focus on best-practice implementation and long-term scalability.

• Architect secure patterns for Microsoft Fabric/Synapse/Lakehouse, ADF orchestration, and Databricks (jobs, clusters, secrets).

• Enable ML/AI/GenAI delivery: model/package promotion, MLOps (MLflow/registry), AI Search/vector stores, Azure OpenAI integration, and data protection (PII, RLS/CLS).

• Perform design reviews with Data Engineering and Analytics to ensure performance, resiliency, and governance.

• Own CSP technical and support operations across all Microsoft Cloud subscriptions: Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Security/Compliance.

• Manage customer/tenant onboarding to our customer-facing CSP portal, licensing setup, and subscription lifecycle support in Partner Center.

• Implement secure access patterns (GDAP, Azure & M365 Lighthouse, delegated administration) and maintain least-privilege controls.

• Build and maintain operational runbooks, automation, and monitoring for CSP activities via Partner Center APIs and tools.

• Provide technical insights to Finance for cost visibility and optimization but leave billing/reconciliation to Finance.

• Support customer trust through incident handling, audit readiness, and compliance with Microsoft program requirements.

• Ensure correct CPOR, DPOR, and PAL associations are set up for all client-facing environments, working closely with Armanino's Sales teams, internal Microsoft Program Manager and AI Practice lead to guarantee accurate partner attribution for Microsoft incentives and compliance.

• Maintain leadership on Dynamics 365 & Power Platform ALM: solution control, environment strategy (dev/test/uat/prod/sandbox), wave planning, and Synapse Link/Fabric integration guardrails.

• Align change management with business cadence and coach systems engineering on day-to-day execution.

• Implement automation strategies to enhance efficiency across Dynamics products.

• Manage the Cloud & AI Platform Engineer (prioritization, growth, and delivery outcomes).

• Coach Systems Engineering on SOPs/runbooks, reliability engineering, and continuous improvement.

• Lead operational reviews; set goals for deployment success rate, MTTR, and automation coverage.

• Own the strategy and governance for all lab and development environments across Microsoft Cloud services, ensuring secure access, compliance with policies, and alignment to enterprise guardrails.

• Implement controls for isolation, least-privilege, cost containment, and lifecycle management of non-production environments.

Requirements

• Minimum 7 years in Microsoft Cloud platform/DevOps/infra roles, including hands-on Azure DevOps pipelines and environment management.

• Minimum 3 years enabling data/analytics platforms (Fabric, Synapse, ADF, Databricks) and securing data workloads (ADLS, Key Vault, RLS/CLS).

• Demonstrated experience with AI/ML/GenAI enablement (model lifecycle, AI Search, Azure OpenAI integration, or MLOps).

• Strong Microsoft Cloud security & governance: Entra ID, RBAC, PIM, Conditional Access, network isolation, and policy/guardrails.

• Practical Partner Center & CSP technical operations experience across all Microsoft Cloud subscriptions: Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, and Power Platform.

• Familiarity with GDAP, Azure & M365 Lighthouse, subscription lifecycle, delegated administration, and Partner Center APIs.

• Observability & incident management with Azure Monitor/Log Analytics/KQL.

• Scripting/automation with PowerShell (Python a plus).

• Excellent cross-functional leadership, stakeholder communication, and team coaching.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to IaC (Bicep/Terraform); relevant Microsoft certifications (MS, AZ, SC, DP, MB tracks).

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• Medical, dental, vision

• Generous PTO plan and paid sick time

• Flexible work arrangements

• 401K with Profit Sharing

• Wellness program

• Generous parental leave

• 11 paid holidays

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