AI Engineering Manager – Azure | Remote | W2 Only.

Job Title: AI Engineering Manager – Azure
Remote.
Contract role.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced AI Engineering Manager with strong expertise in AI solutions and Microsoft Azure. The ideal candidate will work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams, including Infrastructure, Security, Cloud, and Engineering, to drive AI strategy, implementation, and enterprise adoption.

The role also involves coordinating with offshore engineering teams, managing delivery, and ensuring AI solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, and business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead AI engineering initiatives, solution development, and enterprise AI adoption.

• Work closely with leadership and Infrastructure, Security, Cloud, and Architecture teams to define AI strategy and implementation plans.

• Drive the development and deployment of AI/GenAI solutions using Microsoft Azure.

• Collaborate with security teams to ensure AI solutions meet enterprise security, governance, compliance, and access-control requirements.

• Coordinate with offshore engineering teams for development, implementation, testing, and delivery.

• Partner with architects and technical leads to define solution architecture, technical standards, and best practices.

• Manage project priorities, technical roadmaps, resources, risks, and delivery timelines.

• Evaluate emerging AI technologies and identify opportunities for automation and business process improvement.

• Communicate project progress, technical decisions, and risks to senior leadership and stakeholders.

• Ensure AI solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, and aligned with enterprise requirements.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in AI Engineering, AI Solution Delivery, or AI Technical Leadership.

• Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud-based AI solutions.

• Knowledge of Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), and enterprise AI implementation.

• Experience with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI services, or similar AI platforms.

• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, security, governance, and enterprise architecture.

• Experience working with Infrastructure, Security, and Cloud Operations teams.

• Proven experience managing or coordinating offshore engineering teams.

• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and delivery management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with AI agents, agentic AI, RAG, and AI-powered automation.

• Familiarity with MLOps/LLMOps, CI/CD, monitoring, and AI deployment practices.

• Experience with responsible AI, data privacy, and enterprise AI governance.

Ideal Candidate

An AI Manager with a strong technical understanding of Azure and enterprise AI solutions who can engage with senior leadership, coordinate Infrastructure and Security stakeholders, and lead offshore teams to deliver secure, scalable AI initiatives.