Senior AI Engineer (Contract & FTE both)-5

Houston, Texas 77001 Posted April 2nd, 2026 Looking for more job opportunities? Click here! Job Type: Full Time Job Category: IT Job Description **Job Title** : Senior AI Engineer **Location** : Houston, TX (Hybrid – 4days ONSITE) Contract \& FTE both**Job Description****As an AI Engineer, you will:*** Partner with business and technical stakeholders to identify and implement agentic AI and machine learning solutions that improve decision making, workflows, and automation * Design and implement cloud native AI architectures using Microsoft Azure services and established AI design patterns * Collaborate with Data Scientists and other AI Engineers to transform prototypes into production ready, scalable solutions * Build, deploy, and operate enterprise scale machine learning pipelines, emphasizing reliability, performance, and security * Orchestrate and configure infrastructure that enables low latency, resilient AI workloads, leveraging infrastructure as code and automation * Contribute to reusable accelerators, templates, and patterns that improve delivery speed and consistency across teams * Support CI/CD, monitoring, and operational practices for AI and ML systems in production environments **Required Technical Skills*** Strong experience with Microsoft Azure, including AI/ML services and cloud native architecture * Hands on experience deploying and operating ML pipelines using Azure Machine Learning * Proficiency in Python and modern software engineering practices * Experience with automation and configuration management, including Ansible * Solid understanding of MLOps, model lifecycle management, and CI/CD for AI systems * Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) * Working knowledge of security, identity, and access control in enterprise cloud environments **Preferred Skills*** Experience with Microsoft Foundry * Experience implementing or operating agentic AI systems * Familiarity with data engineering tools such as Databricks, Spark, Azure Data Factory * Experience integrating AI services (e.g., cognitive services, computer vision, unstructured data processing) **Experience Requirements*** 5\+ years of experience in software engineering, AI engineering, or machine learning engineering roles * Proven experience delivering production AI or ML solutions in a cloud environment * Experience collaborating with cross functional teams across data science, engineering, and architecture **Ways of Working*** Ability to work independently as a contractor while integrating effectively with existing teams * Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly * Results oriented mind\-set with a focus on delivering business value quickly and reliably Required Skills DEVOPS ENGINEER SENIOR EMAIL SECURITY ENGINEER