Azure AI (Agentic) Specialist - Team Lead (Remote)

Role: Team Lead - Azure AI (Agentic) EngineerLocation: India (Remote)Client: Middle East (Government)About the Role:NorthBay Solutions, an AWS global Consulting Partner with distributed teams across the US, Canada, UAE, India, and Pakistan, is hiring a high-caliber Azure AI Specialist (Team Lead) with deep expertise in building enterprise-grade Generative AI, RAG, and Agentic AI solutions on the Azure ecosystem.This role requires hands-on experience in designing scalable, multi-tenant AI systems, integrating LLMs, and building intelligent pipelines using Azure-native services.Key ResponsibilitiesDesign and deploy LLM-powered applications using Azure OpenAI for enterprise use casesBuild and optimize Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines using Azure AI Search (vector + hybrid search)Develop Agentic AI systems leveraging frameworks and tool-based reasoning approachesImplement custom Document Intelligence models for high-accuracy data extraction (e.g., IDs, structured documents)Architect multi-tenant AI deployments with scalability, security, and cost-efficiency in mindDevelop and manage Knowledge Graphs for structured reasoning and contextual intelligenceApply advanced prompt engineering techniques (Few-shot, Chain-of-Thought, ReAct)Use Prompt Flow in Azure AI Studio for experimentation, testing, and versioningDesign intelligent conversational systems with fallback handling and contextual memoryBuild and manage MLOps pipelines using Azure Machine LearningRequired Skills & ExperienceOverall 10+ years experience, with a focus on Azure OpenAI API (deployments, scaling, optimization)Proven expertise in building RAG pipelines using Azure AI SearchExperience with vector databases and hybrid search architecturesPractical experience in Agentic AI / multi-agent systemsHands-on with Azure AI Document Intelligence (Form Recognizer)Solid understanding of Knowledge Graphs and semantic modelingExpertise in prompt engineering & LLM optimization techniquesExperience with Prompt Flow (Azure AI Studio)Strong background in Python and cloud-native developmentExperience with Azure ML / MLOps pipelinesAbility to design scalable and secure enterprise AI architecturesNice to HaveExperience with LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or similar frameworksExposure to multi-agent orchestration toolsPrior experience working with enterprise clients or large-scale AI deployments