About the role
Job Overview
The Principal IT Pillar Specialist is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex IT Pillar-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. They may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and are regarded as a specialist in the field of IT Pillar. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in the IT Pillar as well as broad knowledge of the IT Pillar discipline within the Information Technology function.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities: Application Development & .NET Web APIs
Develop and maintain scalable backend services and APIs using ASP.NET Core (.NET 8/9)
Implement application security and identity management using Microsoft Entra ID
Write clean, maintainable, and asynchronous code utilizing modern C# features and programming paradigms
Collaborate with senior engineers to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize application performance
AI Integration & Foundry Platform Tools
Assist in building and deploying intelligent AI agents using the Foundry Agent Service and Azure.AI.Projects SDK
Connect applications to LLMs and foundational models sourced from the Foundry Models catalog
Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) by integrating Foundry IQ for data ingestion and semantic search
Run evaluations, track operational metrics, and apply content guardrails through the Foundry Control Plane
Essential Qualifications and Education: Education: Bachelor's degree /master's in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
Experience: 5+ years of software development experience with the Microsoft technology stack
Language/Frameworks: Expertise in C#, .NET Core / .NET 8+, and Web APIs
AI Platform: Hands-on experience with Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Studio), Prompt Flow, and Agent Frameworks (e.g., Semantic Kernel or AutoGen)
Cloud & Infrastructure: Solid experience with Azure app hosting (Azure Container Apps, Functions) and databases (Azure Cosmos DB, SQL)
AI Coding Tools: Mastery of GitHub Copilot Extensions and setting up context-driven Agent Skills
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