Senior AI Engineer - Arabic Speaking

Role:
Senior AI Engineer

Location:

Abu Dhabi

Contract:

1 Year ( Renewable)

We are seeking an experienced and pragmatic Senior AI Engineer to lead the end-to-end delivery of high-impact AI solutions. This role bridges technical engineering with strategic project execution, vendor management, and business alignment.

• Bridge-Builder:
  Seamlessly connect vendors, internal departments, IT, Info Sec, and leadership by translating complex technical concepts into business terms and driving unified alignment.
• Stakeholder Management:
  Build enduring trust with department heads and end-users, successfully managing expectations and navigating challenges proactively.
• Challenger Mindset:
  Critically evaluate internal assumptions, vendor proposals, and the status quo using a fact-based, constructive approach.
• Resilience & Pragmatism:
  Maintain steady momentum under shifting priorities and tight deadlines, prioritizing iterative delivery ("done is better than perfect") over endless optimization.
• Ownership & Business Acumen:
  Maintain full accountability from conceptualization to production performance while prioritizing high-value business use cases.

You will join a focused, hands-on AI team responsible for guiding the organization's comprehensive AI roadmap, spanning use-case discovery, execution, governance, and widespread adoption.

• Core Domains:
  Pensions administration, investment operations, and corporate support functions.
• Key Initiatives:
  Agentic assistants on Microsoft Teams, document intelligence platforms, automated data reconciliation, and enterprise AI governance frameworks.
• Infrastructure: A Microsoft-first ecosystem (Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform). Strict compliance with UAE data residency, security, and regulatory frameworks is mandatory.

• Solution Architecture & Delivery:
  Design, build, and scale end-to-end LLM applications, RAG pipelines, multi-agent workflows, and machine learning models from prototype to production.
• Project & Vendor Management:
  Oversee AI project life cycles (scope, milestones, budget, risks) and lead vendor evaluations, technical proofs of concept, and strict performance accountability.
• Engineering & LLMOps:
  Establish robust data pipelines, CI/CD frameworks, automated hallucination/latency testing, cost tracking, and production monitoring.
• Governance & Security:
  Enforce organizational AI governance, access controls, human-in-the-loop validation, and comprehensive audit trails.
• Technical Leadership:
  Define engineering standards, mentor junior team members, and provide strategic recommendations on emerging models and platforms.

• Education & Experience:
  
  Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related discipline, with 6+ years in software, data, or ML engineering (including 2+ years specialized in LLM production deployment).
• Core Tech Stack:
  Expert proficiency in the Microsoft AI ecosystem (Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, Copilot Studio, Power Automate).
• Development & MLOps:
  Production-grade Python, SQL, REST APIs, prompt engineering, RAG, agentic frameworks (Semantic Kernel/Microsoft Agent Framework), and Dev Ops tool chains (Git Hub/Azure Dev Ops, Docker, CI/CD).
• Preferred Background:
  Prior experience within regulated sectors (financial services, pensions, insurance, government) and bilingual fluency in English and Arabic.