AI Administrator

Our client in the Clinical Research Industry is seeking an AI Administrator to join their team. As an AI Administrator, you will be part of the AI and Digital Enablement team supporting platform administration, governance, security, and operational oversight for AI and automation capabilities. The ideal candidate will have strong governance mindset, hands‑on Microsoft Azure administration experience, and the ability to translate security and compliance requirements into practical, auditable platform controls.

Job Title: AI Administrator

Location: Remote (DC Metro Region) — candidates MUST be based in DC, MD, or VA

Pay Range: 6 month Contract to Hire

- Contract:

$58 - $62/hr W2

- Salary Conversion: $110,000 - $120,000 with Benefits

What's the Job?

• Administer and govern Microsoft Foundry, Azure AI Services, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and other approved AI technologies to enable secure, scalable AI operations.

• Configure access and controls including RBAC, managed identities, privileged access permissions, least‑privilege models, and authentication/network security settings.

• Support secure AI deployments from proof‑of‑concept through production by implementing guardrails, logging, auditing, and data protection controls.

• Monitor platform health and AI usage using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Purview Audit, and related tooling; track utilization and operational performance.

• Partner across IT, Enterprise Application Development, Information Security, and business stakeholders to maintain runbooks, procedures, and audit‑ready documentation.

What's Needed?

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or a related field.

• Experience administering Microsoft Azure environments, including subscriptions, resource groups, Azure RBAC, networking, Azure Key Vault, and monitoring/logging.

• Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Entra , including security groups, app registrations, managed identities, conditional access policies, and MFA.

• Experience implementing least‑privilege security models and privileged access controls, preferably using Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and access reviews.

• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance capabilities, including Microsoft Purview sensitivity labels, DLP, and auditing, plus experience configuring Azure monitoring solutions.

What's in it for me?

• Opportunity to help shape secure, controlled, and auditable AI platform operations across the enterprise.

• Role focused on governance and operational excellence—ensuring AI solutions run safely and consistently in production environments.

• Collaboration with AI Architects, AI/Automation Engineers, IT Infrastructure, Enterprise Application Development, and Information Security teams.

• Hands‑on responsibility for monitoring, incident support, and continuous improvement of AI platform performance and controls.

• Clear pathway to strengthen your expertise in generative AI risk management and enterprise AI operating models.

Upon completion of waiting period consultants are eligible for:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans

• Dental Plan

• Vision Plan

• Health Savings Account

• Health Flexible Spending Account

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

• Supplemental Life Insurance

• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance

• Business Travel Insurance

• 401(k), Plus Match

• Weekly Pay

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