AI Engineering Specialist

Position

Description:

We’re hiring a Mid‑Level AI Engineering Specialist to build and integrate AI-powered services on Microsoft Azure. You’ll use Python and Azure Functions to deliver scalable APIs, leverage Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, and Azure AI Foundry/Studio, and enable secure integrations across enterprise systems using Azure API Management (APIM).

Your future duties and responsibilities:

- Develop Python services and Azure Functions (HTTP triggers, Durable Functions, timers/queues).
- Build RAG and search experiences with Azure OpenAI (GPT/embeddings) and Azure AI Search.
- Expose and manage services via APIM (policies: auth, throttling, transformation, caching).
- Integrate AI services with internal systems (APIs, webhooks, messaging).
- Implement security & governance (Entra /Managed Identity, Key Vault, private endpoints).
- Add observability (Application Insights, structured logging, dashboards).
- Collaborate with product/architecture to deliver reliable, cost‑efficient solutions.

Tech Stack

Languages/Frameworks:
Python (FastAPI/Flask), async I/O
Azure:
Azure Functions, APIM, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Azure AI Foundry/Studio, Key Vault, Storage, Container Apps/App Service, Service Bus/Event Grid
Data:
Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, Blob Storage
Dev Ops:
Git Hub or Azure Dev Ops, CI/CD, IaC (Bicep/Terraform), Docker
Security:
Entra  (Azure AD), Managed Identities, Private Endpoints/VNET

Required qualifications to be successful in this role:

- 5+ years building backend/services with Python.
- Hands‑on with Azure Functions and serverless patterns.
- Practical experience with Azure OpenAI and Azure AI Search (embeddings, vector indexes, RAG).
- Solid API engineering skills (REST; Graph

QL a plus) and APIM policy configuration.
- Experience integrating services into enterprise apps (CRM/ERP/custom) via APIs or events.
- Understanding of security, performance, and reliability for production workloads.
- Clear communication, ownership mindset, and comfort working in agile teams.

CGI is providing a reasonable estimate of the pay range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors including but not limited to skill set level, geographic market, experience and training, and licenses and certifications. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $80, - $,.

This role is an existing vacancy.

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Use of the term ‘engineering’ in this job posting refers to the technical sense related to Information Technology (IT) and does not imply that the individual practices engineering or possesses the requisite license as prescribed by the applicable provincial or territorial engineering regulator. We are seeking individuals with expertise in IT engineering-related functions, but licensure from an engineering regulator is not a prerequisite for this position.

Engineering is a regulated profession in Canada which is restricted in terms of use of titles and designation.

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