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Principal IT Pillar Specialist

McDermottSabine Pass🇺🇸United States

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SeniorityLeader
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeHybrid
LocationSabine Pass, United States
SQLGitC#.NETASP.NETGenerative AIAzureRAG

Job description

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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