About AOT
We’re on a mission to help enterprises and governments bring their ideas to life. As a boutique consulting firm, we partner with enterprises, startups, and governments to solve complex, mission‑critical challenges. Our expertise spans business process management, automation and AI, cloud, and application development. Our teams are collaborative, our leadership is transparent, and our work is impactful.

Role and Responsibilities
We are seeking an experienced Microsoft AI and Data Architect to design, build, and lead enterprise‑grade AI, data, and cloud‑native solutions using the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. You will:

Design secure AI and data architectures on Microsoft Azure

Build architecture diagrams, reference architectures, and implementation roadmaps

Guide engineering teams through implementation

Review code, pipelines, infrastructure, and deployment designs

Translate business requirements into AI, data, and cloud‑native solution designs

Evaluate technology options and recommend fit‑for‑purpose patterns

Communicate clearly with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Who You Are
You are a senior technical leader who can work with business stakeholders, architects, data engineers, AI engineers, DevOps teams, and security teams to deliver scalable, secure, and production‑ready AI and data platforms. You have solid hands‑on experience across Azure Cloud, Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Services, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Engineering, and modern AI application architecture.

Must‑Have Skills

Azure Cloud Architecture: Minimum 6+ years of hands‑on Azure Cloud experience, including Azure Kubernetes Service, Azure Container Apps, Azure API Management, Azure Networking, private endpoints, VNET integration,



DNS, firewall, secure connectivity, managed identities, Key Vault, RBAC, cloud‑native application architecture, monitoring, logging, and production support patterns, Azure AI Foundry and Azure AI Services.

Azure AI Services: Minimum 3+ years of experience with Azure AI services, including Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, AI workflow development, Foundry Agents and/or agentic AI solution design, Semantic Kernel, Autogen or Microsoft Agent Framework, Retrieval‑Augmented Generation architecture, Azure AI Search, Document Intelligence, prompt engineering and orchestration, Microsoft Fabric and Data Engineering.

Microsoft Fabric and Data Engineering: Minimum 3+ years of experience, including Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, Fabric Lakehouse, data engineering workloads, Azure Data Factory and/or Fabric Data Factory pipelines, Medallion architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold), Power BI integration.

Preferred Certifications

Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate

Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate

Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate

Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert

What We Offer

Salary range of $120K to $150K CAD, commensurate with experience

Flexible remote work environment with optional hybrid collaboration for candidates located in Victoria, BC

Continuous learning and leadership development opportunities

Flexible schedules and generous paid time off

Competitive health, dental, and wellness perks from Day 1

Employer‑sponsored deferred profit‑sharing plan

A cooperative, mission‑driven culture where your work matters

Closing Date
July 21, 2026 at 12:00 AM PST

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📌 Microsoft AI and Data Architect (British Columbia)
🏢 AOT Technologies
📍 British Columbia