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 strong hands‑on experience across Azure Cloud, Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Services, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Engineering, and up-to-date 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 benefits from Day 1
- Employer‑sponsored deferred profit‑sharing plan
- A collaborative, mission‑driven culture where your work matters

Closing Date

July 21, 2026 at 12:00 AM PST

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