Vice President - Technology (Senior Data & AI Infrastructure Platform Engineer)
PJT Partners6 months ago
Base Salary
$175k - $215k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and operate the firm’s AI platform for Python-based AI application development and deployment.
- Manage Azure AI Foundry model deployments, AI hubs, project workspaces, and access controls.
- Integrate Anthropic Claude API and Azure OpenAI with secure API access, gateway controls, rate limiting, cost monitoring, and observability.
- Build internal developer tooling and SDK scaffolding for AI application development.
- Build and maintain Azure Data Factory and Azure Databricks data pipelines.
- Implement vector search and document retrieval infrastructure for RAG applications.
- Manage Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL, and Cosmos DB data stores.
- Provision and maintain Azure and AWS infrastructure using Terraform or Bicep.
- Build CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
- Manage Docker and Kubernetes workloads on AKS for AI applications and API services.
- Implement secure DevOps practices, secrets management, dependency scanning, policy enforcement, encryption, audit logging, and access controls.
- Design MNPI segregation controls and enforce AI governance guardrails, content filtering, and usage logging.
- Manage AI platform identity and access using Azure Entra ID, RBAC, and managed identities.
- Produce architecture designs, runbooks, and technical documentation, and support application developers with platform guidance and troubleshooting.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field; a master’s degree is a plus.
- At least 8 years of infrastructure engineering, cloud platform engineering, or data engineering experience.
- Experience building shared platforms or developer services in an enterprise environment.
- Expertise with Azure AI Foundry, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, AKS, Azure API Management, Azure Key Vault, and Azure Entra ID.
- Strong Python skills for backend services, FastAPI or Flask applications, and automation scripting.
- PowerShell experience for infrastructure tasks.
- Experience with Terraform and/or Bicep, Docker, and Kubernetes.
- Production experience integrating Anthropic Claude and Azure OpenAI, including token cost management and observability.
- Experience with RAG pipelines, vector search, document processing, and retrieval patterns using Azure AI Search or pgvector.
- Familiarity with LangChain, Semantic Kernel, AWS Bedrock, S3, IAM, AutoGen, LangGraph, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks Unity Catalog, or Azure Synapse.
- Knowledge of RBAC, managed identities, private endpoints, Key Vault, network segmentation, secrets management, SAST tooling, and secure CI/CD design.
- Azure certifications such as AI-102, DP-203, or AZ-305 are relevant, and investment-banking or regulated-financial-services experience is preferred.
Benefits
- Expected annualized base salary is $175,000 to $215,000, with possible discretionary bonus and additional benefits or incentives.
- The employer provides reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities.
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About PJT Partners
PJT Partners is a global advisory-focused investment bank providing M&A and strategic advice, shareholder advisory, restructuring and special situations, and capital-raising services to corporations, financial sponsors, institutional investors and governments. Through its PJT Park Hill unit, it advises and places private funds for alternative investment managers. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in New York, it is a public company listed on the NYSE.