Lead AI/ML Consultant

Job Description: * We are seeking a highly experienced AI Consultant to design, implement, and drive enterprise-grade AI solutions on the Azure platform – Microsoft AI Foundry. * hands-on experience, solution architecture, and technical leadership, with responsibility for guiding teams and proactively supporting multiple accounts and initiatives. * The Consultant needs to have deep insurance domain knowledge, a strong grip on modern AI architecture patterns, Required Skills \& Qualifications * Python proficiency sufficient to build prototypes, review engineering output, and debug issues independently. * Familiarity with orchestration frameworks: LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or Microsoft Prompt Flow. * Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure AI Foundry * Working knowledge of Azure DevOps or GitHub for managing AI experiment tracking and deployment pipelines. * Ability to read and interpret SQL; experience with cloud data platforms (Databricks, Synapse, or equivalent) is advantageous. Preferred Qualifications/Certifications * Microsoft Certifications: AI-102 (Azure AI Engineer), DP-100 (Azure Data Scientist), AI-900, or equivalent. * Familiarity with insurance-specific AI regulation guidance. * Exposure to ML Ops practices: model versioning, drift detection, retraining pipelines, and A/B evaluation in production. * Experience with multi-modal AI (document + image pipelines relevant to property claims or risk surveys). * Familiarity with data bricks * Prior experience in a vendor or consultancy environment managing multiple concurrent client engagements. * Knowledge of CI/CD for Databricks (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions). * Exposure to data governance, security, and compliance frameworks