Principal IT Pillar Specialist

McDermott International Ltd
  • Sabine Pass, TX
    30+ days ago

    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.

    Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we've forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.

    For more than 100 years, we''ve been making the impossible possible. Today, we''re driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.

    Essential Qualifications and Education:

    • Education: Bachelor''s degree /master''s in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
    • Experience: 8+ 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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    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.

    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.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSabine Pass, TX

    Skills

    • Application Hostingunmatched
    • Application Programming Interface (API)unmatched
    • Applications Securityunmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI) Agentsunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Computer Scienceunmatched
    • Debugging Skillsunmatched
    • GitHubunmatched
    • Hyperion Pillarunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Identity Data Managementunmatched
    • Information Technology & Information Systemsunmatched
    • Kernel Programmingunmatched
    • Metricsunmatched
    • Microsoft .NETunmatched
    • Microsoft ASP.NET (Active Server Page)unmatched
    • Microsoft C# (C Sharp)unmatched
    • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
    • Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
    • Operational Auditunmatched
    • Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
    • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
    • Scalable System Developmentunmatched
    • Semantic Searchunmatched
    • Software Agentsunmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Value Chain Modelunmatched

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