AI Engineer
Pubblicato il 14-09-2026 - Nadara in Milano
R AI Engineer (Open)
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Job Description Summary
The AI Engineer is responsible for designing, building and deploying AI-powered solutions that support Nadara's AI transformation and operational efficiency goals. Working within the Digital and IT team, the role bridges applied AI research and production delivery — translating business needs into working automation and intelligence capabilities. The engineer will act as a technical lead on AI initiatives, owning the full lifecycle from discovery to deployment, and will champion responsible AI practices across the organisation.
Key Responsibilities and Authorities
- Design and build AI solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio, including custom copilots, conversational agents and embedded AI experiences integrated with enterprise workflows, data sources and APIs.
- Develop and maintain Power Automate flows to automate business processes, connecting AI capabilities with operational systems, workflows and data pipelines.
- Build and operationalise AI models and pipelines on Azure AI Foundry, leveraging services such as Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Prompt Flow and model fine‑tuning capabilities.
- Integrate AI solutions with Nadara’s data platforms, including Snowflake, utilising Snowflake Cortex AI features (e.g. Cortex Analyst, ML Functions, LLM inference) where applicable.
- Collaborate with data engineers, domain experts and business stakeholders to define AI use cases, evaluate feasibility and translate requirements into technical specifications.
- Monitor and maintain deployed AI solutions, ensuring reliability, performance, security and compliance with internal governance standards.
- Evaluate emerging AI tools, frameworks and vendor offerings, providing evidence‑based recommendations to the Innovation and R&D; manager.
Technical and Cross Competences (Optional)
- Hands‑on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio: building custom copilots, configuring topics, actions and connectors, and publishing agents to Microsoft 365 and Teams environments.
- Proficiency in Power Automate, including cloud flows, integration with Microsoft Dataverse, SharePoint, Azure, and third‑party APIs.
- Working knowledge of Azure AI Foundry services: Azure OpenAI Service (GPT‑4o, embeddings), Azure AI Search (vector + hybrid retrieval), Prompt Flow for LLMOps, and responsible AI tooling.
- Experience with Python, SQL and/or .NET for scripting, API integration and AI solution development; familiarity with frameworks such as LangChain or Semantic Kernel is an advantage.
- Understanding of data engineering fundamentals and experience working with cloud data platforms; experience with Snowflake and its Cortex AI capabilities (Cortex Analyst, ML Functions, LLM functions) is a plus.
- Knowledge of MLOps and LLMOps practices:
version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, model monitoring, prompt versioning and deployment best practices on Azure.
- Fluency in English (spoken and written); additional European languages are a plus.
Managerial Skills And Behaviours
- Structured and organised, able to plan and track development tasks, milestones and dependencies.
- Proactive, inquisitive and solution‑oriented, with a strong drive to experiment, learn and iterate.
- Clear communicator, able to present technical concepts to both expert and non‑expert audiences.
- Collaborative mindset, working effectively with colleagues from engineering, operations, analytics, data and external partners.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability for quality, timelines and knowledge transfer.
- Comfortable working in environments with uncertainty and evolving requirements, applying pragmatic judgement to balance innovation with delivery.
Education And Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field is required (e.g., Engineering, Science, STEM).
- Master’s degree is highly desirable, especially with a specialization in data, ML, genAI or a related field.
- 2+ years of professional experience in genAI and 4+ years’ experience in general Power Automate, data science, ML landscape.
- Relevant certifications are a plus, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate, Power Platform Developer Associate, or Snowflake SnowPro Core.
- Portfolio of delivered AI projects or proof‑of‑concept work (e.g., GitHub repositories, internal case studies) demonstrating practical experience is highly valued.
Travel Requirements
- The position is available in all locations where Nadara has offices and employees, ensuring representation across regions.
- A hybrid work model is in place, combining in‑office and remote work.
- Occasional travel may be required.
Location: Lisbon
Time Type: Tempo pieno
Worker Subtype: Regular
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