Principal IT Pillar Specialist
McDermott
Principal IT Pillar Specialist
About this role
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.
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
Essential Qualifications and Education:
- Education: Bachelor's degree /master's in computer science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience: 5+ 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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This Principal IT Pillar Specialist position at McDermott was posted on Jul 30, 2026. Apply as soon as possible — early applications are often reviewed first.
Principal IT Pillar Specialist
McDermott
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