Microsoft Forward Deployed AI Engineer Subject Matter Experts

Role Overview

ansrsource is hiring several subject matter experts (SMEs) to design Microsoft Forward Deployed AI Engineer on-line, asynchronous certification programs for a client. Certification programs are made up of approximately 20 short courses.

SMEs will act as industry experts to validate the accuracy and completeness of content. They will recommend necessary changes and personalize content to make it relevant for learners. This may involve creating some of the content. On camera work and/or screencast/demo videos may be required.

• Course SMEs will design short courses (1-3 hours each) in a variety of disciplines under each certification.

Course SMEs will be able to work on 1-2 courses at a time.

Responsibilities

SMEs will be responsible for validating content accuracy, recommending changes, personalizing content for learners, and potentially creating new content for certification courses.

Requirements

• Bachelor's/master’s degree in computer science or related field
• Extensive software & AI engineering expertise, with relevant professional experience building and deploying production AI
• Hands-on with Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio & agentic AI
• Proficient with Docker/Kubernetes & CI/CD
• Prior forward-deployed / solutions-engineering or consulting work with enterprise customers
• Microsoft Azure certifications (Azure AI Engineer / Solutions Architect) strongly preferred
• Experience operating in complex, real-world environments, ensuring content reflects authentic application
• Ability to translate complex concepts into clear, learner-friendly explanations
• Familiarity with tools, processes, and workflows within software & AI engineering
• Ability to record demo/screencast videos using applicable tools ensuring that the recorded content is professional and compliant with the project guidelines.
• Exposure to relevant use cases outlined in the learning objectives

SME preferred qualifications:

• Experience with video production and/or on-camera course delivery
• End-to-end experience in content or course development, including exposure to outlining, storyboarding, and development workflows.
• Cross-functional collaboration experience, working with learning design consultants, instructional designers, media teams, and production teams
• Leadership or mentoring experience, including guiding teams or facilitating content development