Azure-Driven Enterprise AI Architect

EPAM Systems; Basel; Hybrid; CHF 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

5 weeks vacation

EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ES）

Enhanced parental leave

Extended pension plan

Daily sickness allowance insurance

Employee assistance program

Global business travel medical and**

Zusammenfassung

EPAM Systems in Basel, Switzerland, is seeking a Senior AI Architect to design and scale enterprise-grade AI platforms on Microsoft Azure in a hybrid work mode. You will shape target architectures and governance across AI, data and security, delivering production-ready solutions embedded in real workflows.

You will collaborate with enterprise architects, engineers and client leadership to drive Azure-first architectures, Copilot integrations and responsible AI practices, with a focus on

Qualifikationen

• 10+ years in solution architecture, cloud platforms or platform engineering
• Strong experience with enterprise AI, GenAI, agentic systems, RAG and AI-native engineering
• Proficiency with Microsoft Azure and modern cloud-native architecture
• Knowledge of GitHub workflows (CI/CD, DevOps, IaC) and secure engineering practices
• Track record of moving AI initiatives beyond PoC to enterprise-grade production environments
• Hands-on capability to validate prototypes, review code and guide engineering decisions
• Ability to explain how to make AI useful in production, not just impressive in a demo
• Capability to design platform architecture, governance models, adoption plans and AI delivery workflows
• Confidence working across enterprise realities, leveraging Azure and GitHub pragmatically
• Strong communication skills with both executives and technical stakeholders

Aufgaben

• Define target-state architectures for AI platforms, assistants, RAG systems, agents, AI gateways and AI-native engineering workflows
• Lead architecture discovery, maturity assessments, technical roadmaps, platform decisions and delivery governance
• Design Azure-first architectures using Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, Azure API Management, AKS, Azure Functions, Application Insights, Azure Monitor, Key Vault, Microsoft Entra ID, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL and Microsoft Fabric where applicable
• Design AI-native engineering systems using GitHub Copilot, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Advanced Security, agent-ready repositories, secure pull-request practices and AI-assisted delivery patterns
• Design harnesses around AI systems, including agent instructions, tool contracts, MCP integrations, retrieval grounding, evaluation suites, telemetry, cost controls, policy controls and human approval gates
• Define governance and operational frameworks for Responsible AI, security, identity, FinOps and observability
• Translate business outcomes into target architecture, executive narratives, platform decisions and delivery governance across client leadership, architecture, engineering and security teams
• Facilitate workshops, hackathons and enablement sessions focused on AI adoption, Copilot integration and engineering excellence
• Convert practical experience into reusable patterns, accelerators and architectural blueprints
• Mentor architects and engineers and contribute to presales and solution design initiatives

Jobbeschreibung

EPAM Systems in Basel, Switzerland, is seeking a Senior AI Architect to design and scale enterprise-grade AI platforms on Microsoft Azure in a hybrid work mode. You will shape target architectures and governance across AI, data and security, delivering production-ready solutions embedded in real workflows.

You will collaborate with enterprise architects, engineers and client leadership to drive Azure-first architectures, Copilot integrations and responsible AI practices, with a focus on