Senior AI Architect: Enterprise Azure & Copilot, Hybrid

EPAM Systems; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

5 weeks vacation

ESPP

Enhanced parental leave

Extended pension plan

Sickness allowance insurance

Employee assistance program

Global travel medical & accident ins.

Learning and development opportunities

Zusammenfassung

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior AI Architect to lead the design of enterprise-grade AI platforms in Switzerland with a hybrid work model. You will align business outcomes to scalable, secure AI architectures on Azure, including governance, observability, and responsible AI practices.

The role focuses on delivering production-ready AI systems integrated into real workflows, leveraging GitHub-enabled delivery and FinOps considerations for enterprise-scale transformation.

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.

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, Entra ID, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL and Fabric.
• Design AI-native engineering systems using GitHub Copilot, GitHub Enterprise, GitHub Advanced Security, agent-ready repositories, secure PR practices and AI-assisted delivery patterns.
• 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.

Kenntnisse

AI platforms

GenAI

Azure

GitHub workflows

Security practices

Governance

Tools

Azure OpenAI

Azure services

GitHub

Jobbeschreibung

EPAM Systems is seeking a Senior AI Architect to lead the design of enterprise-grade AI platforms in Switzerland with a hybrid work model. You will align business outcomes to scalable, secure AI architectures on Azure, including governance, observability, and responsible AI practices.

The role focuses on delivering production-ready AI systems integrated into real workflows, leveraging GitHub-enabled delivery and FinOps considerations for enterprise-scale transformation.