Solution Architect - Azure

EPAM Systems; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,600,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems seeks an experienced Solution Architect - Azure with AI to lead design and delivery of scalable, AI-driven solutions in the Azure ecosystem. You will architect GenAI platforms, lead AI deployments, and mentor engineering teams to ensure high-quality delivery.

The role requires deep Azure expertise (Functions, Web Apps, API Management, Azure DevOps) and hands-on experience with Azure OpenAI, RAG, LangChain, and AI pipelines.

Qualifications

• 12-16 years of software engineering experience.
• Expertise in designing scalable Azure cloud applications.
• Hands-on Generative AI with Azure OpenAI and RAG implementations.
• Background in AI-driven chatbots, automation workflows, and NLP systems.
• Strong IaC skills with Bicep or ARM templates and CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in Python or C#/.NET with FastAPI/Web APIs experience.
• Knowledge of data ingestion, transformation, enrichment and indexing for AI apps.
• Understanding of distributed systems, performance tuning and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end technical leadership from design to delivery.
• Refine requirements with product managers for scalable AI solutions.
• Create architecture blueprints covering system design and integration.
• Lead development and deployment of AI solutions on Azure (GenAI, RAG).
• Enforce best practices for performance, security, cost, and reliability.
• Mentor engineering teams and ensure quality delivery.
• Integrate with enterprise systems via APIs and Microsoft Graph.
• Participate in risk assessment and architectural decision-making.

Skills

GenAI platforms

Prompt engineering

RAG-based solutions

AI-driven applications

Distributed systems

Python

C#/.NET

CI/CD

DevOps practices

APIs integration

NLP

Data pipelines

Monitoring

FastAPI/Web APIs

Tools

Azure Functions

Web Apps

API Management

Azure DevOps

Azure OpenAI

Azure AI Search

LangChain

Semantic Kernel

Kubernetes (AKS)

Bicep

ARM templates

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect - Azure with AI to lead the design and delivery of scalable, AI-driven solutions within the Azure ecosystem. The ideal candidate will bring deep technical expertise, strong leadership skills, and a passion for building innovative GenAI platforms that align with business goals and long-term architecture strategy

Responsibilities

• Provide end-to-end technical leadership from solution design to implementation, ensuring alignment with business goals and long-term architecture strategy
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and stakeholders to refine user stories and translate business requirements into scalable AI-driven solutions
• Design and develop architecture blueprints, including system design, integration strategies, and solution components for GenAI platforms
• Lead the development and deployment of RAG-based applications, AI automation solutions, and intelligent interfaces within the Azure ecosystem
• Define and implement best practices for performance, scalability, security, and cost optimization across AI and cloud solutions
• Guide and mentor engineering teams, ensuring high-quality code, adherence to standards, and effective delivery
• Drive integration with enterprise systems using APIs, Microsoft Graph, and other external services
• Contribute to technical decision-making, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies while ensuring successful delivery of complex AI solutions

Requirements

• 12-16 years of experience in software engineering
• Expertise in designing and building scalable applications on Azure cloud using Azure Functions, Web Apps, API Management and Azure DevOps
• Hands-on experience with Generative AI solutions including Azure OpenAI, prompt engineering and implementation of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) using Azure AI Search
• Background in building and integrating AI-driven applications such as chatbots, automation workflows and NLP-based systems
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Bicep or ARM templates along with strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Solid programming skills in Python or C#/.NET with exposure to frameworks like FastAPI or Web APIs
• Competency in designing unstructured data pipelines including data ingestion, transformation, enrichment and indexing for AI-driven applications
• Understanding of distributed system design, scalability, performance optimization and monitoring using Azure Application Insights
• Familiarity with agentic frameworks, orchestration tools (e.g., LangChain, Semantic Kernel) or multi-agent systems

Nice to have

• Experience with Kubernetes or container-based deployments (AKS)
• Exposure to multi-region deployments and high-availability architecture
• Familiarity with SonarCloud or similar code quality tools
• Background in product-based or platform engineering environments