Enterprise AI Architect for Azure Platform Solutions

EPAM Systems, Inc.; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 paid holiday days

Pension plan scheme

Disability insurance (WGA Shortfall)

Long-term disability insurance (WIA)

EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESP

Commuting to work - costs reimbursed

Laptop + corporate SIM card + device

Bike lease

Employee Assistance Program

Referral program with rewards

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

EPAM Systems, Inc. in the Netherlands seeks a Senior AI Architect to design and scale production-grade AI platforms on Microsoft Azure in a hybrid setup. You will shape target-state architectures for AI systems, RAG, agents and AI-native engineering, collaborating with clients and engineering teams.

You will translate business outcomes into architecture, governance, security, FinOps and observability, guiding delivery and mentoring teams while contributing to presales and solution design.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state architectures for AI platforms, assistants, RAG systems, agents and AI-native workflows.
• Lead architecture discovery, maturity assessments, roadmaps, platform decisions and delivery governance.
• Design Azure-first architectures using Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, API Management, AKS, Functions.
• Design AI-native engineering systems using GitHub Copilot, Enterprise, security practices and governance patterns.
• Define governance and operational frameworks for Responsible AI, security, FinOps and observability.
• Translate business outcomes into architecture, narratives and delivery governance.
• Facilitate workshops, hackathons and enablement sessions on AI adoption and Copilot integration.
• Mentor architects and engineers and contribute to presales and solution design initiatives.

Skills

Enterprise AI

GenAI

Agentic systems

RAG

AI-native engineering

Azure

GitHub workflows

CI/CD

DevOps

IaC

Tools

Azure AI services

GitHub Copilot Enterprise

Terraform/IaC

Kubernetes/AKS

Azure Functions

Cosmos DB

Azure Monitor

Key Vault

Job description

EPAM Systems, Inc. in the Netherlands seeks a Senior AI Architect to design and scale production-grade AI platforms on Microsoft Azure in a hybrid setup. You will shape target-state architectures for AI systems, RAG, agents and AI-native engineering, collaborating with clients and engineering teams.

You will translate business outcomes into architecture, governance, security, FinOps and observability, guiding delivery and mentoring teams while contributing to presales and solution design.