Azure Systems Architect: AI-Ready Cloud and Governance

EPAM Systems; Poland; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems is seeking an Azure Systems Architect to lead design, governance, and implementation of scalable, secure, AI-ready cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure. You will define enterprise-grade architectures, covering infrastructure, networking, security, container platforms, DevOps practices and AI integration.

Responsibilities include landing zones, security posture, IaC standards, CI/CD, observability and cost optimisation, with a focus on AI-enabled business capabilities and

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise Azure architectures.
• Expertise in Azure networking, identity, security and landing zones.
• Hands-on with AKS, container orchestration and microservices.
• Experience with IaC using Terraform and CI/CD automation.
• Knowledge of DevOps practices and automated pipelines (GitHub/Azure DevOps).
• Experience with observability using Azure Monitor and Application Insights.
• Understanding of cloud security, RBAC, managed identities and compliance.
• Exposure to AI services on Azure and AI-enabled solutions.
• Nice to have Azure certifications and Kubernetes certifications.
• Experience with FinOps and cost optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise Azure platform architecture, including landing zones, subscriptions, networking, identity, governance and workload hosting standards.
• Design reusable cloud patterns for APIs, microservices, containerized workloads and serverless solutions.
• Establish secure, scalable networking architectures, including hub-and-spoke topologies, private connectivity and API gateways.
• Define Infrastructure as Code standards using Terraform and lead environment automation initiatives.
• Drive CI/CD and DevOps standards, including security scanning and automated deployments.
• Ensure observability, compliance and cost optimisation practices using Azure-native tools.
• Advise on integrating AI services such as Azure AI, Azure OpenAI and related components into application architectures.
• Provide architectural reviews, enforce governance controls and guide project delivery toward target-state architecture.
• Collaborate with product, engineering and security teams to deliver solutions aligned with enterprise principles.

Skills

Azure architectures

Azure networking

Identity & security

AKS & microservices

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD automation

DevOps practices

Observability (Azure Monitor)

RBAC & managed identities

AI on Azure

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Kubernetes certifications

Tools

Terraform

AKS

GitHub/Azure DevOps

Azure Monitor

Application Insights

Job description

EPAM Systems is seeking an Azure Systems Architect to lead design, governance, and implementation of scalable, secure, AI-ready cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure. You will define enterprise-grade architectures, covering infrastructure, networking, security, container platforms, DevOps practices and AI integration.

Responsibilities include landing zones, security posture, IaC standards, CI/CD, observability and cost optimisation, with a focus on AI-enabled business capabilities and