Senior AI Cloud Architect — Azure OpenAI & Enterprise AI

EPAM Systems; Doha; Hybrid; QAR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Life insurance

End of service gratuity

Annual air travel tickets for expatriu

Job summary

EPAM Systems in Doha, Qatar is seeking a Senior AI Cloud Architect to design and govern cloud architecture for an enterprise AI-driven solution, aligning with Azure services and OpenAI adoption. The role is based in Doha with a hybrid work model and requires collaboration with AI, data, security and infrastructure teams to ensure compliant, scalable architectures.

The candidate will lead architecture governance, define cloud standards for compute, storage, networking and databases, and support

Qualifications

• Extensive experience architecting enterprise-scale solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Deep understanding of Azure networking, IAM, security, governance and monitoring.
• Proven ability to design cloud-native applications and enterprise integration.
• Experience with Azure OpenAI or AI Foundry is a plus.
• Strong communication with technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own cloud and solution architecture design across application, data, integration, security and AI layers.
• Define Azure-based architecture covering compute, storage, networking, databases and AI services.
• Establish secure integration with enterprise data platforms and Azure OpenAI services.
• Ensure compliance with cybersecurity, data governance, residency and AI governance standards.
• Define principles, patterns, non-functional requirements and deployment standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including AI, DevOps, infrastructure and application engineering.
• Review designs to align with target architecture and address scalability, performance, and cost.
• Support presales, architecture presentations, estimates and workshops.
• Identify risks and constraints related to quotas, connectivity and AI service usage.

Skills

Azure architecture

Azure OpenAI

Security governance

Stakeholder communication

Presales support

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/IS

Job description

EPAM Systems in Doha, Qatar is seeking a Senior AI Cloud Architect to design and govern cloud architecture for an enterprise AI-driven solution, aligning with Azure services and OpenAI adoption. The role is based in Doha with a hybrid work model and requires collaboration with AI, data, security and infrastructure teams to ensure compliant, scalable architectures.

The candidate will lead architecture governance, define cloud standards for compute, storage, networking and databases, and support