Senior AI Cloud Architect

Job summary

Senior AI Cloud Architect to design and govern cloud architecture for AI-driven solutions using Microsoft Azure.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience architecting enterprise-scale solutions on Microsoft Azure
• Deep understanding of Azure networking, IAM, security, governance and monitoring capabilities
• Proven experience in designing cloud-native applications and enterprise integration architectures
• Familiarity with Azure OpenAI, Azure AI services or AI Foundry
• Strong expertise in relational databases, data platforms, APIs and integration design
• Knowledge of architecture best practices for scalability, high availability and cost efficiency
• Experience defining and enforcing architecture governance and non-functional requirements
• Excellent communication skills with ability to engage technical and business stakeholders
• Experience providing delivery support, technical estimates and presales input

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 for cloud solutions
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including AI, DevOps, infrastructure and application engineering
• Review technical designs to maintain alignment with target architecture
• Address non-functional aspects such as scalability, performance, resilience, observability and cost optimization
• Support presales, architecture presentations, technical estimates and solution workshops
• Identify risks, dependencies and technical constraints related to quotas, connectivity and AI service usage

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