Azure AI Architect

Energize Cloud is searching for an Azure AI Architect for a remote position in Germany.

We are recruiting on behalf of one of our partners — a large end customer in the industrial sector with several billion in annual turnover. As part of a major digital transformation, the company is adopting a cloud? and AI?first strategy, bringing key strategic roles in-house to accelerate innovation and build a modern technology foundation.

As a Azure AI Architect, you will be responsible for designing and overseeing end?to?end AI solution architectures on Microsoft Azure. You will ensure adherence to the Azure Well?Architected Framework, enabling secure, scalable, and cost?efficient platforms across the enterprise.

What’s in it for you

• €120,000 salary
• Fully remote (limited travel for workshops/onsite sessions)
• Key strategic role in a large?scale cloud & AI transformation
• High autonomy, modern tech stack, strong engineering culture

Your Responsibilities

• Design end?to?end Azure Cloud & AI architectures aligned with the Azure Well?Architected Framework
• Build enterprise?scale landing zones and platform foundations
• Develop reference architectures, ADRs, IaC templates, and CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure production readiness (security, observability, HA/DR, performance)
• Lead design reviews and guide build?vs?buy decisions
• Collaborate with Security, Data, Operations & Compliance teams
• Communicate architectural options and trade?offs to stakeholders

Tech Stack

• Azure: Landing Zones, Well?Architected Framework, CAF
• AI/ML: Azure OpenAI, Azure ML, MLOps
• IaC & Automation: Terraform, Bicep, ARM, CI/CD
• Cloud?Native: Docker, Kubernetes/AKS
• Governance: Azure AD, RBAC, security & compliance frameworks