Senior AI Cloud Architect (Azure)

TL;DR

Senior AI Cloud Architect (Azure): Designing and evolving a public-cloud-first AI platform for the public sector in the Nordics with an accent on secure, scalable infrastructure and AI integration. Focus on building landing zones, implementing MLOps/LLMOps pipelines, and ensuring zero-trust security and compliance.

Location: Flexible/hybrid, ideally near development hubs in Scandinavia (Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, or Espoo)

Company

A leading software and technology consulting company providing mission-critical solutions across various industries through specialized software businesses.

What you will do

• Design and evolve the target architecture for a public-cloud-first AI platform (Azure preferred).
• Build secure, compliant foundations including landing zones, identity, networking, and policy-as-code.
• Architect for scale and automation using IaC (Terraform/Bicep), CI/CD, and GitOps.
• Partner with AI engineers and data scientists on MLOps and LLMOps, including model delivery and monitoring.
• Drive security and Trustworthy AI practices in alignment with GDPR and data residency requirements.
• Mentor architects and engineers across product teams and support pre-sales activities.

Requirements

• 8-10+ years of relevant experience in service or solution architecture within complex product environments.
• Strong public cloud architecture skills, specifically Azure (AKS, Functions, API Management, Cosmos DB, Entra ID).
• Hands-on experience with automation tools like Terraform, Bicep, and CI/CD (Azure DevOps/GitHub).
• Proven security architecture skills, including threat modeling, zero trust, and vulnerability management.
• Experience building or operating AI/ML platforms (Azure ML, MLflow, LLM integration).
• Fluent English is required; Nordic language skills are a plus.

Nice to have

• Experience with GenAI platforms (Azure OpenAI) and guardrails (content filters, prompt injection defense).
• Knowledge of data engineering components like Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, and vector databases.
• Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Security Engineer.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to build technology that improves citizen services at a real-world scale.
• Highly skilled, collaborative environment with room to influence architectural decisions end-to-end.
• Modern cloud-first stack with a strong focus on responsible AI and exploration of agentic AI.
• Professional growth and international collaboration built on trust, transparency, and ownership.