Microsoft Cloud, Data and AI Solution Architect at KPMGAustralia1

KPMGAustralia1

Melbourne, VIC, au·1h ago

Mid LevelFull-timeRailsAzureTerraformMicroservicesMachine LearningAgileCI/CDGitAIML

Salary Range

$69,360 - $93,840 /year

Estimated

This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.

About the Role

We are looking for a Solution Architect to join our Microsoft Cloud, Data & AI team. This role involves designing pragmatic, secure, and scalable architectures for data and AI-enabled solutions.

Key Responsibilities

→Lead discovery and requirements workshops, translating business needs into architecture decisions and delivery roadmaps.
→Create reference architectures and reusable patterns for data platforms, analytics, and AI workloads on Azure.
→Define non-functional requirements including security, privacy, reliability, performance, cost, and operability.
→Guide data architecture across ingestion, modeling, and governance.
→Design AI solution components including model selection, prompt engineering, RAG patterns, vector search, and guardrails.
→Oversee detailed design and support engineering teams through delivery.
→Establish CI/CD, IaC, and DevSecOps standards using Azure DevOps or GitHub.
→Collaborate with security, networking, and platform teams to align with landing zone, identity, and compliance requirements.
→Stay across emerging Microsoft capabilities and bring practical recommendations to clients and internal teams.
→Contribute to presales and sales through solutioning, estimation, and technical proposals.

Requirements

✓Experienced in architecting end-to-end Microsoft solutions on Azure, with strong depth across data and AI.
✓Deep expertise across several of the following: Data Platform, AI & ML, Analytics, M365, security and governance, IaC and CI/CD, cost optimization, and integration patterns.
✓Relevant degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent industry experience.
✓Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert. Additional certifications in Data or AI are preferred.
✓Excellent written and verbal communication skills.