Azure AI Data Architect

Perficient is a global AI-first consultancy.

Our team of strategists, designers, technologists, and engineers partners with the world’s most innovative enterprises and admired brands to deliver real business results through the transformative power of AI.

As part of our AI-First strategy, we empower every employee to build AI fluency and actively engage with AI tools to drive innovation and efficiency.

We break boundaries, obsess over outcomes, and shape the future for our clients.

Join a company where bold ideas and brilliant minds converge to redefine what’s possible - while building a career filled with growth, balance, and purpose.

We are seeking an experienced Azure AI Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of enterprise-scale data and AI solutions on Microsoft Azure.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in cloud data architecture, modern data platforms, analytics, machine learning, and generative AI technologies.

This role will partner with business stakeholders, engineering teams, and leadership to develop scalable, secure, and cost-effective data and AI ecosystems that enable advanced analytics and intelligent business solutions.

The Solutions Architect is expected to be knowledgeable in two or more technologies within the Data & Analytics domain.

The Solutions Architect may or may not have a programming background, but will have expert infrastructure architecture, client presales / presentation, team management and thought leadership skills.

You will provide best-fit architectural solutions for one or more projects; you will assist in defining scope and sizing of work; and anchor Proof of Concept developments.

You will provide solution architecture for business problems, perform platform integration with third party services, and design and develop complex features for clients' business needs.

You will collaborate with some of the best talent in the industry to create and implement innovative high quality solutions, participate in Sales and various pursuits focused on our clients' business needs.

You will also contribute in a variety of roles in thought leadership, mentorship, systems analysis, architecture, design, configuration, testing, debugging, and documentation.

You will challenge your leading edge solutions, consultative and business skills through the diversity of work in multiple industry domains.