AI Infrastructure Principal Architect

Accenture is hiring a Principal AI Infrastructure Architect in Assago to set technical direction for large-scale AI and machine learning infrastructure. The role spans compute, networking, storage, orchestration, and model serving, with responsibility for architecture decisions, reference standards, roadmaps, and enterprise design reviews. The architect will also build and benchmark prototypes, infrastructure automation, and distributed training systems, then optimize production workloads for performance, cost, reliability, and business SLAs.

This is a hands-on technical authority role for someone with longstanding AI/ML infrastructure experience on hyperscaler platforms and a record leading AI projects and teams. The work includes advising executives and clients, evaluating emerging technologies, coordinating with infrastructure partners, and mentoring senior and lead architects. A bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related engineering field is listed. The position is based in Assago, Italy, and compensation follows the Metalmeccanico National Collective Bargaining.

Highlights

• Set architecture strategy for production-scale AI/ML infrastructure.
• Prototype and optimize distributed training and model-serving systems.
• Establish reference architectures, standards, and infrastructure automation.
• Advertised gross annual salary ranges: €50,000-€71,400 (A1) or €67,400-€126,500 (Dirigente).