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The platforms built for the last decade were designed to monitor.\nUnivers was built to act - not just report.\nUnivers operates at global scale:\n1,070 GW+ Energy assets under AI management\n450M+ Connected sensors and devices\n800+ Enterprise customers\nLeader Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader\nHome - Univers\nROLE OVERVIEW / THE OPPORTUNITY\nWe are seeking a forward-thinking and hands-on AI Platform Foundation Architect Lead to spearhead the evolution of our core platform foundation into an AI-native, highly scalable tech ecosystem. In this role, you will be responsible for defining and executing the architecture across Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Middleware, Big Data platforms, and AI Infrastructure (AI Infra).\nBeyond core infrastructure management (HA, auto-scaling, backup, and performance), you will act as a key transformation catalyst, building enterprise AI Gateway capabilities for LLM/SLM token and cost optimization, hosting small models, and embedding AI capabilities into automated operations, deployment, and root-cause troubleshooting. 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