We are looking for an Enterprise Architect specializing in Data & AI to join our architecture team and help shape our enterprise-wide data and AI landscape.
In this role, you will define and evolve the architecture vision for data, analytics, AI, and Generative AI, ensuring that platforms and capabilities are scalable, secure, well-governed, and aligned with business priorities.
You will work at the intersection of business strategy, enterprise architecture, data engineering, and AI/ML, translating strategic objectives into architecture principles, target-state architectures, technology roadmaps, and practical guidance for delivery teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Vision & Roadmap: Define and evolve the enterprise Data & AI architecture vision, including target-state architectures, reference architectures, architecture principles, and technology roadmaps.
- Data Architecture & Standards: Establish and promote standards for data modelling, governance, master data management, data quality, metadata management, and data lifecycle management.
- Data Platforms: Design and validate architectures for modern data platforms, including data lakes, data warehouses, lakehouses, and streaming solutions across cloud, hybrid, and where relevant on-premises environments.
- AI & ML Architecture: Define architecture patterns for AI and ML capabilities, including MLOps, model lifecycle management, model monitoring, and integration with enterprise data platforms.
- Generative AI: Define scalable and secure architecture patterns for Generative AI and LLM-based solutions, including RAG, enterprise data integration, model access, orchestration, and governance.
- Business Alignment: Partner with business and technology stakeholders to translate strategic objectives and use cases into Data & AI capabilities and architecture roadmaps.
- Architecture Governance: Guide project and engineering teams on architecture decisions, facilitate architecture reviews, and promote alignment with enterprise standards and design principles.
- Technology Evaluation: Assess technologies, platforms, and vendors across cloud, data, analytics, AI, and machine learning, balancing business value, technical fit, security, cost, and long-term sustainability.
- Data & AI Governance: Ensure that privacy, security, responsible AI, and applicable regulatory requirements are considered throughout architecture and design decisions.
- Responsible AI: Help define architecture guardrails around model risk, transparency, explainability, monitoring, and responsible use of AI.
- Technical Leadership: Act as a trusted architecture advisor to data engineering, analytics, AI, and data science teams, sharing best practices and supporting complex architecture decisions.
- Enterprise Collaboration: Work closely with fellow enterprise architects across applications, infrastructure, security, integration, and cloud to ensure architectural coherence.
- Innovation & Technology Watch: Stay informed about developments in data platforms, AI/ML, and Generative AI and assess where emerging technologies can create meaningful value for the organisation.
Qualifications
Extensive experience in data architecture, solution architecture, enterprise architecture, or comparable technical leadership roles, with strong exposure to Data & AI.
- Experience designing or governing large-scale data platforms such as data lakes, data warehouses, lakehouse architectures, or equivalent modern data ecosystems.
- Strong understanding of data modelling and architecture approaches, including dimensional modelling, Data Vault, domain-driven data design, data mesh, or data fabric.
- Understanding of the AI/ML lifecycle, including model development, deployment, monitoring, and MLOps practices.
- Familiarity with Generative AI and LLM architectures, including RAG, vector databases, model orchestration, and LLMOps.
- Experience with major cloud Data & AI ecosystems such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud, and/or platforms such as Databricks or Snowflake.
- Strong understanding of data governance, metadata management, data cataloguing, and data quality.
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or ArchiMate.
- Understanding of security, privacy, and regulatory considerations for Data & AI, including GDPR and the EU AI Act.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Certifications
Relevant certifications are considered an advantage, including TOGAF, ArchiMate, Databricks, Microsoft Azure Data or AI, AWS Data or Machine Learning, and Google Cloud Data or Machine Learning certifications. Equivalent expertise demonstrated through professional experience is equally valued.
What Will Help You Succeed
- Translate business strategy into clear Data & AI architecture choices and roadmaps.
- Move comfortably between strategic architecture discussions and detailed technical conversations with engineering and AI teams.
- Build alignment across business, architecture, security, data, and technology stakeholders.
- Take a pragmatic approach to architecture, balancing long-term direction with delivery realities.
- Provide direction in a rapidly evolving technology landscape.
- Communicate complex Data & AI concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
Additional Information
Sopra Steria offers a competitive salary and an indefinite contract, a company car or mobility budget, comprehensive insurance coverage, 32 days paid time off, a laptop, phone and mobile subscription, and continuous learning opportunities through the Sopra Steria Academy.
Sopra Steria is an equal opportunity employer and fosters an inclusive and respectful work environment.