Poste d'Architecte - I'M IN ARCHITECTURE

We are looking for a Principal AI Architect, reporting to the Director – Enterprise Architecture, to work with cross-functional business teams, technical delivery as well as senior executives to drive and design and mature AI CoE. As an AI architect you will lead, own and govern the vision, roadmap, use of architecture design patterns, data tools and principles that align to the overarching IT Strategy and optimally serve their respective domain. They own, report, and consult on the overall health and corresponding risks of the technical domain. Execute the strategic vision for the Enterprise Architecture practice under the guidance of leadership.

• Architect and develop agentic IT capabilities that enhance business operations, workload orchestration, and user-facing automation.
• Build LLM-powered agents to meet various external and internal use cases using MS Copilot studio, Salesforce Agentforce.
• Lead design patterns and technical guidance for agent lifecycle management, service reliability, and platform governance.
• Collaborate with domain architects, engineers, and leaders to develop technical standards, reference architectures, design patterns, opinion papers, and architecture decision frameworks that guide technology solutions, especially those requiring integration of multiple platforms, operating systems, and applications across the business.
• Manage the architecture review process by creating validation checklists, reviewing architectural artifacts, and providing domain specific guidance to drive architectural alignment across the enterprise.
• Apply architectural and engineering concepts to design solutions that meet operational requirements, such as scalability, maintainability, security, reliability, extensibility, flexibility, availability, and manageability.
• Conduct research and develop Proof of Concepts on emerging technologies and implementation toolkits in support of anticipated development efforts and recommend technologies that are functionally robust and cost effective.
• Contribute to producing target state solution architectures, conducting architectural assessments and gap analyses, and shaping the overall solution strategy and roadmap
• Contribute to building a vibrant ‘learning community’ within the enterprise architecture discipline, fostering continuous improvement and consistently delivering value to various business units

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer science, Information Technology, or a related field

• 5+ years of experience in AI/ML, software engineering, or intelligent systems, with at least 2 years in LLM-based or agentic AI development.
• Proficiency in Python, with experience building backend systems, APIs, and containerized services.
• Hands-on experience with LLM platforms such as OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, or Anthropic, and techniques like RAG and prompt engineering.
• Prior experience as a Principal Architect in a global organization
• Experience with planning and leading architecture delivery for large-scale business and systems transformation programs is a must
• Proven track record of successfully leading large scale initiatives from concept to delivery in various AI Platforms like Micosoft CoPilot, Salesforce Agentforce.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Architecture Certifications on Azure, TOGAF and Salesforce Technical Architect preferred
• Previous roles with a focus on data architecture, application or solution architecture, integration, risk management, and technology standards
• Strong understanding of security architecture principles and practices