AI Architect,

Elia Group; Brussel; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group insurance

Year-end bonus

Company car

Job summary

Elia Group, a leading Belgian energy company, seeks an AI Architect to define and own architecture patterns for core AI solutions across the group. You’ll lead the design and deployment of scalable AI building blocks and reusable blueprints, collaborating with governance, cybersecurity and engineering teams to ensure secure, production-ready AI systems.

You will accelerate AI solution delivery by crafting scalable platforms, templates, and reference implementations while aligning with enterprise

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years in AI, cloud, or data engineering; 5+ years delivering AI/ML in production.
• Proven experience building and operating platforms or shared technical capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Define target architecture and governance for AI across Elia Group.
• Lead design, build and evolution of AI building blocks and playbooks.
• Create reusable frameworks, templates, pipelines and reference implementations.
• Translate technical choices into business language; explain risks and value.
• Ensure AI capabilities integrate with Group IT landscape and governance.
• Collaborate with AI governance, Cybersecurity and Engineering teams.

Skills

AI architecture

Cloud engineering

MLOps

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Azure AI

Security by design

Platform engineering

Data platforms

Team leadership

Education

Master’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

Databricks

MLflow

Vector databases

Job description

Excited to work for a key Belgian player in the energy landscape? The Belgian and European energy landscape is in full swing. Did you know that Elia Belgium plays a crucial role in this? As part of Elia Group, a European transmission system operator, Elia Belgium ensures the reliability and sustainability of the electricity supply in our country. Side‑by‑side with your talented colleagues, you will play a part in building a sustainable, green and reliable energy infrastructure that stimulates economic growth and reduces our ecological footprint. Only together can we make the biggest impact possible! We believe in the power of diversity we are convinced that an inclusive and diverse work environment leads to more innovation, creativity and better results.

AI Architect

Function

The Central AI Team enables and co‑creates valuable, useful and trustworthy core AI solutions for Elia Group while exploring new AI capabilities.

As the AI Architect, you’ll turn emerging AI capabilities into production‑grade, reusable blueprints for core AI archetypes that accelerate the enablement, adoption and security of AI across Elia Group. Working hand in hand with other teams like AI governance, Cybersecurity, and Engineering and Architecture, you define the best and most valuable architecture patterns for core AI solutions that enable our AI teams to move fast without breaking things. You’ll own the target architecture, standards and governance framework for AI development and deployment across all types of AI from ML to RAG systems and agents.

Elia Group has over 40 AI use cases in production, with many more in the pipeline. In this role, you’ll accelerate and improve our AI solution delivery.

Responsibilities

• 7+ Years experience in solution architecture with a focus on AI systems in production
• Consistently evaluate new AI capabilities and define how they can be effectively implemented and operationalized in developing and deploying new AI solutions.
• Lead the technical design, build and evolution of AI building blocks and developer playbooks, ensuring they are production‑ready, scalable, easy to use and maintainable.
• Create reusable building blocks and blueprints (frameworks, templates, pipelines, reference implementations) that accelerate the enablement, adoption and security of AI within the company.
• Translate technical choices into business language clearly explain technical constraints, trade‑offs and opportunities in terms of risk, value, and reusability.
• Consolidate the concerns and opinions of both technical and non‑technical stakeholders, including enterprise and domain architecture, software solution architecture, IT Security, engineering, data science and machine learning engineering, AI and IT governance, strategy and controlling.
• Ensure shared AI capabilities integrate with the broader Group IT landscape, architecture principles and guidelines.

Your Profile

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent through relevant professional experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in AI, cloud, or data engineering and architecture, including at least 5 years delivering AI/ML solutions in production environments.
• Proven experience in building and operating platforms or shared technical capabilities used by multiple teams.
• Experience as an architect or technical lead in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Fluent in English; knowledge of Dutch, French and/or German is considered an asset.
• Expertise in AI Solution Architecture and the design of production‑ready AI platforms and solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Machine Learning, Generative AI, Agentic AI, and the full AI model lifecycle.
• Experience with MLOps, CI/CD, monitoring, model governance, and observability.
• Extensive expertise within the Microsoft Azure AI ecosystem and cloud‑native engineering.
• Knowledge of modern platform engineering, Kubernetes, API architectures, and reusable building blocks.
• Experience with data and AI platforms such as Databricks, MLflow, and vector databases.
• Good understanding of cybersecurity, AI governance, compliance, and security‑by‑design principles.

Offer

• Salary a competitive salary package, allowance for representation expenses, year‑end bonus, double vacation pay, meal vouchers (€10 per working day), eco‑vouchers, sport & culture vouchers, bonuses based on individual and group results.
• Insurance group insurance, hospitalisation insurance, ambulant care insurance for the whole family and also personal accident insurance.
• Vacation You will be entitled to 20 vacation days and 5 additional vacation days, 6 local days, 4 exempt days (after 1 year of employment) and up to 5 long‑service days (1 day for every 3 years in employment).
• Social fund Year‑end vouchers, birth and marriage allowance. We will also cover part of the cost of glasses, a dental prosthesis or similar needs.
• Communication you will be given an iPhone, a phone subscription (for work and private use) and a laptop with internet reimbursement.
• Discounts you will enjoy a 30% discount on your gas and electricity bill.
• Mobility we will offer you a company car and public transport or a mobility budget.
• Elia shares Elia will give you the opportunity to subscribe to shares with a discount of 16.66% on the average share price.

Location

Brussels (Emperor, close to Central Station) + homeworking
Occasional travel to Berlin

There’s something electric in the air with this job offer!
In exchange for your work and dedication, you enjoy the following benefits

• A job full of variety with a top employer Elia encourages innovation and collaboration. Within our company you will be at the forefront of the energy transition, and you will have the chance to contribute to ground‑breaking technologies designed to accelerate this transition. It is a one‑of‑a‑kind opportunity to further develop your knowledge and skills.
• Focus on personal growth and well‑being at work Discover a wide range of professional training and coaching opportunities that are guaranteed to give your personal growth a solid boost. At the same time, as a top employer, we put maximum effort into a positive work culture in which your well‑being is central.
• Development opportunities for a challenging career At Elia, we encourage you to seek out and seize new professional opportunities. You will enjoy complete freedom to shape your career on your own terms.
• A diverse team of passionate colleagues Elia puts a high value on diversity and inclusion. You will join a diverse and passionate team that enjoys sharing knowledge and leading the way towards a more sustainable future together.

These are just a few of the benefits that distinguish Elia as a Top Employer. We are convinced that your contribution to our team will be invaluable and look forward to welcoming you soon!