AI Architect: Production-Grade AI Platforms & Governance

Elia Group; Brussel; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary package

Annual bonus

Meal vouchers

Eco-vouchers

Sport & culture vouchers

Company car

Job summary

Elia Group is seeking an AI Architect to turn emerging AI capabilities into production-grade blueprints and governance across the organization. You will own target architecture, standards, and a governance framework for AI development and deployment from ML to RAG systems and agents.

You’ll collaborate with AI governance, Cybersecurity, and Engineering teams, accelerating AI solution delivery and ensuring security-by-design across Elia Group.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural design and evolution of AI building blocks and developer playbooks to ensure production-readiness and scalability.
• Create reusable building blocks and blueprints (frameworks, templates, pipelines, reference implementations) to accelerate AI enablement and security.
• Define and govern architecture patterns for AI solutions across Elia Group, aligning with IT landscape and governance.
• Translate technical choices into business terms, communicating risks, value, and reusability to stakeholders.
• Oversee integration of shared AI capabilities with Group IT principles and guidelines.
• Ensure alignment with AI governance, cybersecurity, and enterprise architecture across teams.

Skills

AI Architecture

Azure AI

Kubernetes

MLOps

CI/CD

Databricks

MLflow

Vector databases

API architectures

Security by design

English fluency

AI governance

Education

Master’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

Databricks

MLflow

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Elia Group is seeking an AI Architect to turn emerging AI capabilities into production-grade blueprints and governance across the organization. You will own target architecture, standards, and a governance framework for AI development and deployment from ML to RAG systems and agents.

You’ll collaborate with AI governance, Cybersecurity, and Engineering teams, accelerating AI solution delivery and ensuring security-by-design across Elia Group.