Senior Data & GenAI Architect — CoE Leader (Zurich)

LinkedIn Job Wrapping; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation

Job summary

Artefact in Zurich seeks a Senior Data & AI Architect blending business strategy with technology across Data and GenAI. You will design the Data & GenAI CoE operating model, define target architecture, and steer data products from demand through rollout.

You will collaborate with clients to shape end-to-end data platforms on cloud, evaluate make-or-buy options, and ensure governance and security align with enterprise standards.

Qualifications

• At least 4 years of professional IT experience.
• At least 2 years on AI/GenAI, Data Mesh and requirements gathering.
• Consulting experience, ideally in strategy consulting, with system integrator/delivery firm.
• Hands-on experience designing operating models, Data/AI organizations or CoEs.
• Experience with make-or-buy analyses, vendor selection or target architecture definition.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Define the Data/GenAI operating model and CoE scope, governance, and engagement.
• Design target data platform architecture on cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP) and Databricks; include GenAI components and LLMOps.
• Run make-or-buy analyses, vendor evaluations, and final recommendations with TCO.
• Ensure architecture, security and data governance align with enterprise standards and operating model.
• Gather functional requirements and translate into data products with owners, SLAs and KPIs.
• Review SI solutions and oversee project progress, quality and risks.

Skills

IT experience

AI/GenAI

Data Mesh

CoE design

Vendor selection

Cloud architecture

Databricks

Business cases

TCO

English fluency

Job description

Artefact in Zurich seeks a Senior Data & AI Architect blending business strategy with technology across Data and GenAI. You will design the Data & GenAI CoE operating model, define target architecture, and steer data products from demand through rollout.

You will collaborate with clients to shape end-to-end data platforms on cloud, evaluate make-or-buy options, and ensure governance and security align with enterprise standards.