Managing AI Architect / Principal AI Architect

Capgemini; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking a Managing AI Architect / Principal AI Architect to own the AI architecture for its largest client programmes. You will oversee architectures spanning foundation models, data platforms, and AI agents, with cross-functional collaboration across Azure, AWS and GCP.

You will shape solutions, estimate delivery effort, assess risks, and define commercial assumptions while ensuring security, privacy and Responsible AI adherence.

Qualifications

• Experience in solution, enterprise, platform or cloud architecture.
• Designing and delivering AI/ML, Generative AI or Agentic AI solutions in production environments.
• Proven experience owning complex enterprise architecture programmes and governing architecture decisions.
• Strong client-facing consulting experience with executive-level stakeholder engagement.
• Hands-on experience with at least one hyperscaler AI ecosystem (Azure, AWS or GCP).
• Demonstrated success in solution shaping, large-scale pursuits and delivery governance.

Responsibilities

• Own the AI architecture for Capgemini's largest client programmes across AI, RAG, and knowledge systems.
• Lead architecture deliverables from pursuit to production, ensuring security, scalability, and cost effectiveness.
• Advise senior stakeholders on AI strategy, platform selection and enterprise roadmaps across major cloud providers.
• Establish reference architectures, governance, and guardrails including Responsible AI and regulatory compliance.
• Drive delivery readiness, design details, and remediation of architecture deviations.
• Mentor architects and contribute to Capgemini thought leadership and alliances.

Skills

Solution architecture

Enterprise architecture

Platform architecture

Cloud architecture

AI/ML in production

Stakeholder engagement

Hyperscaler ecosystem

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

TOGAF certification (Desirable)

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

THIS ROLE CAN BE BASED IN: SPAIN, ITALY, FRANCE AND UK

About The Job You Are Considering

Capgemini’s Insights & Data practice helps leading organizations harness data to drive innovation, efficiency, and transformation. With a focus on AI and analytics, we deliver measurable impact across industries. You’ll join a purpose-driven, inclusive team working with cutting-edge technologies in a global, agile environment — with strong support for career growth, learning, and making a difference.

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your Role

Own the AI architecture for Capgemini's largest and most strategic client programmes. As a Managing AI Architect / Principal AI Architect, you will be accountable for the architecture of complex, multi-workstream AI, Generative AI and Agentic AI programmes from pursuit through to production, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, cost-effective and aligned to measurable business outcomes.

• Own end-to-end AI architecture across foundation models, RAG and knowledge systems, AI agents and orchestration, data and integration platforms, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, and MLOps/LLMOps capabilities.
• Lead AI solution shaping for strategic pursuits, defining architecture, delivery approaches, effort estimations, risks, differentiators and commercial assumptions.
• Advise CIOs, CTOs, CDOs and senior business stakeholders on AI strategy, platform selection and enterprise AI roadmaps across Azure, AWS, GCP and the broader AI ecosystem.
• Act as Design Authority, establishing reference architectures, governance standards and guardrails covering security, privacy, Responsible AI and regulatory compliance.
• Lead architecture through delivery, including detailed design, implementation assurance, production readiness, operational transition and remediation of architecture deviations.
• Drive measurable business outcomes by linking architecture decisions to value realisation while applying FinOps principles to optimise AI platform and model costs.
• Mentor and develop architects, create reusable assets and reference architectures, and contribute to Capgemini thought leadership and alliance development.

Essential

Your Skills and Experience

• experienced in Solution, Enterprise, Platform or Cloud Architecture.
• designing and delivering AI/ML, Generative AI or Agentic AI solutions in production environments.
• Proven experience owning complex enterprise architecture programmes and governing architecture decisions.
• Strong client-facing consulting experience with executive-level stakeholder engagement.
• Hands-on experience with at least one hyperscaler AI ecosystem (Azure, AWS or GCP).
• Demonstrated success in solution shaping, large-scale pursuits and delivery governance.
• Strong understanding of security, data architecture, integration patterns and Responsible AI principles.

Desirable

• Experience across multiple hyperscaler platforms.
• Experience delivering solutions within regulated industries.
• TOGAF and/or hyperscaler architecture certifications.
• Experience developing reusable assets, accelerators and reference architectures.
• Recognised thought leadership through publications, patents, speaking engagements or industry events.
• Knowledge of modern AI frameworks, engineering tooling and enterprise data platforms.

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion. Make it real | www.capgemini.com