AI Automation Architect – Software Development Lifecycle

Hornetsecurity; Lille; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meal vouchers (€10)

Public transport fully covered

Health insurance

Supplementary pension (Axa)

Sports and wellness subsidy

Job summary

Hornetsecurity in Lille, France, seeks an AI Automation Architect – SDLC to automate the Software Development Life Cycle via AI orchestration. You will work with tech, business units, and transformation teams to drive AI adoption across the company.

You will analyze SDLC/CI/CD pipelines, identify high-impact AI use cases, implement AI-based workflow solutions, and support governance, training, and ROI measurement. Fluency in French/English is required.

Qualifications

• Experience analyzing and automating software development processes.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools, APIs, enterprise tools, and scripting.
• Fluency in French and English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and optimize the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify AI/automation use cases focusing on workflows and memory architectures.
• Design, develop, and implement AI-based workflow solutions.
• Integrate automations into existing systems and processes.
• Deliver training sessions and onboarding.
• Create internal documentation, playbooks, and best practices.
• Advise teams on AI use and governance.
• Measure impact and ROI of automations.

Skills

SDLC automation

AI tooling

APIs

Scripting

Python

Communication

Training delivery

Data protection awareness

Bilingual FR/EN

Tools

Python

Job description

We are looking for an AI Automation Architect – SDLC (h/f) in Lille to support our organization in automating our Software Development Life Cycle through AI Orchestration across all interfaces. You will work at the intersection of technology, business departments, and organizational transformation. Your work will have a direct impact on how AI is used in practice across the company, how processes are made more efficient, and how we further develop and transform our Software Development Life Cycle.

Your Job

• Analyze and optimize the SDLC and CI/CD pipelines across all areas of software development (Platform, Security, Backup, Compliance).
• Identify and prioritize suitable AI and automation use cases with a focus on agentic workflows, model routing, and memory and context architectures towards Level 5 AI.
• Design, develop, and implement AI-based workflow solutions.
• Integrate automations into existing systems and processes.
• Support all teams in the AI transformation of software development.
• Deliver training sessions, workshops, and onboarding sessions.
• Create internal documentation, playbooks, tutorials, and best practices.
• Advise technical teams on the use of AI.
• Contribute to AI governance, data protection, compliance, and the responsible use of AI.
• Measure the impact, adoption, and ROI of implemented automations.
• Continuously improve existing solutions based on feedback and metrics.

Your Profile

• Experience in analyzing and automating software development processes.
• Hands-on experience with AI tools, APIs, enterprise tools, and scripting.
• Good knowledge of Python or a comparable scripting language.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical audiences.
• Experience delivering training sessions, workshops, or enablement programs.
• Strong communication and consulting skills.
• A pragmatic, solution-oriented, and business-oriented way of working.
• Awareness of data protection, security, compliance, and AI governance.
• Fluency in French and English, both written and spoken
• Status: Cadre
• Flexible hybrid work arrangement
• Meal vouchers: €10 per voucher (including €5.92 contribution from Hornetsecurity)
• 100% coverage of public transportation costs
• Health insurance & supplementary pension plan (Axa)
• Sports and wellness benefits (subsidy provided)