Staff Engineer M/F

Air Liquide; Paris; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Air Liquide Digital & IT seeks a Staff Engineer to architect the future of AI across the organization. You will drive strategic technical roadmaps, design robust AI platforms, and mentor engineers in cross-functional squads.

You will lead governance, data & knowledge management initiatives, ensure scalable architectures, and push for compliant, production-grade solutions across value streams such as Customer Care and Global Business Services (GBS).

Qualifications

• Demonstrated at least 8 years in system and solution design and architecture.
• Mastery of SDLC and scalable architectures.
• Expertise in Data & Knowledge Management frameworks (Structured, Unstructured, Semantic, Knowledge Graphs).
• Advanced proficiency in architectural governance and ADR practices.
• Experience scaling, deploying, and maintaining production-grade AI architectures.
• Strong knowledge of a wide range of Cloud and integration solutions.

Responsabilités

• Architect future AI strategies and roadmaps across the organization.
• Lead cross-functional teams to design and implement high-impact AI solutions.
• Provide technical guidance as a member of the architecture committee (Local TADA).
• Mentor engineers and promote knowledge sharing across teams and communities.
• Define long-term technical strategies aligned with Air Liquide’s Data & AI strategy.
• Drive governance for Data, Knowledge Management, and ADRs to ensure alignment.
• Advance AI algorithms and computational technologies while managing technical debt.

Connaissances

System and solution design

Architecture design

SDLC

Scalable architectures

Data & knowledge management

Knowledge graphs

Architectural governance

ADR practices

AI algorithms & computations

Cloud

Cross-functional leadership

Outils

Cloud platforms

Production-grade AI

Description du poste

Entity description:

At Digital & IT, we harness the power of the latest technological advances and our history of industrial excellence to foster innovation and enable Air Liquide’s talents to thrive.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW at Air Liquide?

“Architect the future of AI at Air Liquide by pioneering visionary technical strategies and crafting foundational solutions that fuel transformative business impact.”

The AI Governance & Architecture team defines long-term technical strategies and governance frameworks to ensure robust, scalable, and compliant AI solutions across the organization. As a Staff Engineer, you will be at the forefront of these efforts, driving innovation through advanced problem-solving, architectural leadership, and cross-functional collaboration. As a seasoned professional, you leverage deep expertise in Cloud, Data and IA technologies to design robust technical strategies, and drive impactful solutions across key value streams, while mentoring other engineers.

Your main missions will be:

• Advanced Problem-Solving: Tackle intricate technical challenges by analyzing problems from multiple angles, identifying root causes, and developing creative solutions that align with project goals and overarching business objectives.

• Visionary Innovation: Anticipate the future of AI by translating emerging trends into transformative technical roadmaps. Proactively identify and champion disruptive technologies and frameworks that redefine our capabilities, ensuring the organization not only keeps pace but leads the industry with a forward-thinking competitive edge.

• Technical Leadership: Lead and guide cross-functional teams in designing and implementing high-impact technical solutions. Act as a subject matter expert, providing insights and recommendations for complex technical issues. Provide guidance and support as a member of a technical committee (Local TADA).

• Mentorship and Collaboration: Foster a collaborative and learning-oriented environment by mentoring other engineers, sharing best practices, and promoting knowledge sharing across and outside the teams. Contribute to different communities of practice or interest. Promote external collaboration.

• Value Streams Support: Define and deploy long-term technical strategies, ensuring alignment with Air Liquide’s overall Data & AI strategy. This includes focusing on accelerating AI adoption within key business value streams such as Customer Care, Industrial/Operations, and Global Business Services (GBS). Provide insights into the feasibility and viability of proposed technical initiatives.

• Technical Strategy and Governance: Lead the strategy and implementation of Data & Knowledge Management, covering Structured, Unstructured, Semantic data, and Knowledge Graphs. Oversee Architectural Documentation & Governance by defining Policies, Guidelines, or Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) to ensure organizational alignment.

• Algorithmic & Computations Technologies Advancement: Contribute to the advancement of AI Algorithms & Computations Technologies, ensuring the organization remains at the cutting edge of computational efficiency and model performance.

• Risk Management and Continuous Improvement: Identify potential technical risks and efficiencies from the field, in particular thanks to tech leads. Develop mitigation or improvement strategies to ensure the successful delivery of projects. Proactively address global technical debt and system vulnerabilities.

Are you a MATCH?

Technical skills

• Demonstrated experience (minimum 8 years) in System and Solution Design and Architecture,

• Proficiency in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC),

• Mastery of practices and methods for designing scalable, robust, and high-performance architectures,

• Expertise in Data & Knowledge Management frameworks and technologies (Structured, Unstructured, Semantic, Knowledge Graphs),

• Advanced proficiency in architectural governance, policy definition, and ADR practices,

• Deep expertise in scaling, deploying, and maintaining production-grade AI architectures,

• Proven ability to design robust computational frameworks and advanced AI algorithms,

• Extensive technical knowledge of a wide range of solutions and technologies (Cloud, integration, etc.),

• Prior knowledge of certain key Air Liquide domains would be a plus.

Non-technical skills

• Develop and communicate a technical influence strategy,

• Demonstrated mentoring and coaching abilities,

• Analytical and problem-solving skills (Problem solver),

• Strategic thinking,

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Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.