Senior Data & AI Architect: Enterprise AI Strategy Lead

Capgemini; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini in Ireland is seeking a Senior Data & AI Architect to shape enterprise data and AI architecture for complex client environments. You will align data strategy with business priorities and translate them into secure, scalable solutions across cloud and on-premises platforms.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders and delivery teams, drive governance, data quality, and regulatory compliance, and lead architecture assessments while embedding Responsible AI and security by design.

Qualifications

• Significant experience defining enterprise data architectures, target states, roadmaps and architecture assurance approaches within large-scale transformation programmes.
• Deep expertise in data management disciplines including data modelling, governance, metadata management, lineage, data quality and enterprise data standards.
• Strong understanding of data integration, APIs, modern analytical architectures, and cloud or hybrid data platforms, with experience across technologies such as Azure, Fabric, Purview, AI Foundry, Databricks, Snowflake, AWS and Google Cloud.
• Practical experience designing AI, ML and Generative AI solutions, including LLMs, RAG, AI agents and enterprise AI integration, while applying Responsible AI principles by design.
• Ability to translate business and operational challenges into scalable data and technology solutions, supported by strong consulting, technical leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong knowledge of security, privacy and regulatory compliance requirements, including ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27701 and ISO/IEC 42001; relevant architecture, cloud, data or AI certifications are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise data and AI architecture aligned with organisational strategy, business priorities and transformation objectives.
• Lead enterprise data architecture and governance, ensuring data modelling, ownership, quality, security, privacy, metadata, lineage and compliance.
• Design scalable data, analytics and integration platforms, including data products, APIs, ingestion pipelines and event-driven architectures.
• Lead architecture for AI/ML, Generative AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Agentic AI solutions, ensuring trusted data foundations.
• Translate business requirements into secure, scalable architectures balancing cost, risk, performance and long-term value.
• Lead architecture assessments, discovery engagements and strategic advisory activities, providing architecture assurance and guiding investment decisions.
• Act as a trusted adviser to senior stakeholders, providing technical leadership, mentoring architects and embedding Responsible AI, security, governance.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Data governance

Cloud platforms

AI/ML/Generative AI

Stakeholder management

Tools

Azure

Fabric

Purview

Databricks

Snowflake

AWS

Google Cloud

Job description

Capgemini in Ireland is seeking a Senior Data & AI Architect to shape enterprise data and AI architecture for complex client environments. You will align data strategy with business priorities and translate them into secure, scalable solutions across cloud and on-premises platforms.

You will collaborate with senior stakeholders and delivery teams, drive governance, data quality, and regulatory compliance, and lead architecture assessments while embedding Responsible AI and security by design.