Enterprise Platform Architect – AI Architecture

catworkx S.r.l.; Bernalda; Hybrid; EUR 153,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

catworkx Italy is seeking an experienced Enterprise Platform Architect to drive a major AI architecture initiative for a leading client in the Swiss transport and infrastructure sector. The role focuses on shaping a pragmatic, phased architecture vision, defining AI capabilities, and setting up governance for shared services.

You will define architecture workstreams, develop decision papers, and translate requirements into actionable platforms.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years of IT architecture experience with AI / GenAI in large organisations.
• At least two references as responsible for an overarching target architecture with stages and roadmap (ideally AI or data platforms).
• Solid understanding of LLMs, RAG, agentic systems and related risks (prompt injection, data leakage, hallucinations).
• Experience with Security by Design, IAM (including non-human identities/agents), data classification and Zero Trust.
• Knowledge of EU AI Act, data protection and information security requirements.
• Experience with capability-based architecture and decisions between central, domain-specific and local models.
• Experience in building AI Governance (roles, processes, approvals, risk classification).
• Ability to link architecture with economic aspects (business case, FinOps, TCO).
• Business fluent German and good English.

Responsibilities

• Develop a pragmatic, staged and implementation-oriented architecture vision.
• Define scope, structure AI capabilities and prioritise the most important architecture questions.
• Define architecture workstreams and the deployment of Platform Architects.
• Develop architecture concepts, principles, target pictures and decision papers.
• Translate the overarching architecture into organisational and technical requirements for platforms and shared services.
• Define governance, responsibilities and operating model for shared services.
• Support the creation of an implementable architecture roadmap.
• Document and communicate the architecture to management and technical teams.

Skills

AI / GenAI architectures

Target architecture roadmaps

LLMs / RAG / agentic systems

Security by Design / IAM / Zero Trust

EU AI Act / data protection

Capability-based architecture

AI Governance

FinOps / TCO

German language

English language

Job description

Welcome to catworkx Italy! We are much more than an IT consulting firm: we are innovators, pioneers, and partners of excellence. We are also one of the leading Atlassian Platinum Partners in the world, with a strong presence in Europe. We are an international company with offices in Germany, Italy, the United States, Switzerland, Austria, Ecuador, Spain, and Hungary, and we offer solutions that bring innovation, efficiency, and collaboration to companies worldwide. We specialize in Agile, DevOps, and team collaboration technologies, helping organizations work better, faster, and with greater integration. We are looking for an experienced Enterprise Platform Architect to support a major AI architecture initiative for a leading client in the Swiss transport & infrastructure sector.

Main Responsibilities

• Develop a pragmatic, staged and implementation-oriented architecture vision
• Define scope, structure AI capabilities and prioritise the most important architecture questions
• Define architecture workstreams and the deployment of Platform Architects
• Develop architecture concepts, principles, target pictures and decision papers
• Translate the overarching architecture into organisational and technical requirements for platforms and shared services
• Define governance, responsibilities and operating model for shared services
• Support the creation of an implementable architecture roadmap
• Document and communicate the architecture to management and technical teams

Mandatory Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in IT architecture, with proven experience in AI / GenAI architectures in large organisations
• At least two references as responsible for an overarching target architecture with stages and roadmap (ideally AI or data platforms)
• Solid understanding of LLMs, RAG, agentic systems and related risks (prompt injection, data leakage, hallucinations)
• Experience with Security by Design, IAM (including non-human identities/agents), data classification and Zero Trust
• Knowledge of EU AI Act, data protection and information security requirements
• Experience with capability-based architecture and decisions between central, domain-specific and local models
• Experience in building AI Governance (roles, processes, approvals, risk classification)
• Ability to link architecture with economic aspects (business case, FinOps, TCO)
• Business fluent German and good English

Work model

40-60% on-site at the client (mainly Tuesdays and Wednesdays) / 40-60% home office. Important: Remote work is only permitted within Switzerland.

Join us!

Become part of a team driven by innovation, belief in talent, and a commitment to excellence. Your next career step starts here.

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