Senior AI Platform Architect - Enterprise GenAI & Data

Philip Morris International; Lisboa; Hybrid; EUR 107,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Philip Morris International is seeking an AI Platform Architect to shape PMI's enterprise AI platform. You will enable global teams to build, deploy, and govern AI at scale while aligning with data, security and governance strategies.

Within the Data Platform Architecture team, you’ll drive reusable capabilities across ML, generative AI and agentic AI, partnering with engineering for scalable, enterprise-grade platform features and governance across APIs, data platforms and security controls.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in data and AI, with 5+ years in architecture roles.
• Proven experience designing enterprise AI or ML platforms.
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native architecture, APIs, containers, and Kubernetes.
• Experience with MLOps or AI lifecycle management practices.
• Knowledge of generative AI, RAG, vector search, embeddings, and agentic AI concepts.
• Understanding of security, privacy, identity management, and responsible AI.
• Experience developing architecture standards, reference architectures, and governance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architecture for AI, generative AI, and agentic AI platforms.
• Design reusable services including AI gateways, guardrails, workflows, and governance controls.
• Partner with engineering teams to deliver scalable, enterprise-ready platform capabilities.
• Establish integration patterns across applications, APIs, data platforms, and AI agents.
• Lead architecture reviews, technology evaluations, and proof-of-concept initiatives.
• Collaborate with security, risk, legal, and product teams to ensure responsible AI adoption.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to architects, engineers, and senior stakeholders.

Skills

Data & AI

AI platforms

Cloud-native

APIs & containers

Kubernetes

MLOps

Generative AI

Vector search

Security & privacy

Governance

Architecture leadership

Tools

Azure

AWS

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

Philip Morris International is seeking an AI Platform Architect to shape PMI's enterprise AI platform. You will enable global teams to build, deploy, and govern AI at scale while aligning with data, security and governance strategies.

Within the Data Platform Architecture team, you’ll drive reusable capabilities across ML, generative AI and agentic AI, partnering with engineering for scalable, enterprise-grade platform features and governance across APIs, data platforms and security controls.