Senior IT / AI Architect (f/m/d)
At a glance
Senior AI Engineering role at Deutsche Börse. Prague.
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What you'll do
- Shape technology choices and integration patterns for major projects, then guide their architecture through delivery
- Build and maintain high-level designs, decision records and solution plans for assigned initiatives
- Check each solution against business, security, performance and resilience needs
- Assess architecture plans and designs, lead reviews, and keep decisions documented and traceable
- Advise senior business and technology leaders, presenting options to boards and governance groups
What you bring
- A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering or a related field
- At least ten years in solution, enterprise or IT architecture
- Background in enterprise and solution architecture, APIs, integration and event-driven design
- Strong command of cloud platforms, data architecture, security and enterprise systems
- Fluent written and spoken English
Who this fits
This senior role suits an architect who can balance project design with governance and advise senior business and technology stakeholders. You'll work with delivery teams in a multinational setting. The position is based in Prague, offers hybrid work, and includes up to twelve annual remote-work days from EU countries.
From the employer
Your area of work:
The Senior IT / AI Architect is responsible for defining, governing, and evolving application and platform architectures across the organization. The role combines hands-on project architecture with architecture governance to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, compliant, and aligned with enterprise standards.
The Senior IT / AI Architect is accountable for:
- Overall architecture quality and integrity of assigned initiatives.
- Establishing target architectures and technology direction.
- Production and maintenance of architecture deliverables.
- Compliance with enterprise architecture principles.
- Documentation and traceability of architectural decisions.
- Successful architecture handover from Project Phase to Continuous Development.
- Enabling application teams to operate independently within established architectural guardrails.
Your Responsibilities:
Project Architecture
- Act as an embedded architect for strategic projects and major transformations.
- Define target architectures, technology selections, and integration patterns.
- Produce and maintain High-Level Architecture Documents (HLA), Architecture Decision Records (ADR), and solution designs.
- Ensure architecture meets business, security, performance, and resilience requirements.
- Collaborate closely with delivery teams, product owners, and project managers.
Architecture Governance
- Review Architecture & Infrastructure Planning (AIP) and Solution Design Documents.
- Lead architecture reviews and provide Architecture Review Feedback (ARF).
- Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture principles and standards.
- Maintain architecture decision logs and architectural documentation.
Stakeholder Management
- Advise senior business and technology stakeholders on architectural decisions.
- Present proposals and recommendations to Architecture Boards and governance forums.
- Support strategic planning, innovation, and technology roadmaps.
Your Profile:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in Solution, Enterprise or IT Architecture
- Experience in Enterprise & Solution Architecture, API, Integration & Event-Driven Architecture, Security & Non-Functional Architecture
- Strong knowledge of cloud platforms, integration architecture, data architecture, security, and enterprise systems
- Experience in financial services or other regulated environments preferred
- Strategic Thinking & Leadership
- Analytical and problem-solving mindset
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Team-oriented and collaborative approach
- Ability to work collaboratively in a multi-national team
- Proficiency in written and spoken English
You can look forward to our benefit package:
- Hybrid work and flexible working hours
- Work from abroad - 12 days of remote work from EU countries per year
- Group Share Plan - discount on company shares
- Pension fund contribution - 3% of your gross salary (5% after 5 years with us)
- Health & Wellbeing - fully covered Multisport card, life & accident insurance, sick days and 100% salary contribution during sick leave (up to 56 days)
- 25 vacation days
- Mobility - fully covered public transport in Prague & free parking
- Flexible Benefit Account (Pluxee) - 1200 per month
- Free Access to E-Learning Platforms, Internal Development Programs, Mentoring & Learning Budget