AI Engineering Architect in Delivery Excellence | SEB, Riga

SEB is a leading financial services group and one of the largest IT employers in the Nordics and Baltics. As software engineering enters a new era driven by Artificial Intelligence, the ability to adopt AI effectively and responsibly is becoming a critical differentiator. At SEB, we see AI as more than a tool - it is a fundamental shift in how software is designed, developed, tested, secured, and operated. To realize the full value of AI investments, we are strengthening our Delivery Excellence capability and looking for a dedicated expert to lead the transformation of software delivery through AI. Does this sound like the right next step for you? About the team and role We are looking for an AI Engineering Architect to join the Delivery Excellence team and drive AI adoption across Product Development. In this role, you will combine strategy, governance, enablement, and hands-on experimentation to help SEB establish AI-enabled ways of working across software engineering, testing, DevOps, and delivery teams. You will define how AI is used in practice, create the governance and guardrails required for scalable adoption, identify high-value engineering use cases, and work directly with teams to validate and implement solutions. Rather than focusing on a single product or platform, your mission will be to transform software delivery across the organization, ensuring that AI becomes an integrated part of everyday engineering work and delivers measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and developer experience. This is a hands-on role. We expect you to prototype solutions, experiment with emerging AI capabilities, and validate concepts through implementation before scaling them across teams. Technology stack: GitHub Copilot | Microsoft Copilot | Claude | Large Language Models (LLMs) | AI Agents | CI/CD | DevOps | GitHub | Bitbucket | Jira | Confluence | API Integrations | Automation Platforms | Cloud & Enterprise Engineering Tooling You can find here our job advertisement in Latvian here/Ar sludinājumu latviešu valodā var iepazīties šeit: MI arhitekts – Delivery Excellence | SEB, Rīga Your key responsibilities include: Create and own the AI roadmap for Product Development & Technology Define and establish AI governance, guardrails, standards, and operating models Develop and continuously evolve AI-enabled ways of working for software delivery teams Drive adoption of GitHub Copilot, Microsoft Copilot and future AI capabilities across engineering organizations Build communities of practice and promote AI literacy across Product Development Identify, prioritize, and scale engineering productivity use cases that deliver measurable business value Define best practices for AI-assisted software development, testing, architecture, documentation, knowledge sharing, and operations Lead AI-powered transformation of DevOps, testing, and CI/CD processes Design and build prototypes, automations, agents, and lightweight AI-powered solutions to solve practical engineering challenges Establish adoption metrics and success measurements to ensure sustainable AI adoption and business impact Collaborate with architects, engineering leaders, delivery teams, and management to embed AI into the software delivery lifecycle What we expect: Solid understanding of modern software engineering, DevOps, and software delivery practices Practical experience with AI technologies such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, LLMs, AI agents, or related technologies Experience driving technology adoption, engineering transformation, or new ways of working across multiple teams Ability to translate emerging AI capabilities into practical engineering solutions Hands-on mindset and willingness to prototype, experiment, and validate concepts through implementation Strong understanding of CI/CD, automation, testing, and developer productivity practices Experience defining standards, governance, or engineering operating models Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills Ability to balance innovation, governance, and business value Experience working in complex or regulated environments is considered an advantage Fluency in Englishv as you will be working on solutions, developing products and services in the Baltics, and collaborating with Baltic teams. What makes you successful: You are equally comfortable discussing strategy with senior leadership and working directly with engineers. You build practical solutions before defining processes. You are passionate about helping teams work smarter through AI. You continuously explore emerging AI capabilities and translate them into real engineering value. You focus on measurable outcomes rather than technology for technology's sake. Benefits we offer: Challenging and meaningful work in an ambitious, highly professional and truly awesome cross border team. Being part of SEB Baltic transformation to drive business development in an agile way. Creating new banking services in a data driven way. Modern and flexible work environment. International development programs. Do you want to be a part of SEB? Welcome to join our inspiring culture and dedicated team distributed across the Baltic states and beyond. We are looking forward to your application by August 9th, 2026. Learn more about working at SEB https://www.seb.lv/en/career It is our fundamental belief that inclusion and diversity is crucial for our future success. We strive to have an inclusive, value-driven culture where employees feel valued, respected, and involved irrespective of who they are, what they believe or where they come from. *Candidate must meet the requirements of Article 34.5 of the Credit Institutions Law **AS "SEB banka” (Reg. No. 40003151743)