Senior IT / AI Architect (f/m/d)

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