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Iberdrola Group

Global utility generating renewable energy

AI Architect

Data ManagementPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeMadrid, SpainNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A university degree in Engineering, Computer Science/Informatics, Telecommunications, or an equivalent field.
  • Solid experience as a solutions architect or enterprise architect in complex corporate environments.
  • Demonstrable experience with modern data platforms, preferably Databricks on Azure.
  • Practical knowledge of lakehouse architectures, the medallion approach, and data product design.
  • Knowledge of data governance, catalogues, glossaries, lineage, quality, permissions, and traceability, ideally using Informatica IDMC and Unity Catalog.
  • Experience integrating legacy systems, especially SAP and Oracle, and working with hybrid architectures that include on-premises dependencies.
  • Hands-on experience industrializing artificial intelligence, including machine learning, MLOps, generative AI, retrieval-augmented generation, copilots, or agents.
  • Knowledge of Azure AI Foundry and its application in enterprise AI architectures.
  • Knowledge of security, observability, compliance, and cost control for data and AI platforms.
  • Experience with continuous integration and continuous delivery, deployment automation, and scalable platform operations.
  • Ability to define target architectures, integration patterns, and implementable operating models.
  • Ability to translate business needs into implementable, scalable, and governed solutions.
  • Analytical ability and problem-solving skills for complex challenges.
  • Cross-functional leadership and coordination of multidisciplinary teams.
  • Effective communication with business, technology, security, and supplier stakeholders.
  • Ability to influence and manage stakeholders.
  • Experience in utilities or other regulated environments.
  • Experience with federated data operating models.
  • Experience modernizing legacy data warehouses into lakehouse platforms oriented around data products.
  • Experience creating shared context layers for AI assistants and agents.
  • Knowledge of enterprise architecture, governance by design, and reusable patterns.

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve the reference architecture for the DataHub to support advanced analytics, MLOps, generative AI, and AI agents.
  • Design deployment of the lakehouse on Databricks using medallion architecture, technical governance, and scalable operations.
  • Integrate functional data governance in Informatica IDMC, including catalogue, glossary, quality, lineage, and access workflows.
  • Ensure integration among Databricks, Unity Catalog, Informatica IDMC, and the corporate ecosystem.
  • Define DataHub integration patterns and operating model, coordinating business, architecture, platform, security, data, and suppliers.
  • Lead integration with legacy systems and corporate sources, especially SAP and Oracle, ensuring technical sustainability and traceability.
  • Promote a shared context layer for AI assistants and agents, connected to certified data and access policies.
  • Define Azure AI Foundry usage patterns for generative AI, retrieval-augmented generation, and agent orchestration in an enterprise environment.
  • Establish security, observability, compliance, and cost-control standards from the design stage.
  • Ensure data reaches consumption with quality, lineage, security, and permissions applied end to end.
  • Promote standards, reusable patterns, and continuous improvement to accelerate sustainable DataHub adoption.
  • Help make the DataHub the single access point for data and prepare the platform to deploy AI agents securely, reutilizably, and at scale.

Desired Qualifications

  • English language proficiency; C1 level is valued.
  • Experience in utilities or other regulated environments.
  • Experience with federated data operating models.
  • Experience modernizing legacy data warehouses into lakehouse platforms oriented around data products.
  • Experience creating shared context layers for AI assistants and agents.
  • Knowledge of enterprise architecture, governance by design, and reusable patterns.

About the Company

Iberdrola Group

Global utility generating renewable energy

Iberdrola is a Spanish electric utility that focuses on clean energy. It generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity from renewable sources such as wind, solar, hydro, and hydrogen, and provides energy services like smart grids and energy efficiency for homes and businesses. The company delivers electricity from its networks and offers services to help customers use energy better, with a multinational footprint across Europe, the United States, Brazil, Mexico, and Australia. Its goal is to support the transition to a low-carbon economy by expanding renewable generation, modernizing grids, and promoting efficient energy use.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Madrid, Spain
Founded
2008

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