AI Technical Architect - Barcelona, Spain | COFCO International

Further Details

COFCO International, a prominent global agri-business, is actively recruiting for an AI Technical Architect to be based in Barcelona, Spain. This role is pivotal in providing technical leadership for the conception, execution, and ongoing enhancement of Artificial Intelligence initiatives across the organization. The position demands expertise in defining AI solution architectures and guiding technical teams to implement secure, scalable, and maintainable AI systems. The AI Architect will play a key role in evaluating emerging AI technologies and trends, establishing practical technical patterns, and supporting feasibility assessments and proof-of-concept projects. This role is integral to ensuring that AI solutions align with company policies, standards, and procedures, while also contributing to the company's vision of responsible global agri-business operations.

AI Technical Architect - Barcelona, Spain

COFCO International, a prominent global agri-business, is actively seeking a highly skilled AI Technical Architect to join their team in Barcelona, Spain. This role is crucial for providing technical leadership in the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of Artificial Intelligence solutions across the company's operations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of AI technologies and architectures, enabling them to guide AI programs and teams in selecting appropriate tools and defining robust solution designs. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with a leading organization in the global grains, oilseeds, and sugar supply chains. The AI Technical Architect will be instrumental in translating complex business requirements into practical, secure, scalable, and cost-conscious AI-enabled solutions. Collaboration with various IT and business stakeholders will be key to ensuring the successful implementation and adoption of AI technologies, driving innovation and achieving measurable business outcomes. Key aspects of this role include:

• Designing and maintaining AI solution architectures and their components.
• Defining practical AI architecture patterns and technical standards.
• Providing hands-on technical coaching and guidance to AI Developers.
• Evaluating AI technologies, models, and platform services.
• Ensuring compliance with AI governance, security, and privacy requirements.

Skills

• Designing and maintaining AI solution architectures
• Defining practical AI architecture patterns and technical standards
• Providing hands-on technical coaching and guidance to AI Developers
• Assessing business and technical requirements and translating them into AI solution designs
• Ensuring adoption of approved AI technologies and frameworks
• Reviewing solution designs, code approaches, and deployment patterns
• Leading technical feasibility studies and Proof of Concept initiatives
• Evaluating AI technologies, models, and platform services
• Applying AI governance, information security, and privacy requirements
• Identifying implementation risks and recommending technical mitigations
• Supporting planning, estimation, and delivery milestones
• Participating in technical meetings with stakeholders, clients, and partners
• Reviewing technical content in supplier RFI/RFQ responses

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and maintain AI solution architectures and their lower-level components
• Define and maintain practical AI architecture patterns, technical standards, and reusable components for Generative AI, AI Agents, RAG, document intelligence, enterprise search, conversational AI, and intelligent automation solutions
• Provide hands-on technical coaching and day-to-day guidance to AI Developers and other technical contributors
• Coordinate technical activities across AI initiatives and support teams in resolving design, integration, implementation, and production issues
• Assess business and technical requirements, identify gaps, and translate them into secure, scalable, maintainable, and supportable AI solution designs
• Ensure adoption of approved AI technologies, models, frameworks, data sources, and integration patterns as part of project delivery and roadmap initiatives
• Review solution designs, code approaches, prompts, agent configurations, APIs, data flows, and deployment patterns, providing actionable guidance to delivery teams
• Lead or support technical feasibility studies and Proof of Concept initiatives required to evaluate AI opportunities and implementation options
• Evaluate AI technologies, models, frameworks, and platform services, documenting benefits, limitations, risks, security considerations, integration impacts, and expected operating costs
• Apply COFCO International requirements for AI governance, information security, privacy, data protection, software engineering, and responsible AI
• Contribute with technical input to IT Governance reviews, security assessments, privacy assessments, and architecture reviews
• Identify implementation risks, assess potential impacts, and recommend appropriate technical mitigations
• Support planning, estimation, prioritization, and delivery milestones in collaboration with project management, business analysis, and development teams
• Actively participate in meetings related to assigned initiatives, locally and internationally, with internal stakeholders, clients, suppliers, and partners
• Review relevant technical content in supplier RFI/RFQ responses, statements of work, quotations, and solution specifications

How to apply

Interested candidates are invited to submit their applications for the AI Technical Architect role at COFCO International in Barcelona, Spain. The application process is managed through the eurojobs.com platform. Explore these Architect jobs in Barcelona with competitive benefits. Follow these steps to apply:

• Visit the official application link provided: https://eurojobs.com/jobs/36960409/apply
• Complete the online application form with accurate and up-to-date information.
• Ensure all required fields are filled out, including personal details, educational background, and professional experience.
• Upload your comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV) detailing your relevant skills and accomplishments.
• Review all provided information before submitting your application to avoid errors.
• The closing date for applications is December 18, 2026. Please ensure your submission is made before this deadline.

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