AI & Automation Architect

Job Description

Our Europe & Africa organisation is accelerating digital transformation through secure, scalable and high‑impact workflow automation. The Citizen Development team plays a central role in enabling business value through modern automation and AI capabilities. As an AI & Automation Architect, you define the architectural direction, guardrails and patterns that ensure safe, compliant and enterprise‑aligned adoption of hyperautomation and AI across the region.

Your role

• You translate enterprise‑level architecture into domain architecture and design patterns for large‑scale workflow automation;

• You design secure, compliant and scalable AI and automation solutions;

• You establish standards, guardrails and reusable patterns that enable safe hyperautomation;

• You act as a recognised expert and advisor to business and IT stakeholders;

• You lead DevOps‑oriented development strategies (you build it, you run it, you own it);

• You mentor colleagues and drive knowledge exchange across teams;

• You collaborate closely with global enterprise architects to ensure alignment with guiderails;

• You provide architectural guidance to project teams and citizen developers.

Your track record

• You bring a minimum of 8 years of experience in architecture, AI and automation;

• You have a background in software development or data engineering;

• You have led cross‑team architectural decision‑making;

• You hold certifications such as Cloud, TOGAF or AI credentials;

• You communicate fluently in English;

• You understand hyper automation, integration, governance and DevOps practices;

• You work effectively with security, data and enterprise architecture stakeholders.

What Fugro offers

• A gross monthly salary between €7700 and €8400, depending on your relevant experience;

• 29 holidays per year based on a fulltime employment (of which 4 are appointed by Fugro management) and the possibility to purchase 12 additional days;

• Extensive career & training opportunities both nationally and internationally;

• Flexible working hours and the ability to work from home in accordance with your manager and corporate policies;

• Commuting allowance;

• Modern pension scheme;

• Collective health insurance;

• Possibility to register with our corporate fitness plan;

• Coaching options through our EAP (Employee Assistance Program).

Are you interested?

Please visit our Company Page to find out more on what it is like to work at Fugro.

If you have any further questions, please contact Umit Nesar, Corporate Recruiter, tel. +31 (0)6 -81 41 07 68

After you have applied

• You will receive an automated confirmation-email of the receipt of your application;

• When we see a match, we will invite you for the first interview within a couple of days. Of course, you will also receive a message if we will not invite you;

• After a successful first round, you will be invited for the second round;

• If we are both still positive after the second interview, we will make you an offer and with that we hope to welcome you at Fugro!

Disclaimer for recruitment agencies:

Fugro does not accept any unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies. Acquisition to Fugro Recruitment or any Fugro employee is not appreciated**.**