We are Merlin Digital Partner ! A leading IT and Digital headhunting company who stands out from the crowd, boasting over a decade of experience. We've successfully collaborated and played a pivotal role in the growth of industry heavyweights such as Wallapop, Glovo, Banc Sabadell, and Duracell, among others.
Our emphasis lies in people-centric approaches and optimizing the selection processes . Our mission is to revolutionize companies by seamlessly integrating top-tier talent . What sets us apart is our in-depth understanding of each partner , addressing not only their needs but also capturing their essence.
The Opportunity
Our partner is a leading international technology and business consultancy that helps large enterprises with their digital transformation , combining strategy, design and engineering with a practical, business-driven approach.
Within its Architecture practice , the team defines the technology strategy and cloud-native platforms behind its clients' most ambitious transformation programmes. They are now growing their capability in Generative AI and agent-based solutions , and are looking for a Software Architect to lead this area.
Mission
As a Software Architect specialised in GenAI and Agentic solutions , your mission will be to design secure, scalable and well-governed AI solutions for enterprise environments, connecting systems, data, APIs, cloud platforms and business needs .
The focus is not on years with one specific tool. What matters is a strong architecture foundation and the ability to apply it to new AI patterns , taking solutions beyond the proof of concept and into real production.
You will work hand in hand with development, data, cloud, cybersecurity and business teams , acting as the technical reference in architecture discussions.
Responsibilities
- Designingreference architectures for GenAI and agent-based solutions, defining how models, data, APIs, tools and business processes fit together
- Assessing use cases and recommending theright pattern for each one: knowledge assistants, workflow automation, tool-using agents,multi-agent systemsor AI embedded in existing products
- Defining how agentssecurely access corporate data and systems: permissions, access control, secrets management, traceability and action boundaries
- Designingknowledge retrieval components(RAG, vector indexes, context managementand data quality) that deliver relevant and verifiable answers
- Setting upevaluation and observability frameworksfor AI solutions: output quality, flow behaviour,cost, latency, incidents and level of human intervention
- Integrating AI capabilities withbackend architectures, APIs, transactional systems and cloud platforms, making sure solutions areoperable and maintainable in production
- Creatingreusable patterns, standards and technical guidelinesto scale the responsible adoption of GenAI across projects and industries
- Leadingarchitecture conversations with technical and business stakeholders, identifying risks, dependencies and alternatives to turn vision into a viable implementation
Requirements
Essential Experience:
- 6+ years in software architecture, technical design or the evolution of complex enterprise solutions
- Proven experience definingdistributed architectures:microservices, APIs, event-driven and asynchronous integration, containers or cloud services
- Ability to translate business and user needs intoarchitecture decisions, technical patterns and realistic roadmaps
- Solid grasp of core architecture principles:scalability, resilience, security, observability, performance and governance
- Backend background, ideally withJava, Spring Boot and/or Python, plus API and integration design
- Recent hands-on experience (ideally 1–2 years)withGenerative AI, LLMs, RAG, embeddings, vector databasesor intelligent automation
- Practical knowledge ofagentic patterns: orchestration, context management, tool use, decision flows, API integration andhuman-in-the-loop
- Experience withcloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)andautomation / Infrastructure as Codepractices
- Ability totechnically guide development teamsand work across data, cloud, security and business profiles
- Based in Spainand available for ahybrid model(Bilbao preferred)
Nice to Have
- Familiarity withGenAI / Agentic frameworks and platformssuch asLangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, CrewAI, AutoGen, Azure AI Foundry, Amazon Bedrock or Vertex AI(no need to master them all)
- English level B2/C1for international documentation and teams
What We Offer
- Join anelite teamworking wherestrategy meets technology
- Permanent contractwithannual salary and career reviews
- Funded cloud certifications(AWS, Azure, GCP) and other technologies
- Free access to acomprehensive internal learning platform: technical, methodology, languages and soft skills
- Hybrid work and flexible hours
- Intensive working day on Fridays and during summer
- Corporate benefits: flexible compensation, health insurance, life and accident insurance, and more
- Volunteering and social impact programmes
- Anaward-winning, inclusive work culturethat values diversity and teamwork
