ICT Solution architect Data science & AI workbench 

What you will do

You will contribute to the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of the data science and AI platforms provided by ICT to imec. Working alongside our Enterprise Data Architect, you will support the evolution of these platforms to meet imec’s research and business needs. In this role, you understand the relevant technologies, evaluate new solutions where appropriate, define how platform components interact, and collaborate closely with engineering teams to realise and extend the platform capabilities. 

Your key areas of focus will include: 

• Notebook environments for data analysis: Support a robust notebook-based analysis platform that enables researchers to securely access data, start projects from templates, share work, and use a curated set of libraries and packages. 
• AI platform and best practices: Contribute to the development and maintenance of an AI platform enabling model creation, training, management, and deployment. 
  Facilitate secure data access for training and support integration of inference capabilities (e.g., APIs) into operational workflows. 
• Agentic AI platform and guidelines: Empower imec teams to develop their own chatbots and intelligent agents, unlocking organisational knowledge in a secure manner and automating processes where feasible. The goal is also to implement standardised MCP interfaces, making data and services readily available to chatbots and enhancing access throughout the organisation. 
• Platform Adoption & Governance  
  
  • Self-service by both professional and citizen developers is central to our strategy. In line with data mesh principles, ICT provides platforms and practices, while business teams own their data products. You will contribute to: 
  • Technology selection and solution architecture for the platforms. 
  • Guidelines, best practices, and documentation. 
  • Community building and end‑user support to drive platform adoption. 
  • Roadmap development to ensure platforms remain fit-for-purpose. 
    
    

Collaboration approach: As Solution Architect, you will bridge business needs and technological capabilities. You will: 

• Work closely with imec teams and their management to understand use cases. 
• Collaborate with ICT technical teams and external partners to understand and apply the right technologies. 
• Translate both perspectives into effective, scalable solutions that address imec’s business and research challenges. 

What we do for you

We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. With your talent, passion and expertise, you’ll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will determine the society of tomorrow.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through imec.academy, 'our corporate university', we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth. 

We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits. 

Who you are

• You have at least 5 years of experience in the fields described above. You have experience using such platforms. Having experience in creating and managing these kinds of platforms is a strong asset. 
• You are proficient in writing code with a general-purpose programming language. Strong preference for prior Python experience. 
• You communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical profiles. You are a good listener and an influential communicator. 
• You understand and practice DevOps and CI/CD practices, code versioning in Git, pipeline deployment, … 
• You are an analytical thinker and problem solver. 
• You are an engineering- and architecture-minded person by nature. 
• Practical experience with Azure specifically or any other cloud provider in general is a plus. 
• Experience designing APIs is an asset. 
• Experience in people management and project management is an asset 
• Additional valuable experience includes event-driven architecture, data modeling, front-end development and frameworks, data engineering, analytics, machine learning, software evaluation and selection, infrastructure as code, ... 

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