AI Data Architect - Knowledge & Governance

What You Will Do

Design and build AI-ready knowledge graphs, semantic models, and vector spaces that form the trusted knowledge backbone for analytics and agentic AI across the enterprise

Architect RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines and agent grounding frameworks, defining the design vision for how agentic AI systems access and reason over organisational knowledge

Develop and maintain data governance frameworks, including access management policies, metadata generation, data classification standards, and ethical-by-design principles aligned to Intersnack's security and sovereignty requirements

Embed AI TRiSM (AI Trust, Risk, and Security Management) principles into architecture and governance design, ensuring explainability, auditability, and compliant AI usage across all use cases

Define and implement ontology models and entity-relationship structures that enable consistent, context-aware knowledge retrieval across structured and unstructured data sources

Ensure data lineage, observability, and traceability across the knowledge architecture, enabling stakeholders to trace AI-generated outputs back to their source data

Drive change resilience into the data architecture, designing systems that adapt to evolving business requirements, data sources, and AI model updates without structural rework

Collaborate with AI engineers, data engineers, and security teams to ensure knowledge infrastructure is secure by design, with protections against prompt injection, data leakage, and model exploitation

Coach and enable colleagues on data governance, knowledge architecture principles, and responsible AI usage, contributing to the broader AI literacy programme across Intersnack

Essential Skills & Experience

Proven track record in data architecture or knowledge engineering, with hands-on delivery of knowledge graphs, semantic models, or graph database solutions (e.g., Neo4j, Amazon Neptune, or equivalent), and the ability to translate dynamically shifting business requirements into future-proof architectural designs

Deep familiarity with enterprise data landscape patterns including Data Mesh, layered, and centralised architectures and warehousing paradigms such as DWH and Lakehouse, with the ability to select and justify the right approach for the context

Hands-on experience designing RAG architectures, vector databases, and embedding models, with the ability to build grounding frameworks for agentic AI systems

Experience designing and implementing data governance frameworks, covering metadata management, access control, data classification, and ethical-by-design principles in cloud environments

Practical knowledge of AI TRiSM (AI Trust, Risk, and Security Management) and its application to AI system design, including explainability, auditability, and compliant usage

Working knowledge of Microsoft Azure and/or AWS services relevant to data cataloguing, lineage, and knowledge management (e.g., Azure Purview, AWS Lake Formation, or equivalent)

Grounding in ontology modelling, entity resolution, and knowledge representation techniques applicable to enterprise data environments

Clear understanding of AI security risks, including prompt injection, data leakage, and chain-reaction errors, with the ability to design mitigations into architecture from the outset

Awareness of GDPR, the EU AI Act, and EU data sovereignty requirements, with the ability to apply these to architecture and governance decisions

A strong command of spoken and written English is required; knowledge of German is considered an advantage

Valuable Experience

Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Purview, or OneLake in a data governance or knowledge management context

Background in FMCG, manufacturing, or supply chain environments, providing familiarity with the data complexity typical of these domains

Exposure to agentic AI frameworks and multi-agent orchestration patterns

Knowledge of Responsible AI principles and their practical application to model selection, deployment, and monitoring

Important: Please note that a valid work and residence permit is required for non-EU applicants for this position.

About Intersnack IT Intersnack IT KG is a member of the Pfeifer & Langen Industrie- und Handels-KG’s group of companies and a sister company to Intersnack Group. Established from the international harmonization and centralization of Intersnack Group’s IT estate, we are responsible for all group-wide IT services for and within Intersnack Group. It’s our target to provide the common IT infrastructure, aligned IT services and business solutions according to Intersnack’s requirements. Based on a solid digital foundation, Intersnack IT KG acts as a partner to all Intersnack functions, actively contributing to Intersnack’s business strategy. Explore exciting career opportunities and learn more by visiting our website at Intersnack IT KG About Intersnack Group Intersnack has become one of Europe’s leading savory snacks producers by ‘creating happy snacking moments’ in people’s lives. Being privately owned, we operate with a long-term view and commit ourselves to a more sustainable world. Successfully and sustainably growing, our turnover in 2024 was more than €4.5 bn. We are now present in more than 30 countries across Europe and beyond. We have 12 regional Management Units, 45 production sites, and a total workforce of approximately 15,000 people worldwide. For further company insights, please visit the following link: Intersnack Group Overview

If you want to become part of our dynamic food industry success story, you’ll find all sorts of opportunities at Intersnack. Join our team and help us to grow and celebrate our successes together!

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