El Corte Inglés is the largest department store group in Europe and a dominant force in the Spanish retail landscape. Headquartered in Madrid, the conglomerate operates a diverse portfolio including department stores, supermarkets, travel agencies, and insurance services. With a workforce of tens of thousands, it serves as a primary pillar of the Spanish economy and a leader in consumer goods distribution.

For international professionals, El Corte Inglés offers a gateway into the Spanish corporate world, particularly within its expanding digital, IT, and logistics hubs. While customer-facing roles typically require high Spanish proficiency, the company's focus on e-commerce and supply chain modernization has increased demand for specialized technical talent and project managers from diverse backgrounds.

Founded in 1940 by Ramón Areces in Madrid, the company began as a small tailor shop. Over several decades, it expanded through aggressive growth and acquisitions to become Spain's most iconic retail conglomerate.

For international professionals

Largest department store chain in Europe with a massive physical and digital footprint across Spain.
Offers a wide variety of roles ranging from specialized tech and engineering to corporate management and retail.
Headquartered in Madrid with a presence in every major Spanish city and province.
Currently undergoing a significant digital transformation, creating opportunities for international IT and e-commerce experts.
Known for providing long-term career stability and being one of the most recognized brands in the country.

Data and AI Architecture Specialist

El Corte Ingles

This job was originally posted in Spanish and automatically translated to English. You'll most likely need Spanish to apply.

Job Description

Are you looking to develop your talent and find a place where your effort is recognized? We offer a dynamic, close-knit, and forward-looking environment. Here, every day is a new opportunity to learn, grow, and shine. Imagine being part of a diverse team where evolution and customer service are our priority. At El Corte Inglés, our work is a shared passion.

The project awaiting you.

At El Corte Inglés, we continue to advance our digital transformation, placing Data and Artificial Intelligence at the center of the customer experience and our internal processes. To achieve this, we are looking to incorporate a Data and AI Architecture Specialist who wants to actively participate in real projects involving generative AI, intelligent assistants, and AI agent platforms.

From this role, you will be able to design, evolve, and implement end-to-end (E2E) Data and AI architectures, with real capacity for technical judgment and decision-making, in a living technological environment with many initiatives driven directly by the business.

Main functions and requirements.

- Design of end-to-end architectures for Data and AI/ML solutions, understanding how data is operated, modeled, and consumed, as well as the use cases they support.

- Active participation in the implementation and deployment of solutions on cloud infrastructures and container environments (AKS).

- Definition of architectures based on Azure (Azure AI Foundry, Azure ML, AI Search) and Snowflake, within a continuously evolving technological stack.

- Cross-functional collaboration with Development, Cybersecurity, and Maintenance teams to ensure solid, secure data governance aligned with operations.

- Evaluation and proposal of new tools and methodologies, especially in the field of generative AI and AI agent platforms.

- Technical support for business-driven initiatives, ensuring coherent, scalable solutions oriented toward providing real value.

Requirements:

- Experience in data architectures and cloud infrastructure.

- Experience in Azure and Snowflake, with the ability to understand and recommend technical products and solutions.

- Genuine interest in generative AI and a desire to delve deeper.

- A drive to explore, learn, and evolve alongside the technological stack.

- Ability to work in highly dynamic environments with multiple teams and stakeholders.

- Capacity for technical judgment and decision-making, without direct team management.

- B2 English for technical documentation.

We offer a variety of social benefits that will contribute to your well-being.

- Exclusive discounts and financing options.

- Life insurance.

- Corporate University.

- Continuous training for professional development.

- Study grants for employees' children.

- In-house Medical Service.

- Flexible remuneration plan.

If you find this position interesting, we invite you to apply, as your experience could be very valuable to us. In our company, everyone is welcome.

View original advert (Spanish)

¿Buscas desarrollar tu talento y un lugar dónde tu esfuerzo sea reconocido? Te ofrecemos un entorno dinámico, cercano y de futuro. Aquí, cada día es una nueva oportunidad para aprender, crecer y brillar. Imagina formar parte de un equipo diverso, donde la evolución y el servicio al cliente son nuestra prioridad. En El Corte Inglés, nuestro trabajo es una pasión compartida.

El proyecto que te espera.

En El Corte Inglés seguimos avanzando en nuestra transformación digital, poniendo el Dato y la Inteligencia Artificial en el centro de la experiencia de cliente y de nuestros procesos internos. Para ello, buscamos incorporar un/a Especialista en Arquitectura de Datos e IA que quiera participar activamente en proyectos reales de IA generativa, asistentes inteligentes y plataformas de agentes de IA.

Desde este rol podrás, diseñar, evolucionar e implementar arquitecturas de Datos e IA de principio a fin (E2E), con capacidad real de criterio y decisión técnica, en un entorno tecnológico vivo, con muchas iniciativas impulsadas directamente desde negocio.

Funciones principales y requisitos.

- Diseño de arquitecturas end-to-end de soluciones de Datos e IA/ML, entendiendo cómo se operan, modelan y consumen los datos, así como los casos de uso que soportan.

- Participación activa en la implantación y despliegue de soluciones sobre infraestructuras cloud y entornos de contenedores (AKS).

- Definición de arquitecturas basadas en Azure (Azure AI Foundry, Azure ML, AI Search) y Snowflake, en un stack tecnológico en evolución continua.

- Colaboración transversal con equipos de Desarrollo, Ciberseguridad y Mantenimiento para asegurar un gobierno del dato sólido, seguro y alineado con la operativa.

- Evaluación y propuesta de nuevas herramientas y metodologías, especialmente en el ámbito de la IA generativa y plataformas de agentes de IA.

- Acompañamiento técnico a iniciativas impulsadas desde negocio, asegurando soluciones coherentes, escalables y orientadas a aportar valor real.

Requisitos:

- Experiencia en arquitecturas de datos e infraestructura cloud.

- Experiencia en Azure y Snowflake, con capacidad para entender y recomendar productos y soluciones técnicas.

- Interés real por la IA generativa y ganas de profundizar.

- Inquietud por profundizar, aprender y evolucionar junto al stack tecnológico.

- Capacidad para trabajar en entornos muy dinámicos, con múltiples equipos y stakeholders.

- Capacidad de criterio y decisión técnica, sin gestión directa de equipos.

- Inglés B2 para documentación técnica.

Te ofrecemos una variedad de beneficios sociales que contribuirán a tu bienestar.

- Descuentos exclusivos y opciones de financiación.

- Seguro de vida.

- Universidad Corporativa.

- Formación continua para el desarrollo profesional.

- Ayudas al estudio para hijos e hijas de empleados.

- Servicio Médico propio.

- Plan de retribución flexible.

Si te resulta interesante este puesto, te invitamos a que apliques, ya que tu experiencia podría ser muy valiosa para nosotros. En nuestra empresa todas las personas son bienvenidas.