We are looking for dedicated new members to join our ‘Artificial Intelligence & Cloud Platform’ team at our Bocholt site.
Job Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and operate reusable AI and agentic platform services as well as integration patterns for common GenAI use cases within the AI and Cloud Platform team
- Work as part of Flender's AI Factory, a central initiative driving the global adoption of AI technologies, AI tooling, and AI-enabled ways of working across the company
- Define and establish standards, governance frameworks, guardrails, and reference architectures to ensure secure, compliant, and responsible AI usage in line with the EU AI Act
- Develop and prototype innovative AI platform capabilities while evaluating emerging technologies, trends, and opportunities in the AI ecosystem
- Translate AI capabilities into practical business solutions and advise development teams through architectural guidance, patterns, and best practices
- Drive AI adoption across the organization through communication, workshops, training, and close collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders worldwide
- Act as a trusted advisor to business and technology teams, identifying use cases, gathering requirements, assessing opportunities, and helping maximize value from AI solutions
Required Knowledge, Skills, Education and Experience:
- Successfully completed degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a comparable qualification
- Practical experience with modern AI technologies, agentic platforms, and AI harnesses (for example Microsoft Copilot Studio, GitHub Copilot or similar technologies)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure) is beneficial but not mandatory
- Solid understanding of API-based architectures, integration patterns, and secure system design
- Experience in platform engineering, developer platforms, or the design of reusable services
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into simple, practical solutions
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
- Pragmatic mindset with a focus on business value, scalability, and user adoption
What we offer as an employer:
- Compensation in accordance with a collective bargaining agreement or based on a collective bargaining agreement
- 50% remote work under a flex-time system *If the position allows
- 30 vacation days and special payments as stipulated in the collective bargaining agreement
- Health care and benefit programs
- Professional development through our Academy
- Job Bike
- Sustainability initiatives
- Family benefits, e.g., childcare subsidy, FleKita at our main location in Bocholt
Your contact person(s) for this job posting is/are:
Emma Uebbing, Jonathan LottmannFlender is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.
Skills Required
- Degree in IT or equivalent qualification
- Extensive experience in cloud architecture (AWS and/or Azure)
- Practical experience with modern AI technologies, particularly LLM-based services
- Sound understanding of API-based architectures, integration patterns and secure system design
- Experience in platform engineering, developer platforms or the design of reusable services
- Ability to translate complex topics into simple, practical solutions
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
- Pragmatic approach focused on impact, scalability and acceptance
What We Do
Flender ® is a Digital Lending platform which helps businesses raise finance fast. Flender is Irelands fastest growing digital lending platform. We can provide same day confirmation on a loan and have it to you in 24 hours. From €10,000 - €300,000 over 6 - 60 months, we are fast, flexible finance.
