Principal AI architect

We are looking for a Principal AI Architect to join our Enterprise Architecture team at Vaisala headquarters in Vantaa, Finland, other locations negotiable. You will set the architectural direction for how Vaisala use AI and make the hands-on technical calls - models, agents, retrieval and integration patterns - that turn a fast-growing portfolio of AI solutions into a secure, scalable enterprise capability.

Vaisala is a global leader in measurement instruments and intelligence helping industries, nations, people, and the planet to thrive. From predicting hurricanes to optimizing renewable energy production, our technology is used where it matters the most - from data centers, windfarms and laboratories to airports, the Arctic and even the surface of Mars. For a second year running, Vaisala got recognized in TIME Magazine's World's Best Companies in Sustainable Growth 2026 study. Our team of close to 2,500 experts and 62 nationalities around the world is committed to taking every measure for the planet. Driven by our shared purpose, curiosity, and pioneering spirit, we stay ahead and make a difference. At Vaisala, you don't have to fit in to belong.

Why join us?

Shape AI from the ground up - Decide how Vaisala builds, scales and runs enterprise AI

Work hands-on - Prove what works in practice, then turn it into the patterns teams across Vaisala build on

Broad influence - Connect business needs to AI architecture with teams across the company

A team that backs you - Collaborative, ideas welcome, and your work is visible company-wide

Work with the best of what's out there - A stack already in production and still growing: AWS Bedrock and the wider AWS platform, Claude, Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, Salesforce Agentforce, SAP Joule etc.

What's your role?

You will own Vaisala's AI and agentic architecture end to end - designing it, building the first version of it, and taking it from experiments to a capability the whole company runs on. You will work across