Principal Entrerprise Architect
Type of vacancy: Regular
City: Schiphol Rijk
Hours per week: 40
Education: Wo
Apply before: 11/27/2026
Introduction
How do you keep the IT architecture of Air France-KLM secure, resilient and ready for the future? As a Principal Enterprise Architect in the CIO Office, you help shape technology decisions that impact the entire Group. You connect business strategy with IT, bring consistency to technology roadmaps and advise senior leaders on strategic investments. Looking beyond individual systems and business interests, you help build a coherent, flexible and future-ready IT architecture across Air France, KLM and their affiliates.
What are you going to do?
As a Principal Enterprise Architect, you develop and safeguard the architecture vision, strategy and principles for the Air France-KLM Group. You ensure that technology decisions support business objectives and that IT domains operate within a consistent set of architectural standards. Security, resilience, cost and technological developments all play a role in your decisions. Working closely with different IT disciplines, you advise Directors and Executives on complex architectural challenges and strategic technology investments.
You will also:
- develop, implement and enforce enterprise architecture guardrails for technical and business platforms, ensuring consistency across technical architecture, security and Data & AI;
- collaborate with the CISO and Operational Excellence to translate security policies, service quality and resilience requirements into clear architectural principles and governance;
- review and align technology roadmaps across the IT organization, challenge inconsistencies and ensure alignment with IT strategy, workforce strategy, vendor management and portfolio management. You also assess emerging technologies, vendor strategies and industry developments;
- guide cross-domain technology decisions and standards for strategic platforms such as SAP, Salesforce and ServiceNow, identifying opportunities for standardization, reuse and synergies across Air France, KLM and their affiliates;
- provide independent guidance on technology investments and budget decisions, considering technical debt, platform obsolescence, risks, compliance and long-term strategic implications. You also translate consolidated technology roadmaps into clear insights for senior stakeholders across IT, the business and affiliates.
Where do you land?
You will join the Enterprise Architecture team within the Air France-KLM CIO Office. The team develops and safeguards the Group's architecture vision, strategy and principles. Together, you ensure that the IT landscape remains coherent, flexible and future-ready, enabling the organization to respond to business and technological changes while managing costs and risks. You will work in an international setting where different IT domains, business units and strategic interests come together.
Your profile
You combine deep enterprise architecture expertise with strategic judgement and an understanding of different stakeholder perspectives. You can turn complex technology challenges into clear recommendations, considering technical, financial and organizational implications. Building trust comes naturally to you, and you know how to bring people together, navigate competing priorities and create alignment at executive level.
In addition, you bring:
- 7 to 10 years of experience in a senior architecture role within a large organization;
- approximately 10 to 15 years of relevant experience addressing architectural and technological challenges related to business transformation;
- a solid understanding of business processes and the ability to connect technology solutions to strategic business objectives;
- proven expertise in designing and implementing scalable, secure and reliable IT architectures;
- experience in technology governance, risk management and compliance.
Competencies
- Strategic Vision
- Persuasiveness
- Impact
- Relationship Building
- Goal Orientation
Competencies
We offer
- A challenging role with a unique employer in the Netherlandss;
- A gross monthly salary between € 8.082,33 and € 11.546,18;
- Plenty of room for personal development and great advancement opportunities;
- A good pension scheme;
- 8% holiday allowance;
- A variable income that can go up to a maximum of 16%;
- A profit-sharing scheme, up to 20%;
- 25 days of paid holiday and 5 additional days off;
- Great discounts on airline tickets (after at least 6 months of employment);
- A sustainable transport policy - use all public transport for your commute within the Netherlands, free of charge;
- If your job allows: working from home and up to 8 weeks working abroad (within the EU and Caribbean);
- Discount of your health insurance;
- A personal budget for sustainable employability.
Ready for your next destination?
Don’t wait any longer and apply for this function before the final boarding call on 11/27/2026! A motivation letter is no longer required; we will simply ask you a couple of questions during your online application. The selection process consists of two interviews and a security screening.
Candidates who are positively selected for the first interview will receive an email allowing them to choose a suitable time slot themselves. This keeps the process fast and clear, and puts you in control of your schedule. You'll hear from us within two weeks after the vacancy closes.
Through your personal candidate profile, you can log in at any time. There you'll find the vacancy you applied for - even after it has closed - as well as a clear dashboard with any other ongoing applications within KLM, including status updates.
Do you have the drive to grow further in this role? Then we look forward to your application. Within two weeks, you will receive a message from us.
Did you know that according to research, women are less likely to apply than men when they don't meet all the job requirements? What a shame. Because, in our view, 'the perfect candidate' is a myth. So, if you have the drive to grow in aspects of this role, we look forward to your application.
A reference check can be part of the application procedure.
Questions?
If you would like to know more about the position, please contact the hiring manager. Call or e-mail the recruiter for questions about the application process. In both cases, don't forget to mention the vacancy number: #23251. At KLM, we believe in the power of diversity. Would you like to read more about this? Please see our statement.
Hiring manager
Eric Valent: ERIC.VALENT@KLM.COM or 0651457036
Recruiter
Sandra Bonsu: SANDRA.BONSU@KLM.COM or 0638996107
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