Data architect

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17 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

Dutch, English, French

Experience level

Senior

Job location

Remote

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence

Data analysis

Cloud Computing

Cloud Storage

Data Architecture

Data Dictionary

Information Engineering

Data Security

Data Warehousing

Relational Databases

DevOps

Data Flow Control

Python

DataOps

Sql Optimization

Data Strategy

Data Lake

Information Technology

Data Management

Databricks

Programming Languages

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Data Architect to lead the design and evolution of our data architecture, ensuring its scalability, security, governance, and alignment with our business and technological objectives. A central pillar for our Data Engineering, Data Science, and business teams.

As a Data Architect, the responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):

Define and Drive Data Strategy: Elaborate the vision and roadmap for the data architecture, aligning with business objectives and in close collaboration with various stakeholders.
Design and Optimize Architectures: Design comprehensive data architectures (Data Lake, Data

Warehouse, etc.) and select appropriate technologies to meet analytics, AI, and operational needs.

Establish Standards and Governance: Define norms for data modeling, quality, security, and

performance, and implement governance principles (lineage, data dictionary).

Guide and Promote Best Practices: Provide technical oversight to Data Engineering/Science teams

during implementation, ensure system consistency, and promote best architectural practices within

Requirements

Language: English fluent + French and Dutch fluent
Master's degree in quantitative field (computer science, statistics, mathematics, engineering, etc.) or a related discipline with a strong focus on data analysis.
Strategic vision and ability to anticipate: Thinks long-term and aligns data strategy with business

objectives.

Technical leadership and influence: Inspires trust and convinces teams and stakeholders of the

best architectural approaches.

Communication and Pedagogy: Explains complex concepts clearly and interacts effectively with

both technical and non-technical audiences. Fluent in French, Dutch, and English.

Analytical and Pragmatic: Quickly understands complex issues, proposes clear solutions, and

balances ideal architecture with operational and budget constraints.

Experience as a Data Architect or Senior Data Engineer with significant architectural responsibilities (minimum 5 years of experience)
Advanced expertise in data architecture (Data Warehouse, Data Lake) and dimensional data

modeling for relational databases.