Lead Data Architect Senior - JP053946

ITProposal
Ghent, Belgium
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Temporary contract
Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
Dutch, English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Ghent, Belgium

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
Azure
Data Architecture
Data Infrastructure
ETL
DevOps
Github
Identity and Access Management
Key Management
MySQL
Network Segmentation
Power BI
DataOps
SQL Databases
Cloud Platform System
Azure
GIT
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Bicep
Machine Learning Operations
Terraform
Databricks

Job description

We are looking for a Lead Data Architect to define, design, and guide the implementation of a modern, enterprise-grade data platform. This role ensures alignment between business, IT, and data teams while delivering a scalable, secure, and future-proof architecture. Key Responsibilities

  • Define and design the overall Azure-based data platform architecture (compute, storage, networking, security)
  • Lead the implementation of modern data platform patterns and standards
  • Establish and enforce DevOps practices (CI/CD pipelines, environments, monitoring, alerting)
  • Ensure security, access control, and compliance (IAM, secrets management, GDPR-by-design)
  • Define and oversee automation of platform operations to improve reliability and reduce manual effort
  • Ensure the platform is production-ready, resilient, and operationally robust
  • Monitor platform performance, reliability, and cost efficiency
  • Align architecture with DevOps, DataOps, and MLOps practices across analytics and AI workloads
  • Act as key technical advisor between ICT, governance, and data teams

Requirements

  • Extensive experience designing and delivering cloud-based data platforms, preferably on Azure
  • Strong background in enterprise data architecture and modern data platform design
  • Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and platform automation
  • Experience working within enterprise ICT governance, security, and compliance frameworks (GDPR, IAM, etc.)

Key Skills

  • Strong expertise in Azure (networking, storage, compute, security)
  • Solid experience with Data Modeling, ETL/ELT, and Data Architecture principles
  • Hands-on knowledge of Databricks, SQL, MySQL, Power BI, and Git
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Bicep, ARM) and CI/CD tools (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)
  • Strong understanding of DataOps concepts and modern data platform architecture
  • Experience with IAM, network segmentation, private endpoints, and secrets management
  • Ability to define and align architectural roadmaps

Profile

  • Strong architectural leadership mindset with hands-on capability when needed
  • Strong focus on automation, scalability, and long-term platform stability
  • Pragmatic problem solver with enterprise delivery experience
  • Strong collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Structured, disciplined, and documentation-driven approach
  • Strong sense of accountability for platform quality and governance

Languages

  • English: Full professional proficiency (required)
  • Dutch: Nice to have

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