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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Information & Data Management Specialist - **Company:** Qplox Engineering - **Location:** Leuven, Belgium - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Governance, Information Lifecycle Management, Information Management, Meta-Data Management, Reference Data, Power BI, Software Tools, Microsoft SharePoint, Data Management - **Published:** September 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.be/details/5886259537 ## About the Role * A Master's degree or equivalent experience. * 2+ years of work experience, or demonstrated high potential as an analytically strong junior professional with the right mindset. * Strong analytical and conceptual skills, with the ability to analyse information structures, processes, and metadata. * Excellent abstraction skills: able to distil complex reality into clear models, structures, and actions. * Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills, including the ability to explain complex concepts using diagrams and structured presentations. * Strong stakeholder and workshop facilitation skills and the ability to align diverse stakeholders. * Affinity and interest in information/data governance and metadata management. * A self-directed, ownership-driven working style with a proactive approach to finding information and moving work forward. * Adaptability, resilience, and a solution-oriented mindset when facing ambiguity and new challenges. * A creative problem-solver with a strong can-do mentality, who enjoys figuring things out and learning quickly. * Working proficiency in Dutch and English, both spoken and written. Nice to have * SharePoint expertise * Experience setting up and structuring SharePoint document libraries * Experience with Power BI * Experience or interest in software tool development ## Description * Drive Open Science and support researchers through information management initiatives. * Lead the business adoption of the data catalog and business glossary. * Guide researchers in managing information assets through workshops, visual tools, training materials, and communication channels. * Assist with the preparation and completion of Data Management Plans (DMPs) and oversee their implementation within relevant projects. * Structure, improve, and contribute to information management practices. * Collaborate with ICT, researchers, and business stakeholders to gather needs, create prototypes, and validate tooling capabilities. * Collect structured feedback, user insights, and improvement recommendations for the selection, configuration, and enhancement of information management tooling. * Identify and develop improvements to policies, guidelines, standards, processes, templates, terminology, and metadata. * Design, set up, and structure document libraries that support the information lifecycle. * Define and maintain ontologies that bring coherence to terminology and definitions, and support the development of a reference data management tool. * Facilitate workshops and build strong networks among researchers and project managers to proactively identify opportunities and needs. * Represent the organisation in relevant research data management and ontology development activities. ## Related Videos - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1520-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [ Secure Code Superstars: Empowering Developers and Surpassing Security Challenges Together](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/422-secure-code-superstars-empowering-developers-and-surpassing-security-challenges-together) - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Enjoying SQL data pipelines with dbt](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/823-enjoying-sql-data-pipelines-with-dbt) - [REST, GraphQL, gRPC, and more: A comparison of modern API styles](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100247-rest-graphql-grpc-and-more-a-comparison-of-modern-api-styles) ## Related Articles - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Best Companies in the Netherlands: Top 25 Companies in 2023 ](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/193-best-companies-in-the-netherlands-top-25-companies-in-2023) - [The Netherlands – Europe’s powerhouse for software development?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/31-the-netherlands-europe-s-powerhouse-for-software-development) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [7 Most Popular Web Developer Jobs in Europe](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/163-7-most-popular-web-developer-jobs-in-europe)