Data Architect

We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to support a strategic modernization program within the Belgian energy sector.

The consultant will play a key role in defining and guiding the target data architecture towards a modern, scalable and future-proof environment.

Your missions:

• Define and oversee the data and solution architecture within the modernization program.
• Analyze the existing application and data architecture and define the target architecture.
• Design scalable, secure and maintainable cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Ensure integration between existing systems and new architecture components.
• Advise development teams and stakeholders on architectural guidelines, best practices and technical choices.
• Support governance, security and compliance requirements.
• Contribute to technical decision-making and roadmap definition.
• Manage and support the Azure DevOps environment.

Your activities:

• Design and evolve complex data architectures.
• Work with complex enterprise data models.
• Translate conceptual information models into logical data models.
• Analyze existing application and data architectures.
• Define future-state architecture objectives.
• Design cloud-native Azure solutions.
• Work with microservice architectures.
• Integrate existing systems with new architecture components.
• Write SQL queries.
• Develop and define test strategies.
• Provide architectural guidance to development teams and stakeholders.
• Define and promote architectural guidelines and best practices.
• Support architecture-related governance, security and compliance.
• Contribute to technical choices and architecture roadmap definition.
• Perform Azure DevOps administration, management and support.

• Data Architecture: Minimum 5 years of experience as a Data Architect across multiple projects involving complex data architecture challenges.
• Belgian Energy Sector: Minimum 3 years of experience in the Belgian energy sector.
• Data Modelling: Experience translating conceptual information models into logical data models.
• Enterprise Data Models: Experience with complex enterprise data models.
• Azure DevOps: Minimum 5 years of experience in Azure DevOps administration.
• SQL: Minimum 5 years of experience writing SQL queries.
• Microservices: Experience with microservice architecture.
• Test Strategy: Experience in defining and developing test strategies.
• Languages: Fluent Dutch or French.
• English: Fluent English.

Nice to Have

• Python: Experience with Python.
• UMIG: Knowledge of UMIG 6 and UMIG DGO processes., * You have at least 5 years of professional experiences in IT
• If you are at least fluent in FR/ENG or NL/ENG it’s best
• You’re eager to learn, motivated and curious
• Let’s have a chat !

• Group insurance
• Dental insurance (partner/children included)
• 20 days statutory paid vacations (legal vacations cumulated for 1 year of work)
• 11 days recovery time work 38/40 per year (= annual average: 1 day per 20 days worked) if the client asks you to work 8h/day
• Representation fee net per month.
• Internet fee of € 40 per month.
• Company car with national fuel card OR Public transport reimbursed OR mobility package.
• Daily fee of 5.50€ net /day provided.
• Subscription GSM unlimited calls for Belgium (ITS subscription)
• Training plan (e-learning - certification at ITS charge)

Extra advantages:

• Being a rather small team in BE (6 in back-office), we’re very close to each of our consultants and we differentiate ourselves trying to really take care of you and make you grow with us and within our different clients.
• Regular follow-up (every 3 to 6months depending on your needs/will)
• Regular teambuilding to meet-up and have fun (every 3 months more or less)
• Flexibility and trust
• Benefits of still being part to a bigger group (ITS Group) and having access to resources and of a larger team of Experts
• Co-optation system because sharing is caring!