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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Architect - **Company:** Keyrus - **Location:** Belgium - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Virtualization, Data Warehousing, Python (Programming Language), Metadata, Meta-Data Management, Power BI, Data Mesh, SAS (Software), SQL Databases, Tableau (Software), Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Snowflake, Multi-Cloud, Agentic-AI, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology, Collibra, Data Analytics, Apache Kafka, Data Management, Machine Learning Operations, Confluent, Databricks - **Published:** November 12, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.keyrus.be/jobs/8224269-data-architect ## About the Role * 8+ years of experience in data and analytics, including at least 3 years in a Data Architect or Solution Architect role. * Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data architectures, from strategy through implementation. * Strong expertise in data modelling, from conceptual and logical design to physical implementation. * Experience with ETL/ELT processes and modern data integration patterns, including real-time or event-driven architectures. * Solid understanding of data governance, MDM, metadata management, and data quality frameworks. * Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both senior business stakeholders and technical teams. * Professional working proficiency in Dutch and English. French is a strong asset. * Eligibility to work in Belgium. * Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience. Technical Skills, * Experience with AI and Generative AI architectures, including RAG patterns, agentic systems, vector databases, MLOps, and LLMOps. * Previous consulting or client-facing delivery experience. * Familiarity with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF and DAMA-DMBOK. * Experience with modern data architecture concepts such as Data Mesh, Data Products, Data Virtualization, and Logical Data Warehousing. * Exposure to multi-cloud environments, hybrid architectures, or large-scale transformation programs. ## Description As a Data Architect, you will shape the data foundations that enable our clients to become truly intelligence-driven organizations. You will design scalable, future-proof data architectures, guide strategic technology decisions, and help clients transform complex business requirements into practical data solutions. * Define target-state data architectures across platform, integration, modelling, and consumption layers, and establish the roadmap to reach them. * Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models that support analytics, reporting, and operational use cases. * Architect modern cloud data platforms on Azure and/or AWS, including lakehouse, real-time integration, streaming, and hybrid architectures. * Evaluate and document key architectural decisions, balancing trade-offs such as build versus buy, batch versus streaming, and centralized versus federated approaches. * Act as a trusted advisor to business and IT stakeholders, translating strategic ambitions and operational constraints into realistic, scalable solutions. * Advise clients on data governance, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data quality, considering both technology and organizational dimensions. * Contribute to solution design, client workshops, and RFP responses in collaboration with our sales and practice teams. * Guide delivery teams by establishing architectural standards, reviewing designs, and ensuring consistency, scalability, and maintainability across projects. * Mentor consultants and engineers, fostering architectural excellence within the Belgian practice. * Contribute to the continuous evolution of Keyrus reference architectures, methodologies, and accelerators. Who You Are You are a strategic thinker with a strong technical foundation and a passion for designing data ecosystems that create business value. You enjoy combining technology, consulting, and stakeholder management, and you are comfortable engaging with both executive decision-makers and technical teams. You take ownership, communicate complex ideas clearly, and can confidently challenge assumptions while building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups., * Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure (Fabric, Synapse, Data Factory, Purview) and/or AWS (Redshift, Glue, S3) * Data Platforms: Databricks, Snowflake, SAS Viya * Data Integration & Engineering: dbt, Kafka, Confluent, CDC tooling, ETL/ELT frameworks * Governance & Metadata: Collibra and related governance solutions * Analytics & Visualization: Power BI, Tableau * Programming & Querying: Python, SQL We do not expect expertise in every technology listed above. We value deep expertise in a subset, combined with the architectural judgement to evaluate, integrate, and recommend the right technologies for each client context.