[Hiring] Data Architect @EUROPEAN DYNAMICS

Role Description

We currently have a vacancy for a Data Architect fluent in English, to offer his/her services as an expert remotely. In the context of the first assignment, the successful candidate will be integrated in the team of the company that will closely cooperate with a major client’s IT team on site.

• Develop and execute the organization’s data strategy and architecture aligned with business objectives;
• Translate business requirements into scalable data architecture, models, and technical specifications;
• Design and manage data models, metadata, lineage, and data catalogs;
• Architect and integrate batch and real-time data pipelines across diverse sources and platforms;
• Establish and enforce data governance, quality, security, privacy, and regulatory standards;
• Design and deploy scalable cloud and hybrid data platforms, optimizing performance and cost;
• Implement data profiling, validation, cleansing, and lifecycle management processes;
• Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize data platforms, pipelines, and infrastructure;
• Collaborate with business leaders, engineers, and data scientists to deliver data solutions that meet organizational needs;
• Lead data architecture initiatives and mentor teams on standards, tools, and best practices;
• Evaluate emerging data, cloud, big data, and AI technologies and recommend relevant solutions.

Qualifications

• University degree in IT or relevant discipline, combined with minimum 12 years of relevant working experience;
• At least 2 years of experience in enterprise data architecture and platform assessment, including BI, data and integration environments;
• At least 2 years hands-on with enterprise relational databases/DWH, including SQL analysis, troubleshooting and performance optimization;
• At least 2 years hands-on with ETL/ELT and data integration tools, developing, adapting and troubleshooting pipelines;
• At least 2 years applying data modelling across conceptual, logical and physical layers, including 3NF, Data Vault, dimensional/star-schema approaches;
• At least 1 year involved in enterprise data/BI/DWH migrations;
• Experience with metadata and cataloguing platforms to govern lineage and ownership (e.g., Collibra, Alation, Azure Purview; OpenLineage);
• Experience with cloud data platforms such as Azure Synapse/Databricks/Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift;
• One of the following or an equivalent certification would be mandatory: TOGAF, CDMP, DAMA-DMBoK, and ISO data governance standards;
• Excellent command of the English language.

Benefits

• Competitive remuneration (either on contract basis or remuneration with full benefits package), based on qualifications and experience;
• All applications will be treated as confidential.