Data architect

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NextLink is having an existing
position as a <\/span><\/span>Data Architect <\/span><\/span><\/b>in Brussels area, Belgium.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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General information:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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- Start date: ASAP<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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- Duration: 24 months renewable<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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- Workload: full time 2 days on site /
3 days remote <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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- Work location: Brussels area, Belgium<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Description :<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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We are looking for an experienced Data
Architect to lead the design and evolution of our data architecture, ensuring
its scalability, security, governance, and alignment with our business and
technological objectives. A central pillar for our Data Engineering, Data
Science, and business teams.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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As a Data Architect, the
responsibilities will include (but are not limited to):<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Define and Drive Data Strategy:
Elaborate the vision and roadmap for the data architecture, aligning with
business objectives and in close collaboration with various stakeholders.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Design and Optimize Architectures:
Design comprehensive data architectures (Data Lake, Data<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Warehouse, etc.) and select
appropriate technologies to meet analytics, AI, and operational needs.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Establish Standards and Governance:
Define norms for data modeling, quality, security, and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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performance, and implement governance
principles (lineage, data dictionary).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Guide and Promote Best Practices:
Provide technical oversight to Data Engineering/Science teams<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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during implementation, ensure system
consistency, and promote best architectural practices within<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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our department.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Profile:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Language: English fluent + French and Dutch fluent <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Master's degree in quantitative field
(computer science, statistics, mathematics, engineering, etc.) or a related
discipline with a strong focus on data analysis.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Strategic vision and ability to
anticipate: Thinks long -term and aligns data strategy with business<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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objectives.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Technical leadership and influence:
Inspires trust and convinces teams and stakeholders of the<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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best architectural approaches.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Communication and Pedagogy:
Explains complex concepts clearly and interacts effectively with<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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both technical and non -technical
audiences. Fluent in French, Dutch, and English.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Analytical and Pragmatic: Quickly
understands complex issues, proposes clear solutions, and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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balances ideal architecture with
operational and budget constraints.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Experience as a Data Architect or
Senior Data Engineer with significant architectural responsibilities (minimum 5
years of experience)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Advanced expertise in data
architecture (Data Warehouse, Data Lake) and dimensional data<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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modeling for relational databases.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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• Strong knowledge of cloud data
platforms (e.g. expertise in GCP services like Dataflow, Cloud<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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Storage, or Cloud Azure services like
Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Databricks),<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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programming languages (Python), SQL
optimization, data security/compliance (GDPR), and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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DevOps/DataOps principles for
automation<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
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