WE ARE HIRING | Senior Data Architect

Location: Germany

Position: Senior Data Architect

Travel Requirement: Candidates must be willing to relocate/travel to Germany for a long-term assignment immediately.

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Architect to design and lead enterprise data architecture, cloud data platforms, data engineering, and AI-ready data solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

- Define enterprise data architecture, standards, frameworks, and data strategies.
- Design scalable Data Lakes, Lakehouses, and Data Warehouses.
- Architect cloud-native data platforms using Azure, AWS, or GCP.
- Design AI-ready data platforms supporting Generative AI, RAG, LLMs, and Machine Learning.
- Establish data governance, data quality, metadata, and master data management frameworks.
- Lead ETL/ELT development, batch processing, and real-time data pipelines.
- Drive data security, integration, scalability, and performance optimization.
- Collaborate with AI/ML and engineering teams to deliver enterprise data solutions.

Required Key Skills:

- Enterprise Data Architecture
- Data Lakehouse & Data Warehouse Architecture




- Data Modelling (Conceptual, Logical & Physical)
- Microsoft Azure (Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric)
- Cloud Data Architecture (Azure / AWS / GCP)
- Generative AI, RAG Architecture & LLM Integration
- Vector Databases (Pinecone, Weaviate, Azure AI Search)
- Data Governance, Data Quality & MDM
- ETL/ELT, Data Pipelines & Data Integration
- Apache Spark, Kafka, Delta Lake
- Python & SQL
- Snowflake, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
- CI/CD, Terraform/Bicep & DevSecOps

Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, IT, Data Science, or related field.
- Azure Solutions Architect / Azure Data Engineer certifications.
- Databricks or Snowflake certifications.
- TOGAF certification is an added advantage.
- Experience with Azure OpenAI, Copilot, Agentic AI, Data Mesh, and Data Fabric.

Key Competencies:

- Enterprise Architecture Leadership
- Strategic Thinking
- Stakeholder Management
- Problem Solving
- Team Leadership & Mentoring

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