Enterprise Data Architect

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The Data Platform vision is based on the one of the Data Mesh, including domain ownership, serving data as a product and the federated computational governance.

The Data Platform is organized around products of 2 types: Enabler Products delivering solutions to support the work of the end users as well as the engineers, and Data Product Teams focusing on delivering value to the business users of their domain by providing them with well curated and fit for purpose data organized around domain-based data products.

Customer Engagement Associate, together with subject matter experts, Solutions Architects and Systems Architects, design solid foundations for the Data Platform that serves the Business. They also support their product by aligning on with all respective stakeholders on technical solutions.

Our client is looking for a Customer Engagement Associate / Enterprise Data Architect who will be a member of one of the Platform Product team. Supporting their product as well as the whole Enterprise Data Architecture chapter by:

• Being the front runner of their product, discussing technical solutions with new initiatives.
• Supporting the design of Enterprise Data Architecture Blueprints,
• Validating, and improving each blueprint by actively participating in the product development,
• Supporting Data Product Teams scoping information domains and defining data products
• Generating business value for the product team.

Tasks:

• Align the business world and the technology world to reach the strategic targets.
• Align the data platform architecture view with the needs of data product team.
• Advocate and push adoption of the data platform by supporting every Data Product Teams as your customer.
• In collaboration with the subject matter experts, the consultant will design enterprise data architecture blueprints for data capabilities and enablers that support engineers working for your product
• Help to prioritize and focus data management, data governance, and data quality-improvement initiatives.
• Support your designing the Transversal Data Model (TDM) and Canonical Data Model (CDM) to structure business data through a conceptual viewpoint independent of any present realization by real systems. This include defining solution from your product to best support them.
• Drive Proof of Concepts that contribute to evaluating and validating the most suitable option for the Enterprise Data Architecture Blueprint.
• Collect and integrate feedback from other data product teams who create data products, ensuring the marketplace meets their needs.
• Support the product team and guide the Data Advisor and Engineer in best designing their solutions.
• Maximize the value of the Product in close collaboration with the Product Owner.

Requirements:

• 8+ years designing Solutions and Blueprints as a cross-domain Enterprise, Data or Solution Architect
• 8+ years designing Data Integrations within the Enterprise and with external parties, bridging Cloud and on-premise systems
• 7+ years establishing best practices, methodologies, frameworks, principles, policies and processes
• Language skills: fluent in English AND in at least one of the following languages: Dutch, French or German.
• Experience with Domain Driven Design
• Experience designing and using Data Models
• Experience with messaging systems and/or Event Driven Architecture
• Experience with data intensive API and restful architecture
• Some experience designing Master Data Management solutions (optional)
• Some experience implementing Big Data and Data Lake (optional)
• 3+ years developing data-focused products (optional)
• Some experience working on data-mesh based Architectures (optional)
• Proven experience in metadata management, data catalogs, and metadata harvesting tools.
• Masters degree in engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics
• Experience in Electrical Asset Management and the TSO domain is a plus.
• Customer-oriented.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate complex issues correctly and clearly to both internal and external audience.
• Ability to work independently in a continuously changing environment.
• Analytical approach to problem-solving and a track record of driving results through continuous improvement.
• Curious and creative, you can think out of the box and challenge the habits and consider constructively new ideas.
• Team player breathing respect, open-mind, dare, challenge, innovation support for your product team
• Product-oriented mindset
• Excellent presentation skills

• Contractual flexibility, a permanent contract or a freelance assignment;
• Flexible working hours with the possibility of teleworking (1 to 3 days a week);
• A team of enthusiastic, professional and talented colleagues in a good mood and atmosphere;
• Personalized career coaching to support your development;
• A company with a pleasant, dynamic and innovative working atmosphere.