Do you want to start a new professional challenge? Check out our new opportunity!We are looking to incorporate a Data Architect to our team.About usWe are an IT Consultant Group that provides services and creates digital solutions to improve the lives of citizens across Europe. Check out our website: www.Altia.Es/enOur project and teamThis is your opportunity to start working on international projects with a highly qualified team and applying the latest technologies.You will join our European team, specifically the one involved in several projects for a significant European Agency.Minimum RequirementsRequired Knowledge- Knowledge of enterprise data architecture methods and reference models (e.G., DAMA-DMBOK, data mesh principles, data fabric patterns).- Knowledge of data modelling approaches: 3NF, dimensional/star-schema, and Data Vault 2.0; experience with modelling languages/tools (e.G., ER, UML, ArchiMate; ERwin, SAP PowerDesigner).- Experience with metadata and cataloguing platforms to govern lineage and ownership (e.G., Collibra, Alation, Azure Purview; OpenLineage).- Knowledge of data governance and quality frameworks (e.G., ISO 8000, ISO/IEC 11179), including stewardship, data domains, and controls.- Understanding of privacy, security, and compliance requirements (e.G., GDPR, ISO/IEC 27001), including encryption, key management, RBAC/ABAC, and data residency.- Experience with integration patterns and pipelines: ETL/ELT, CDC, event streaming (e.G., Kafka, Debezium) and orchestration (e.G., Airflow, Azure Data Factory, Dagster).- Knowledge of lakehouse and warehouse architectures, table/format standards (e.G., Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg, Apache Hudi) and columnar formats (e.G., Parquet).- Experience with cloud data platforms such as Azure Synapse/Databricks/Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift.- Knowledge of relational and NoSQL data stores and when to apply them (e.G., PostgreSQL/Oracle; MongoDB,



Cassandra; time-series/graph).- High level of English.Main Responsibilities- Develop and implement the organization's overarching data strategy, creating blueprints for data management that align with and enable key business objectives.- Translate business requirements into technical specifications and data architecture designs, ensuring the data infrastructure supports both immediate and long-term needs.- Create conceptual, logical, and physical data models (e.G., dimensional for analytics) that define data structure, relationships, and storage.- Maintain metadata repositories to ensure data accuracy, lineage, and integration, curating both technical and business metadata for clarity.- Architect solutions to integrate data from disparate sources (ERPs, CRMs) using ETL/ELT processes and tools (e.G., Apache NiFi, Talend) into a unified framework.- Build and manage streaming data pipelines (e.G., using Kafka, Spark Streaming) to support real-time analytics and decision-making.- Define and enforce data governance policies, including data quality standards, lineage tracking, access controls, and a data catalog.- Implement security protocols (encryption, RBAC) and design architectures to ensure adherence to regulations like GDPR.- Implement processes for data profiling, validation, and cleansing to ensure ongoing data accuracy, consistency, and reliability.Skills- Capacity to leverage storytelling in data architecture communications.- Ability to synthesize long-term business objectives with technical feasibility to guide project vision and validate architectural decisions.- Ability to understand, speak and write English, optionally French as an additional asset.- Ability to work in a team as well as autonomously.- Ability to participate in multilingual meetings.- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.- Results-oriented mindset, focused on delivering.This job offer has been drafted with impartiality and non-discrimination on the basis of gender, race, ideology or any other grounds in mind. In particular, it complies with current regulations on gender equality between women and men (Royal Decree-Law 6/2019)#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Data Architect (Madrid)
🏢 ALTIA
📍 Madrid