Data Architect

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 with the Development team of the company that will closely cooperate with a major client's IT team.

Your tasks

• Drive the design of a scalable data architecture aligned with costumer's enterprise architecture and supporting a federated, domain-oriented data mesh approach. The architect must account for the semantic richness, traceability, and governance requirements inherent to this type of data;
• Direct the development of domain-level data products, ensuring they are discoverable, interoperable, secure, and aligned with business capabilities;
• Advise and oversee the implementation of robust data integration pipelines using Azure services such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse Analytics, enabling decentralized data ownership and cross-domain data sharing;
• Contribute to FinOps practices by designing data architectures and pipelines that optimise cloud resource usage and cost efficiency across Azure data services;
• Influence data modelling standards to support advanced analytics, reporting, and AI/ML initiatives on the Azure platform;
• Contribute to the development of data governance, metadata management, and data cataloguing practices using tools like Microsoft Purview, ensuring traceability, lineage, and compliance with EU regulations;
• Ensure data quality, availability, and security by collaborating with cybersecurity and infrastructure teams, embedding protection and privacy controls into all architectural artefacts;
• Support the evolution of data strategy by advocating for product thinking in data delivery and promoting architecture patterns that align with cloud-native and data mesh principles;
• Conceptual and logical data models aligned with costumer's business capabilities and the data mesh paradigm, ensuring clarity in data ownership and usage across domains;
• Data product specifications and architecture documentation, defining ownership, contracts, quality standards, and reuse mechanisms across business domains;
• Architecture artefacts illustrating secure, scalable data flows, including integration patterns and data sharing models that meet both operational and strategic needs.

• University degree in IT or relevant discipline, combined with minimum 5 years of experience as a data architect or senior data engineer performing above key tasks;
• Experience with Data Architecture and domain data processing;
• Experience in the modelling and design of domain-specific data products;
• Experience using Azure services, such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Platform,;
• Experience using Microsoft Purview in data modelling, data governance, data management and data cataloguing practices;
• Experience with advanced analytics, reporting, and AI/ML;
• Excellent knowledge of data classification and protection;
• Knowledge of FinOps practices;
• Excellent command of the English language.

If you are seeking a career in an exciting and dynamic company, where you will offer your services as part of a team of a major European Institution, operating in an international, multilingual and multicultural environment where you can expect real chances to make a difference, please send us your detailed CV in English, quoting reference (DA/06/2025).

We offer a competitive remuneration (either on contract basis or remuneration with full benefits package), based on qualifications and experience. All applications will be treated as confidential.

EUROPEAN DYNAMICS (ED) (www.eurodyn.com) is a leading Software, Information and Communication Technologies company, operating internationally (Athens, Brussels, Luxembourg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, London, Nicosia, Hong-Kong, Valetta, etc). The company employs over 1000 engineers, IT experts and consultants (around 3% PhD, 36% MSc and 53% BSc or equivalent). We design and develop software applications using state-of-the-art technology. The group generates annual revenues in the range of EURO 40 million, with an EBITDA in the range of 20%. The value of our contract portfolio exceeds EURO 250 million. EUROPEAN DYNAMICS is a renowned supplier of IT services to government institutions, multinational corporations, public administrations and multinational companies, research and academic institutes.

As part of our dedication to the diversity of our workforce, we are committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion.

EUROPEAN DYNAMICS (ED) adheres to the General Data Protection Regulation principles by applying its Privacy Policy as published in www.eurodyn.com/privacy. By submitting an application to this position and by sharing your personal data with ED, you acknowledge and accept its Policy and authorise ED to process your personal data for the purposes of the company's recruitment opportunities, in line to the Policy.