Data Architect

Based on the business strategy defined, the Architect is requested to contribute to the futher shaping and development of the IT and act as a link between the IT and the Business side at all times for the specific Master Data Management project in the context of Boost programme implementation/deployment, as well as new BI/Cloud projects. Which shall go hand in hand with good use and practices of data within the organisation.
The deployment as well as control and quality assurance of the IT project within an average complexity organisation.

Primary Tasks and responsibilities:

 

  • Contribute to the business strategy development providing insight into the changing database storage and utilization requirements for the company and offer suggestions for solutions
  • Understand and ameliorate the business strategy translating it into IT requirements with alignment guarantee
  • Analyze implementation methods to make sure they are in line with company policies and any external regulations that may apply
  • Transform the IT strategy in an architecture that represents goals and target of the business creating data monitoring models for each product and team
  • In collaboration with a project managers, assess and analyse the necessary tasks to be done in regards to a specific projects, guiding the PM in the set-up phase.
  • Help formulate the client’s need/requirement in high level lines throughout the workshops
  • Develop database design and architecture documentation for the management and executive teams summarizing the needs/requirements in a clear and deployable overview of tasks
  • Define a strategy which is in line with business and company culture/expectations
  • Communicate the solution to the organization (Business & IT)
  • Evaluate different solutions in order to recommend one, based on the following principles: strategy, architectural principles, transition plan.
  • Identify the impact of the chose solution on the existing/new projects in sight
  • Identify the governance, transformation and organization models necessary to deploy the chosen solution
  • Contribute to the financial forecasting and calculations of the mitigation plans including the identification of risks and dangers.
  • Identify the interdependencies between projects in order to prioritize then in the organization roadmap
  • Participate in the identification of the standards and architecture guidelines in regards to the job itself
  • Actualize the transformation plans (roadmap) based on the real time evolution of the projects
  • Initiate and maintain the architectural models
  • Help maintain the integrity and security of the company database

Secondary Tasks and responsibilities

 

  • Assist the PM throughout the project set-up, deployment and assessment phasas.
  • Assist in meetings representing business’ interests and make sure alignment and cohesion is assured throughout all the phases, minimalizing the risks.

Technical profile requirements

 

  • Knowledge and experience of methodological and technical approach for architectural modelisation, it's tools and busines requirements in the context of BI, Big Data and data exploitation practices.
  • Experience in the implementation of BI Platforms and Big Data corporate.
  • Working knowledge of Data Science (AI, ML, DL)
  • Working knowledge and experience in data oriented Cloud services connaissance et
  • Good knowledge of health insurance funds is a plus
  • Excellent programme/project management skills (certification is a plus)
  • Excellent risk management skills (certification is a plus)
  • Excellent financial planning/managerment skills related to the IT sector
  • Excellent knowledge of the data base modeling & development
  • Excellent knowledge of the IT process management
  • Excellent knowledge of Archimate, BPMN, UML, Sparx

Non-Technical profile requirements

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Must be able to work on multiple simultaneous tasks with limited supervision
  • Quick learner, motivated self-starter
  • Result oriented & customer centered
  • Structured / Organized
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and team collaboration skills
  • High accountability and team spirit values

Methodology/Certification requirements

  • Master’s Degree in Computer Science OR equivalent through experience.
  • +5 years experience in a similar role

Language proficiencies

  • FR and/or Dutch or visa versa
  • Very good notion of ENG