Data Architect

Royal IHC is looking for a new: Data Architect.

“Make measurable business impact in a high-tech manufacturing company”.

Job Summary: We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Architect to join our team. The Data Architect will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing our data architecture to ensure the effective and efficient use of data across the organization. You will support Data Informed Decision Making in the Business, contribute to Continuous Improvement of Business & IT Operations and give direction to business projects like Enterprise Performance Management and CSRD. This role requires close collaboration with Business Leaders and IT teams.

Reports to: Head of IT, Data & AI

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and oversee the end-to-end data engineering lifecycle, ensuring that data solutions support operational, analytical, and strategic goals.
• Work closely with Technical Architects and Functional Architects to ensure data architecture is integrated with Infrastructure & Applications and Business Processes.
• Ensure data quality, integrity, and security across all data systems.
• Implement and manage data governance policies and procedures.
• Provide guidance and support to all IT and Business team members working with data.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends, best practices and technologies in data architecture and recommend improvements as needed.
• Ensure compliancy with data privacy regulations (like GDPR) as well as establishing secure data management practices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Deep knowledge of data modelling, data warehousing, and data integration techniques.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Has knowledge of ETL and API’s for data integration, Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Python, SQL Server, PostgreSQL
• Databricks and Azure certification.
• Familiarity with data visualization tools such as Power BI or Grafana.

Please note that only candidates with valid EU work visa will be considered as viable candidates. 

* These requirements give a direction to the profile we are looking. At Royal IHC, we warmly welcome anyone to join us, regardless of their background, disabilities or challenges. For example: research shows that male candidates apply if there is a 60% match and women only when there is a 100% match. Do you not meet all the requirements but do you think that this is the position for you? Then we would like to invite you to apply. 

Royal IHC offers you: 

• A gross monthly salary between €5700,- and €8110,- +8% holiday allowance (based on a fulltime working week).  

• Good work/life balance with 40 vacation days for full-time employment with the option to buy or sell (additional) leave.  

• The possibility to work from home with associated expense allowance and/or to perform the work on the basis of flexible working hours (depending on the position).  

• An average salary pension scheme in which matters are properly arranged in the event of accidental death, incapacity for work or unemployment.  

• Good disability insurance.  

• Participation (on a voluntary basis) in the Social Fund, on the basis of which care and related costs are reimbursed that are not covered by your health insurance.  

• Discount on VGZ's additional healthcare insurance.   

• A training budget of €1,500 every three years.  

• Unlimited sporting in our own fitness room (in exchange for the sustainable employability day). 

• € 0,21 per kilometer commuting allowance.  

• A profit-sharing scheme. 

In 2042 (when we exist 400 years) Royal IHC will be a fully sustainable company with a net-zero portfolio.