Data Architect

Who We Are 

Build. Scale. Sustain.  

PALO IT is a global technology consultancy that crafts tech as a force for good. We design, develop and scale digital and sustainable products and services to unlock value across the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit. We do the right thing, and we do it right. We're proud to be a World Economic Forum New Champion, and a B Corp-certified company.  

• We are small enough to care locally, big enough to deliver globally (5 continents, 18 offices, +500 experts from +50 nationalities)
• We are robust and resilient (100% independent and 0 debt)
• We are entrepreneurs and passionate experts: We invest in what we believe genuinely and work as a collective intelligence
• We are positive, courageous, caring, doers and committed to excellence 

Your Role 

As a Data Architect, you will have a fundamental role in the project and the organization. You are responsible for designing, building, and optimizing the data infrastructure, leading and mentoring Data Engineers, as well as designing and evolving the data architecture. Your role is crucial to ensure that data is accessible, secure, and efficient for analysis and decision-making. You will work closely with development teams, database administration, and data analysts to ensure data is integrated and managed properly throughout the project lifecycle, thus providing strong support for the organization's strategic decision-making.

• Data Architecture Design: Develop and maintain data architecture aligned with organizational strategies and define and document data structures (schemas, models, diagrams).

• Data Management and Storage: Select and implement data management technologies (databases, cloud storage, big data solutions) and ensure data storage systems are performant, secure, and scalable.

• Data Integration: Design and manage data integration from multiple sources and develop and maintain ETL pipelines for data transformation and loading.

• Data Security and Governance: Implement security policies to protect data integrity and confidentiality and define and oversee data governance policies and compliance standards.

• Optimization and Performance: Monitor and optimize data system performance and resolve bottlenecks and performance issues.

• Collaboration and Advisory: Collaborate with IT and business teams to understand data needs and provide technical advice and support for data management decisions.

• Innovation and Continuous Improvement: Stay updated on data management technologies and Lead initiatives for continuous improvement of data infrastructure and processes.

Who You Are 

• 3 years of defining architectures
• Data Lake: Projects and architecture
• Client: Interaction to understand use cases
• Cloud: AWS, Azure, GCP
• Infrastructure: Linux (must), Terraform (desirable)
• Big Data: Hadoop, Apache Spark, Kafka (essential)
• Architecture: Data Lake, Lambda, Data Warehouse (essential)
• Governance: Data lineage, Data Quality (desirable)
• CI/CD: Git, Sonar (essential)
• Modeling: Entity-relationship, UML (desirable)
• Databases: SQL Server or Oracle
• Additional tools: Sqoop, Airflow, Python, NIFI (desirable)
• Power BI, Tableu, R (desirable)

You're aligned with our value by:  

• Your willingness to do the right thing even when facing adversity 
• You care about the well-being of others and the world at large 
• You strive to approach things in a optimistic way 
• You nail the fundamentals, sweat the details 
• You understand the whole is more than the sum of its parts and actively work towards continuous improvement of the group 
     

More About PALO IT 

We’re eager to adapt to change, learn from our experiences and move to meet our planet’s urgent needs. We are continuously taking action to: 

• Become a climate net-zero company  
• Deliver projects with a positive impact
• Train 100% of our workforce on impact   
• Achieve B Corp certification among all our offices across the globe   
• Continuously measure & improve employee happiness  

Our clients are amongst the world's most successful companies. We innovate with both established Fortune 1000s, SMEs and start-ups who aim to make an impact, become global leaders and address the world's most complex challenges. 

What We Offer 

• Stimulating working environments
• Unique career path
• International mobility  
• Internal R&D projects
• Knowledge sharing
• Personalized training
• Entrepreneurship & intrapreneurship 

For more on our team culture and benefits, check out our careers page.