Data Architect

As a Data Architect at Macaw, you collaborate with our clients on designing, building and maintaining their data platform, from obtaining data from the source to making data available for users. You lay the foundation that our engineers implement. Additionally, orchestration, security and adoption are important aspects of your function. We work with Microsoft technology, which means you will be working with Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics and/or Microsoft Fabric.
 
Macaw

 For over 30 years, Macaw has been a pioneer in innovation and technology. As your guide in the Era of AI, we are committed to transforming organizations, future-proofing them and creating strong differentiation. We deliver innovative strategies and solutions through the combination of data, (cloud) technology and creativity.
As a Microsoft Partner, we lead the way in implementing cutting edge technologies.
We do this successfully with clients such as: Volkswagen Pon Financial Services, Unive, Menzis, Canon medical services, Koninklijke Horeca Nederland, Evides, Eneco, Heineken International, a selection of MBO schools for Data Platform.
 
What you’ll be doing
 
You will:

• Develop and design reliable, user-friendly, and easily manageable data platforms within the Microsoft ecosystem;
• Guide and lead others in delivering the architecture designed by you
• Build efficient data pipelines with Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and/or Microsoft Fabric;
• Create well-performing data models, from dimensional modeling to second and third normal form. These models are used using Python, SQL, PySpark or SparkSQL;
• Manage client environments with Azure DevOps. Therefore, the deployment scripts and pipelines are also your responsibility.
   
   

Your profile
 
We are looking for colleagues who enjoy challenges and diversity. Every assignment is unique. As an architect, you are not only familiar with various architectures and techniques, but you also recognize patterns at different clients, allowing you to apply the knowledge and experience gained from one client to another. It is important that you can guide our engineers on a project based on your own knowledge and experience, but also guide the client in the implementation of a project.
You are excited about the latest developments within the Microsoft domain, such as Fabric and Copilot, and are enthusiastic about experimenting with them.
 
Also, you recognize yourself in the following:

• You are fluent in Dutch and have professional working proficiency in English. Professional working proficiency in German is a (big!) plus;
• You have gained 3+ years of work experience in a similar role;
• You have experience using Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks and/or Azure Synapse Analytics and know how to efficiently utilize these technologies;
• You have experience working with large datasets and know how to develop solutions to process large amounts of data as efficiently as possible;
• Experience with Agile/Scrum and knowledge of DevOps or JIRA is a plus.

 
What we offer
 
 Macaw is an IT service provider that is constantly evolving. As a company, we are small enough to know all people personally, and big enough to realize their ambition. With around 400 employees in Europe and a challenging growth target, we as a company also have a nice ambition. This role offers you the many growth opportunities. As architect you are in a prime position to become a team lead if you want to manage other professionals.
 
What more can you expect from Macaw?

• Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down - We have an awesome team and a lot of experienced colleagues that will help you when something is a bit too far out of your comfort zone;
• A good salary, nice mobility budget, a business phone, developer notebooks;
• We subsidize your home office and internet; 
• We have a study budget that you can spend on all sorts of trainings ;
• 29 vacation days (Up to 33 when we hit our targets);
• Flexible working hours (32-40). Most of us are 1-3 days at the office, a few days at home or at the customer 
• A beautiful, well-connected office with nice things like a pool table, ping-pong, xbox (as said, we are Microsoft fans ????)  

 
At Macaw, everyone is welcome.