Senior Data Architect

Your benefits

• Corporate Benefits: You will receive a best-in-class benefits package including, for example, an electric lease car or mobility budget, laptop & mobile phone, work from home budget, 25 holidays + optional to buy 5 days extra a year and pension contributions.
• Flexible Working: Your plans are as unique as you are. Choose your place of work flexibly – whether in one of our office locations or remotely.
• Mentorship: Experienced colleagues will support you during your start and development.
• Personal Development: Look forward to responsible tasks with a high degree of creative freedom, a steep learning curve, and an extensive range of training courses.
• Team Spirit: We embrace flat hierarchies and a team-oriented corporate culture. Ecological responsibility and social commitment are part of our DNA.
• Remuneration Model: Benefit from our attractive model, including a performance-related bonus.
• Work-Life Balance: We offer a wide range of options, including sabbaticals and workations.

Your future tasks

As a Senior Data Architect, you will be part of our Data & Analytics service line, operating as a unified team across BearingPoint NL. Within this service line (team), we define three streams of thought: Data Management & Strategy, Data Engineering and Data Insights and Analytics. Our team aims to support clients in their end-to-end data and analytics needs, ranging from data strategy and data management to predictive and prescriptive analytics.

As a Senior Data Architect, you will lead the design and implementation of modern data architectures that enable clients to unlock the full value of their data. You will advise organizations on how to build scalable, future-proof data ecosystems that align with business goals and regulatory requirements.

You will:

• Lead data architecture design: design and guide the implementation as part of multi-disciplinary teams. You design comprehensive data architectures, establish architectural standards, and ensure scalable solutions that meet both current and future business requirements in complex environments.

• Drive innovation and thought leadership: stay ahead of emerging trends such as data mesh, data fabric, and real-time streaming. Act as a thought leader within and beyond BearingPoint, shaping best practices and architectural direction.

• Lead and mentor teams: manage teams in implementing your designs. You serve as a role model for architectural excellence, actively facilitating the transfer of architectural principles, leading architecture review boards, and developing innovative architectural solutions to complex data challenges.

• Support business development through architectural expertise: shape data transformation roadmaps, evaluate technology stacks, and design solution architectures that differentiate our proposals. Your architectural vision and strategic thinking enable our team to create compelling and technically sound client proposals.

Your profile

• A relevant and completed Master of Science degree including professional certifications in enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) and data management (e.g., CDMP, DAMA-DMBOK).
  
• 6-10 years of experience in data architecture, solution architecture, or enterprise architecture roles, preferably in a consulting environment.
  
• Proven experience with architectural documentation, solution blueprints, roadmap development and designing enterprise data platforms, including data lakes, warehouses, and cloud-native solutions (Azure, AWS).
  
• Deep knowledge of data modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), dimensional modeling, and data vault methodologies.
  
• Understanding of data governance frameworks, data quality management, master data management strategies, modern data architecture patterns, including data mesh, data fabric, lake house architectures, and real-time streaming architectures.
  
• Awareness of data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), data security, data lineage and compliance frameworks.
  
• Good communication and presentation skills in both Dutch and English.

Together, we are more than Business

BearingPoint is an independent management and technology consultancy with European roots and global reach. We offer consulting that combines strategy with technology and combine entrepreneurship with a spirit of innovation.
You make the difference: We give you the space to be yourself and develop your full potential. Regardless of where you come from, what you believe in or who you love. We stand up for equal opportunities and diversity.

Research shows that female candidates only apply when they meet 100% of the requirements and male candidates as early as 60%. So if you recognize yourself in the challenge and at least some of the requirements, don't hesitate. We look forward to receiving your application!