Data Architect - 9 Months

Data Architect
Duration: 9 months + Extensions
Languages: English
Location: Finland

*Urgent 9 Month Contract - Role hiring now!*

This is a *Finland* based role with an excellent immediate start within a Global Consulting company working on *Directing the development of domain-level data products*.

Key tasks

• Drive the design of a scalable data architecture aligned with EC enterprise architecture and supporting a federated, domain-oriented data mesh approach. EC data landscape is characterised by moderate-volume, complex scientific and regulatory data, rather than high-volume time-series or transactional data. The architect must account for the semantic richness, traceability, and governance requirements inherent to this type of data.
• Direct the development of domain-level data products, ensuring they are discoverable, interoperable, secure, and aligned with business capabilities.
• Advise and oversee the implementation of robust data integration pipelines using Azure services such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, and Azure Synapse Analytics, enabling decentralized data ownership and cross-domain data sharing.
• Contribute to FinOps practices by designing data architectures and pipelines that optimise cloud resource usage and cost efficiency across Azure data services.
• Influence data modelling standards to support advanced analytics, reporting, and AI/ML initiatives on the Azure platform.
• Contribute to the development of data governance, metadata management, and data cataloguing practices using tools like Microsoft Purview, ensuring traceability, lineage, and compliance with EU regulations.
• Ensure data quality, availability, and security by collaborating with cybersecurity and infrastructure teams, embedding protection and privacy controls into all architectural artefacts.
• Support the evolution of data strategy by advocating for product thinking in data delivery and promoting architecture patterns that align with cloud-native and data mesh principles.

Minimum requirements: Experience and language skills

• At least 5 years of experience as a data architect/senior data engineer performing above key tasks.
• An excellent command of the English language, corresponding to at least level C1 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
• The ability to clearly communicate, draft documents, and actively participate in meetings and presentations in English is essential.

Key responsibilities

These responsibilities outlined below are indicative. Specific tasks and priorities will be agreed jointly with the EA team at the start of the assignment, in alignment with current priorities.

• Provide architectural input to project teams on data integration and analytics plans
• Guide project teams on the modelling and design of domain-specific data products
• Participate in architecture reviews, ensuring data-related compliance
• Support the EA team in guiding the evolution and implementation of the agency's data mesh approach
• Collaborate with the Data Governance and Security teams on data classification and protection

Please send your CV or call Yasin to discuss further.
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