Data Architect

Keyrus; Brussel Hoofdstad; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility budget

Car/charging budget

Net allowances (daily/monthly)

Eco vouchers

Hospitalisation insurance

Group insurance

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Keyrus is seeking an experienced Data Architect to shape data foundations for intelligent enterprises in Belgium. You will design scalable, future-proof data architectures and guide strategic technology decisions across Azure and AWS.

You will work with clients to translate business needs into practical data solutions, mentor delivery teams, and contribute to reference architectures while expanding your expertise in data governance and metadata management.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data and analytics, including 3+ years as Data Architect or Solution Architect.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale data architectures from strategy to implementation.
• Strong data modelling expertise from conceptual to physical design.
• Experience with real-time or event-driven data integration.
• Solid understanding of data governance, MDM, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Proficiency in Dutch and English; French is a strong asset.

Responsibilities

• Define target-state data architectures across platforms, integration, modelling and consumption layers; establish the roadmap.
• Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models supporting analytics, reporting and operational use cases.
• Architect modern cloud data platforms on Azure and/or AWS (lakehouse, real-time integration, streaming, hybrid).
• Evaluate key architectural decisions and balance trade-offs (build vs buy, batch vs streaming, centralized vs federated).
• Advise clients with business and IT stakeholders, translating ambitions into scalable solutions.
• Contribute to solution design, client workshops, and RFP responses with sales and practice teams.
• Guide delivery teams by establishing standards and ensuring scalability and maintainability.
• Mentor consultants and engineers within the Belgian practice.
• Contribute to evolving reference architectures, methodologies and accelerators.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modelling

ETL/ELT

Cloud platforms

Governance & metadata

SQL/Python

Stakeholder management

Dutch & English

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in IT/CS

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

SAS Viya

dbt

Kafka

Confluent

Collibra

Power BI

Tableau

Python

SQL

Job description

Why Keyrus, Why Now!

we operationalise intelligence.

AI does not replace humans. It repositions us to a place no system can follow: understanding, deciding, designing, and creating. At Keyrus, you will not just develop skills - you will develop judgment. Your expertise sharpens with every system you architect, every client challenge you solve, every deployment that compounds on the last.

Why Keyrus, Why Now!

Keyrus

is an international group of 2,800 consultants and experts across 28 countries, built on a single conviction: AI does not transform businesses. Architected intelligence does. For more than 30 years, we have been building the data foundations that make intelligent systems work — designing the Operating System of the intelligent enterprise, where intelligence is embedded into the core of business processes to create sustainable value: we operationalise intelligence.

AI does not replace humans. It repositions us to a place no system can follow: understanding, deciding, designing, and creating. At Keyrus, you will not just develop skills - you will develop judgment. Your expertise sharpens with every system you architect, every client challenge you solve, every deployment that compounds on the last.

Over time, you grow into one of the rarest professionals of the intelligence era: someone who bridges data, AI, and human decision-making at scale, across industries and geographies. This is not a role you fill. It is a discipline you master and a story you help write to become a Keyrus Architect of Intelligence.

Technology amplifies. Keyrus culture differentiates. Industrial discipline connects the two.

What You’ll Architect

As a Data Architect, you will shape the data foundations that enable our clients to become truly intelligence-driven organizations. You will design scalable, future-proof data architectures, guide strategic technology decisions, and help clients transform complex business requirements into practical data solutions.

• Define target-state data architectures across platform, integration, modelling, and consumption layers, and establish the roadmap to reach them.
• Design conceptual, logical, and physical data models that support analytics, reporting, and operational use cases.
• Architect modern cloud data platforms on Azure and/or AWS, including lakehouse, real-time integration, streaming, and hybrid architectures.
• Evaluate and document key architectural decisions, balancing trade-offs such as build versus buy, batch versus streaming, and centralized versus federated approaches.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business and IT stakeholders, translating strategic ambitions and operational constraints into realistic, scalable solutions.
• Advise clients on data governance, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data quality, considering both technology and organizational dimensions.
• Contribute to solution design, client workshops, and RFP responses in collaboration with our sales and practice teams.
• Guide delivery teams by establishing architectural standards, reviewing designs, and ensuring consistency, scalability, and maintainability across projects.
• Mentor consultants and engineers, fostering architectural excellence within the Belgian practice.
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of Keyrus reference architectures, methodologies, and accelerators.

Who You Are

You are a strategic thinker with a strong technical foundation and a passion for designing data ecosystems that create business value. You enjoy combining technology, consulting, and stakeholder management, and you are comfortable engaging with both executive decision-makers and technical teams.

You take ownership, communicate complex ideas clearly, and can confidently challenge assumptions while building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.

What You Bring

Qualifications / Experience

• 8+ years of experience in data and analytics, including at least 3 years in a Data Architect or Solution Architect role.
• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise-scale data architectures, from strategy through implementation.
• Strong expertise in data modelling, from conceptual and logical design to physical implementation.
• Experience with ETL/ELT processes and modern data integration patterns, including real-time or event-driven architectures.
• Solid understanding of data governance, MDM, metadata management, and data quality frameworks.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage both senior business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Professional working proficiency in Dutch and English. French is a strong asset.
• Eligibility to work in Belgium.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Technical Skills

You’ll typically encounter technologies such as:

• Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure (Fabric, Synapse, Data Factory, Purview) and/or AWS (Redshift, Glue, S3)
• Data Platforms: Databricks, Snowflake, SAS Viya
• Data Integration & Engineering: dbt, Kafka, Confluent, CDC tooling, ETL/ELT frameworks
• Governance & Metadata: Collibra and related governance solutions
• Analytics & Visualization: Power BI, Tableau
• Programming & Querying: Python, SQL

We do not expect expertise in every technology listed above. We value deep expertise in a subset, combined with the architectural judgement to evaluate, integrate, and recommend the right technologies for each client context.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with AI and Generative AI architectures, including RAG patterns, agentic systems, vector databases, MLOps, and LLMOps.
• Previous consulting or client-facing delivery experience.
• Familiarity with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF and DAMA-DMBOK.
• Experience with modern data architecture concepts such as Data Mesh, Data Products, Data Virtualization, and Logical Data Warehousing.
• Exposure to multi-cloud environments, hybrid architectures, or large-scale transformation programs.

Rewards - What We Offer At Keyrus

Growth

At Keyrus we have created an environment where people are supported, challenged and connected to the people around them.

Working on impactful Data & Digital projects you will develop a broad and versatile skill set and stay ahead in a fast-evolving, AI-driven landscape.

Our digital learning platform, with over 30,000 courses including in-house trainings developed by our experts, is a perfect way to stay on top of your game.

A generous training budget is available to help foster a culture where learning, feedback and continuous improvement is the norm.

You will have a dedicated coach, benefit from regular check-ins, learn via different communities and have clear alignment with your team and company goals.

We want you to grow with confidence. We therefore place a strong emphasis on ownership, open feedback and continuous development.

When people feel trusted, connected and inspired, they do their best work!

Rewards

Mobility budget? Car with fuel or charging car? We offer both so you can choose!

On top of that we also have daily and monthly net allowances, eco vouchers, hospitalisation (DKV) insurance and group insurance, as well as a generous bonus scheme that you can use on our flexible reward plan.

What We Stand For

Collective Intelligence — Collaboration across expertise, functions, and geographies makes it possible to combine know-how and deliver more comprehensive responses to client challenges.

Reliability — The ability to deliver complex projects with rigour is one of the pillars of our client relationship.

Pragmatism — Prioritising concrete impact and measurable value over abstract technological discourse.

Entrepreneurial Spirit — Curiosity, energy, and freedom are the foundations of our culture; they enable initiative and sustained innovation.

About Keyrus

At Keyrus, we help organizations move from experimental AI to industrialized AI, from isolated agents to orchestrated systems, and from insight to execution. This is the discipline we call being an Architect of Intelligence. Designing the Operating System of the intelligent enterprise, where intelligence is embedded into the core of business processes to create sustainable value: we operationalize intelligence.

Powered by our proprietary Human Orchestrated Model™ (HOM), we architect reliable:

• Intelligence Foundations,
• Human in Command governance,
• and Performance Steering,

To create intelligent environments where technology amplifies human capabilities and performance compounds over time.

With 30+ years of expertise and 2,800 employees across 28 countries, we help organizations go beyond transformation: to build adaptive, resilient, and continuously improving intelligent organizations.

AI does not transform businesses. Architected intelligence does.

For over 30 years, Keyrus have been Architects of intelligent systems. We have combined engineering, business consulting, data architecture, and AI in real operational environments. We have done this whilst never forgetting a more human enterprise of allowing humans to design, supervise, and shape what only they can create.. Find out more on our services on keyrus.com.