Data Solution Architect: Build Scalable, Vendor-Neutral Platforms

Craftzing Group; Oost-Vlaanderen; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Craftzing is seeking a Data Solution Architect to design the data backbone of digital platforms for top-tier clients. You’ll translate business needs into concrete data designs and refine them together with data and application specialists.

You’ll stay vendor-agnostic, weigh build vs. buy, and guide architecture decisions with pragmatic, client-focused thinking. Fluent in Dutch and English, you’ll communicate with C-level stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering or architecture.
• Technology- and vendor-agnostic by instinct.
• Ability to translate business needs into concrete data designs.
• Excellent communication with C-level stakeholders and agile teams.
• Fluent in Dutch and English; French is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Understand goals, challenges and constraints with business stakeholders.
• Translate requirements into end-to-end data solution designs.
• Refine designs with data and application specialists into actionable plans.
• Make architecture decisions independent of any single vendor.
• Evaluate build vs. buy and select appropriate data platforms.
• Document architecture decisions balancing scalability, security, cost, and quality.
• Design API-driven integration across apps, data sources and third parties.
• Ensure data governance and non-functional requirements throughout projects.
• Explain technical topics clearly to business and C-level stakeholders.
• Identify risks early and propose pragmatic mitigations.

Job description

Craftzing is seeking a Data Solution Architect to design the data backbone of digital platforms for top-tier clients. You’ll translate business needs into concrete data designs and refine them together with data and application specialists.

You’ll stay vendor-agnostic, weigh build vs. buy, and guide architecture decisions with pragmatic, client-focused thinking. Fluent in Dutch and English, you’ll communicate with C-level stakeholders and cross-functional teams.