Senior Data & AI Platform Architect – Azure, Databricks

Pauwels Consulting; Melle; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Pauwels Consulting in Belgium seeks an experienced Data Architect to guide the strategic development of its data and AI landscape, designing scalable, secure architectures that support data products, machine learning, and generative AI use cases within a complex enterprise environment.

You will lead the multi-year architectural roadmap, define patterns for data products and AI initiatives, and collaborate with security, governance, and business stakeholders to drive consensus on strategic

Qualifications

• 5+ years in enterprise data architecture.
• 3+ years in Data/AI Platform Architecture.
• Expertise in Delta Lake and Lakehouse patterns.
• Experience with Generative AI, LLMs, RAG architectures, and vector databases.
• Hands-on MLOps and event-driven architecture.
• Ability to translate data models into logical models.
• Hybrid on-premise and cloud experience.
• Knowledge of AI governance and Responsible AI frameworks.
• Analytical thinker and able to justify architectural choices to stakeholders.
• Native Dutch language.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the architectural vision and multi-year roadmap for the enterprise Data & AI platform.
• Define architecture patterns for data products, ML solutions, and generative AI initiatives.
• Lead innovation initiatives involving Azure OpenAI, RAG, and vector-based knowledge architectures.
• Architect integration patterns between SAP, Databricks, and event-streaming platforms like Confluent Kafka.
• Establish architectural principles, guardrails, and standards for platform governance and responsible AI usage.
• Collaborate with security, governance, and business stakeholders to facilitate consensus on strategic technology decisions.

Skills

Data Architecture

Enterprise Data

Lakehouse & Delta Lake

Generative AI & LLM

MLOps & Event-driven

APIs & Integration

Governance & Responsible AI

Hybrid Cloud & On-prem

Stakeholder Communication

Tools

Databricks

Confluent Kafka

SAP

LeanIX

Azure OpenAI

Job description

Pauwels Consulting in Belgium seeks an experienced Data Architect to guide the strategic development of its data and AI landscape, designing scalable, secure architectures that support data products, machine learning, and generative AI use cases within a complex enterprise environment.

You will lead the multi-year architectural roadmap, define patterns for data products and AI initiatives, and collaborate with security, governance, and business stakeholders to drive consensus on strategic