Senior Data Architect: Cloud Pipelines & DataOps Leader

Ppt Consulting; Antwerpen; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company car or mobility budget

Bonuses

Hospital insurance

Job summary

Sia is recruiting a Senior Data Architect to lead client engagements and design robust data architectures and pipelines. You will collaborate with clients to deliver data solutions, manage stakeholders, and mentor junior consultants across engagements.

The role requires a Master’s degree in a related field, 3–6 years of experience, and fluency in Dutch with strong communication skills. Flexible, international projects and a competitive package are offered.

Qualifications

• Completed WO Master's degree in Data Science, Econometrics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, (Energy) Engineering, or a related technical field involving substantial programming.
• The stack commonly used includes Databricks, Snowflake and Azure.
• 3-6 years of relevant professional experience (or equivalent academic research).
• Strong analytical mindset with systematic problem-solving abilities.
• Fast learner with strong communication and entrepreneurial drive.
• Fluency in Dutch with excellent communication; German or French is a plus.
• Interest in data engineering and AI topics.

Responsibilities

• Data Architecture & Pipeline Design: Build scalable data pipelines and architectures for ingestion, processing, and delivery of large data sets.
• Cloud & Distributed Systems: Design data solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP and use Spark/Kafka.
• Database Design & Data Modeling: Create logical/physical data models and optimize relational, NoSQL, time-series, and graph databases.
• Data Integration & Loading: Implement batch, streaming, and real-time integration across data sources.
• CI/CD & DataOps: Enable CI/CD and automation in data workflows using modern DevOps tooling.

Skills

Data Architecture

Data Modeling

Data Engineering

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Dutch language

Education

Master's degree in Data Science

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure

Job description

Sia is recruiting a Senior Data Architect to lead client engagements and design robust data architectures and pipelines. You will collaborate with clients to deliver data solutions, manage stakeholders, and mentor junior consultants across engagements.

The role requires a Master’s degree in a related field, 3–6 years of experience, and fluency in Dutch with strong communication skills. Flexible, international projects and a competitive package are offered.