Senior Lead Solution Architect – Data Platform & Strategy

Pauwels Consulting; Oost-Vlaanderen; Hybride; EUR 90 000 - 150 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Pauwels Consulting seeks an expert to lead the evolution of a regional data ecosystem for a public sector client. You will define reference architectures, ensure semantic clarity, and guide the transition to a modern information-driven government infrastructure.

You will shape target architectures, drive API-driven integrations, and govern data with robust security, GDPR compliance, and data quality principles. Hybrid cloud, on-prem, and AI-ready design are key targets.

Qualifications

• Experience in data architecture for complex ecosystems and data standards.
• Experience applying GDPR, DPIA, and risk analysis in public sector.
• Designing API & integration architectures (REST, SOAP) with governance.
• Cloud and hybrid cloud principles (Azure or AWS).
• Knowledge of data governance, metadata management, and data quality.
• Security protocols such as OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and Zero Trust.
• Modern integration patterns: Microservices and Event-Driven Messaging.
• Working knowledge of IaC, GitOps, and scripting languages.
• Fluent in Dutch at C2 level.

Responsabilités

• Develop target architectures and guidelines for the data platform landscape and components.
• Guide modernization trajectories for data exchange and API-driven integrations.
• Ensure interoperability, digital security, and compliance within the reference architecture.
• Support project teams with architectural decisions and complex data modeling questions.
• Document architectural choices using ADRs and perform impact analyses.
• Establish data governance, metadata management, and data quality principles.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to align data architecture with cloud-native and AI-driven apps.

Connaissances

Data architecture

Data standards

Data modeling

GDPR & DPIA

API & integration design

Cloud & hybrid cloud

Security protocols

OAuth2/OpenID Connect

Zero Trust

Microservices & event-driven

IaC & GitOps

Scripting languages

Jira/Confluence

TOGAF/Archimate/ITIL/PRINCE2

Data governance & metadata

OSLO standards

Outils

Azure

AWS

REST

SOAP

API Governance

Kubernetes

IaC tooling

GitOps tooling

Description du poste

Our client, a prominent public sector organization, is looking for an expert to lead the evolution of their regional data ecosystem. This role focuses on defining the reference architecture, ensuring semantic clarity and interoperability while guiding the transition towards a modern, information-driven government infrastructure.

• Develop target architectures and guidelines for the data platform landscape and architectural components.
• Guide modernization trajectories for data exchange and API-driven integrations.
• Ensure interoperability, digital security, and compliance within the reference architecture.
• Support project teams with technical architectural decisions and complex data modeling questions.
• Document architectural choices using Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) and perform impact analyses.
• Establish data governance frameworks, metadata management strategies, and quality principles.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to align data architecture with cloud-native and AI-driven applications.

• 8+ years of experience in data architecture managing complex Data Standards, Data Modeling, and large-scale ecosystem challenges.
• 8+ years of experience applying GDPR, DPIA, and risk analysis within an enterprise or public sector context.
• 5+ years of experience designing API and Integration Architectures including REST, SOAP, and API Governance.
• 5+ years of experience with Cloud and Hybrid Cloud principles including Azure or AWS.
• You possess deep knowledge of Data Governance, Metadata Management, and Data Quality principles.
• You bring expertise in security-related protocols such as OAuth2, OpenID Connect, and Zero Trust principles.
• You have experience with modern integration patterns such as Microservices and Event-Driven Messaging.
• You have a working knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitOps, and scripting languages.
• You are proactive and solution-oriented.
• You are fluent in Dutch with a C2 level.

Nice to Haves

• Experience using Jira and Confluence for architectural documentation and backlog management.
• Knowledge of architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, Archimate, ITIL, and PRINCE2.
• Familiarity with Data Mesh, Analytics, and Business Intelligence concepts.
• Understanding of semantic interoperability standards such as OSLO.

• Start date: 01/10/2026
• Duration: project length until 15/07/2027
• Work regime: Full-time
• Location: Brussels and Ghent
• Working model: Hybrid (minimum 50% onsite in Brussels)
• Contract: open to both permanent employees and freelancers