Data Architect

B. Braun Melsungen AG; Barcelona; Híbrido; EUR 68.000 - 83.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working model

Descripción de la vacante

B. Braun Melsungen AG is seeking a Data Architect in Barcelona to shape a business-driven data architecture for the Digital Foundation. You will design and maintain data models, manage metadata, and collaborate with data stewards and technical teams across the Data Hub and Analytics Platform.

The role focuses on semantic clarity, enterprise catalogs, and governance, with a hybrid work model and a competitive salary starting from €75,000 per year, depending on profile and experience.

Formación

• Experience with data modeling concepts and data architecture.
• Ability to translate business needs into data requirements.
• Strong communication between business and IT stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Define and maintain data models (conceptual/logical) reflecting business semantics.
• Operate and evolve the Enterprise Data Catalog (dataspot) as the central data definitions hub.
• Contribute to the Data Hub architecture and data governance.
• Collaborate with data stewards and technical teams to align data structures with business goals.
• Support projects across the Digital Foundation to enable AI, analytics and automation.
• Present complex topics clearly to diverse stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Data modeling

Data architecture

Metadata management

Data governance

Stakeholder communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Herramientas

Enterprise Data Catalog

Data Hub

Analytics Platform

Descripción del empleo

You’re an important part of our future. Hopefully, we're also a part of your future! At B. Braun, we protect and improve the health of people worldwide. You support this vision, bringing expertise and sharing innovation, efficiency and sustainability as values. That’s why we would like to keep developing our company with you. Keeping your future in mind, we’re making a joint contribution to health care worldwide, with trust, transparency and appreciation. That's Sharing Expertise.

Data Architect

Job Posting Location: Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Functional Area: Information Technology

Working Model: Hybrid

Requisition ID: 14045

As a Data Architect in the Group Digital Department, you will contribute to the development of B. Braun’s Digital Foundation by shaping a consistent and business‑driven data architecture.

Functionally you are trained and guided by the Center of Competence (CoC) Corporate Data Management. Your work will focus on projects within the Digital Foundation - our customer oriented platform providing modular standard to develop new or integrate digital solutions in a safeguarded and efficient way - and our Data, Analytics & AI Ecosystem the Data Intelligence Platform (DIP). A key initial responsibility will be to establish the data architecture for the Analytics part of the Digital Foundation (Data Hub).

The role has a strong business perspective, with emphasis on clarifying the business semantic layer and translating it into high‑quality conceptual and logical data models. You will work hands‑on with Metadata managed in the Enterprise Data Catalog (dataspot) and perspectively other catalogs to make data understandable, reusable, and interoperable across data domains.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Support projects of the Digital Foundation, with focus on data architecture within the Data Intelligence Platform ecosystem
• Design and maintain conceptual and logical data models that reflect business meaning and domain semantics
• Clarify, structure, and harmonize business semantics, business objects, and relationships across data domains
• Operate and continuously develop the Enterprise Data Catalog (dataspot) as the central place for data models and business definitions
• Contribute to the data architecture of the Data Hub, ensuring semantic consistency and architectural alignment
• Collaborate with domain experts, data stewards, and technical teams to align business intent with data structures
• Analyze impacts of new requirements and support architectural decision‑making within projects
• Foster and mature the understanding of why metadata management is a key capability to effectively embed technologies like AI, Advanced Analytics, and Automation in the company.
• Solid understanding of business data modeling (conceptual and logical)
• Strong ability to present complex topics in a simple way to various stakeholders and be able to transfer business requirements into data requirements to fit it into the data architecture
• Interest in and ability to work with business semantics, terminology, and domain concepts
• Basic understanding of modern data platforms and data architectures (experience with physical modeling is a plus, not a must)
• Familiarity with data governance, data lineage, and metadata management is an important advantage
• Ability to learn and work with enterprise tools such as Enterprise Data Catalogs
• Experience in project environments and cross‑functional collaboration

Soft Skills

• High level of initiative with an independent and accountable working style
• Strong analytical and conceptual thinking
• Ability to communicate clearly between business and technical stakeholders
• Structured and quality‑oriented working style
• Curious mindset with willingness to learn complex domains
• Collaborative team player in international and interdisciplinary environments
• Openness to change and continuous improvement

What we offer:

Gross annual salary starting from €75,000, depending on the candidate’s profile and experience.

To help you perform at your best, our offer focuses on your wellbeing, development and experience as part of the team:

• 10% variable bonus based on global and spanish company results
• Hybrid working model: 3 days working from home and 2 days in the office
• Flexible compensation: transport, childcare and private health insurance
• Intensive working hours on Fridays from June to September
• Company-funded training and certifications based on individual and business needs
• Meal allowance and home-working allowance
• Free wellbeing platform including coaching, psychological consultations and emotional health content, with the option to extend access to family members at a discounted rate
• 30 calendar days of annual leave
• Benefits under the Chemical Industry Collective Agreement
• Life and accident insurance