Data Architect – Global Asset Manager

Q-tech; Comunidad de Madrid; Híbrido; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Hybrid working in Madrid

International environment

Training and professional development

Descripción de la vacante

Q-tech is seeking an experienced Data Architect to shape the enterprise data architecture for a global asset manager. You will translate requirements into scalable data models, design ingestion strategies, and drive standards across on-prem and cloud environments, with a focus on GCP and security governance.

Join a hybrid team in Madrid, collaborating with Data Engineers, Solution Architects, and Data SMEs to deliver reusable patterns and sustainable data solutions aligned with enterprise

Formación

• Degree in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years in Data Engineering/Architecture.
• Strong experience in Data Architecture and Data Modelling.
• Knowledge of 3NF, Star, Snowflake and Data Vault 2.0.
• Experience with data ingestion and batch/streaming architectures.
• Experience with Oracle, SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL.
• Cloud deployment experience, preferably GCP.
• Ability to define architecture patterns and reusable solutions.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication.
• Desirable: Financial Services or Asset Management background.

Responsabilidades

• Translate requirements into data models and ingestion strategies.
• Design and maintain enterprise data models.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers and Architects on implementations.
• Define reusable architecture patterns and guidelines.
• Support data architectures across on-prem and cloud environments (GCP preferred).
• Contribute to architecture governance and security standards.

Conocimientos

Data Architecture

Data Modelling

3NF

Star Schema

Snowflake Schema

Data Vault 2.0

GCP

Cloud workloads

Stakeholder management

Communication

Educación

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Herramientas

Oracle

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Snowflake

GCP

Descripción del empleo

Data Architect – Global Asset Manager

Join a leading global asset manager and take a key role in shaping the data architecture of an international financial organization.

With data playing a critical role across investment, operations and business functions, the organization is continuously evolving how data is structured, managed, integrated and consumed across its global technology landscape. As a Data Architect, you will contribute to this evolution by defining scalable data architectures, establishing modelling and integration patterns, and ensuring that data solutions remain aligned with enterprise standards and long-term technology strategy.

You will join the Solution & Data Architecture function and work across a broad international technology environment, collaborating with Data Engineers, Solution Architects, Domain Architects, Data SMEs and Security specialists. The role combines strong technical expertise in data architecture with the ability to influence how data is managed and delivered across the organization.

This is a role for an experienced Data Architect or Senior Data Engineer with strong architectural experience, particularly someone with a solid background in data modelling, data engineering, databases and cloud technologies. Experience in Financial Services or Asset Management would be highly valuable.

About the role

As Data Architect, you will help define and evolve the organization's enterprise data architecture, translating functional and non-functional requirements into appropriate data models, ingestion strategies and consumption patterns.

You will work closely with engineering and architecture teams to turn these designs into practical solutions, while contributing to strategic architecture decisions and establishing reusable patterns and standards for data across the organization.

A key part of the role will also be maintaining and evolving the Enterprise Data Model (EDM), ensuring that data is modelled consistently across different initiatives and that logical models can be effectively translated into physical implementations.

Your responsibilities

• Translate functional and non-functional requirements into data architecture designs, data models and appropriate ingestion and consumption strategies
• Design and maintain data models using approaches such as 3NF, Star Schema, Snowflake Schema and Data Vault 2.0, selecting the most appropriate methodology according to business and technical requirements
• Define and promote data architecture patterns covering batch processing, streaming, parallel ingestion and event-driven architectures
• Work closely with Data Engineers, providing architectural guidance and supporting the implementation of data models and ingestion/consumption patterns
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Domain Architects, Data SMEs and Security specialists to ensure solutions are aligned with enterprise architecture and security standards
• Define and document architecture decisions, reusable patterns and guidelines for recurring data architecture challenges
• Contribute to overall solution designs and support the presentation and defence of architectural decisions before relevant Architecture and Security governance bodies
• Maintain and evolve the organization's Enterprise Data Model (EDM) and help translate logical models into physical models where required
• Assess new data technologies and identify opportunities to improve and modernize the organization's overall data architecture
• Support the evolution of data solutions across on-premise and cloud environments, with a preference for GCP
• Ensure data architecture decisions consider scalability, performance, security, governance and long-term sustainability

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or a related field, with a minimum of 5 years of experience in Data Engineering and Architecture
• Strong professional experience in Data Architecture and Data Modelling
• Strong understanding of modelling methodologies including 3NF, Star, Snowflake and Data Vault 2.0
• Solid knowledge of data ingestion and consumption architectures, including batch, streaming, parallel ingestion and event-driven approaches
• Strong experience with traditional relational databases, particularly Oracle, SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL
• Experience with Snowflake is highly desirable
• Good understanding and practical experience deploying workloads in the cloud, preferably GCP
• Strong strategic thinking, with the ability to define architecture patterns, decision frameworks and reusable solutions
• Ability to work closely with Data Engineers and translate architectural concepts into practical implementations
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain and defend architectural decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Curiosity and interest in new technologies, with the ability to assess their potential value within an enterprise data environment
• Previous experience in the Financial Services or Asset Management industry is highly desirable

What we offer

• Opportunity to work within a global asset management organization
• Hybrid working model in Madrid
• International and collaborative environment
• Training and professional development opportunities
• Coaching and support from experienced professionals
• Flexible benefits that can be tailored to your needs
• Opportunity to contribute to the evolution of enterprise-wide data architecture and technology transformation