Data Architect

BearingPoint Ireland; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension contributions

Hybrid working

Wellness programmes

Gym/club subscription

Mobile phone

Job summary

BearingPoint Ireland is seeking an experienced Data Architect to join our growing Data & AI practice. You will lead end‑to‑end data architecture design across complex client environments, shaping robust architectures for analytics, governance, and data platforms.

In this client‑facing role, you will collaborate with stakeholders, delivery teams and platform specialists to ensure scalable, secure data solutions and strong delivery outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience as a Data Architect in client‑facing environments.
• Strong data architecture and modelling across operational, analytical, and reporting domains.
• Experience designing data warehouses, lakehouses, data marts and semantic layers.
• Hands‑on data integration tooling (ADF/SSIS/Kafka/Talend).
• Strong SQL and scripting skills for data delivery.
• Experience across on‑prem, hybrid and cloud environments.
• Solid data governance, quality and security understanding.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, documentation, and workshops.
• Experience with modern data platforms (Fabric/Databricks/Snowflake).
• Experience supporting analytics layers (Power BI).
• Familiarity with AI‑ready data designs and data products.
• Knowledge of Agile/DevOps for data delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of enterprise and solution‑level data architectures for analytics and AI.
• Translate requirements into logical/physical data designs and patterns.
• Lead data modelling across conceptual, logical, and physical layers.
• Define and govern data integration and ETL/ELT patterns (batch/near‑real/ event‑driven).
• Lead data migration initiatives including mappings, quality, cutover.
• Embed governance, metadata, lineage, and security into architecture.
• Produce and own architecture artefacts: reference architectures, standards, design docs.
• Provide technical leadership across delivery teams and design decisions.
• Work within Agile/hybrid delivery models and dependencies.
• Support proposal development and solution shaping for clients.
• Contribute to pre‑sales and client positioning with accelerators.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modelling

Data governance

Stakeholder engagement

Cloud/hybrid/on‑prem

Analytics readiness

SQL & scripting

Communication

Architecture governance

Agile/DevOps for data

Power BI integration

Modern data platforms

Education

Bachelor's or higher degree in a relevant field

Tools

ADF

SSIS

Kafka

Talend

Power BI

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

Snowflake

CI/CD for data

Data governance tools

Job description

Data Architect

BearingPoint Ireland has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Data Architect to join our growing Data & AI practice. This role focuses on end‑to‑end data architecture design and delivery across complex client environments, spanning business requirements, data modelling, integration, migration, governance, and modern data platforms.

The Data Architect plays a client‑facing, delivery‑led role, working closely with business stakeholders, delivery teams, and platform specialists to shape robust, scalable, and analytics‑ready data architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design of enterprise and solution‑level data architectures aligned to business use cases, reporting, analytics, and AI requirements

• Translate business requirements into clear logical and physical data designs, architecture patterns, and implementation specifications

• Lead data modelling activities, including conceptual, logical, and physical models; relational and dimensional modelling (facts, dimensions, SCDs)

• Define and govern data integration and ETL/ELT patterns, including batch, near‑real‑time, and event‑driven approaches

• Lead data migration initiatives, including source‑to‑target mappings, data quality assessment, reconciliation, and cutover planning

• Embed data quality, metadata, lineage, governance, and security considerations into architecture by design

• Produce and own architecture artefacts including reference architectures, standards, HLDs/LLDs, and design documentation

• Provide technical leadership across delivery teams, supporting build activities and design decisions

• Work effectively within Agile and hybrid delivery models, understanding delivery constraints and dependencies

• Support proposal development, solution shaping, and the creation of reusable architectural assets and accelerators

• Contribute to pre‑sales and positioning offerings with prospective clients

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years’ experience working as a Data Architect in complex, client‑facing environments

• Strong data architecture and data modelling expertise, across operational, analytical, and reporting use cases

• Proven experience designing data warehouses, lakehouse architectures, data marts, and semantic layers

• Hands‑on experience with data integration tooling (e.g. ADF, SSIS, Kafka, Talend or equivalent)

• Strong SQL skills and experience using scripting/automation to support data delivery

• Experience designing data solutions across on‑premise, hybrid, and cloud‑based environments

• Solid understanding of data governance, data quality, and security concepts within regulated environments

• Strong communication skills, including stakeholder engagement, documentation, and workshop facilitation

• Experience working with modern data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake, or similar

• Experience supporting Power BI or analytics layers as part of enterprise data architectures

• Familiarity with AI‑and analytics‑ready data designs (feature‑ready data, curated layers, data products)

• Knowledge of modern software and data delivery practices (Agile, DevOps, CI/CD for data)

Desirable Experience

• Experience in exploring innovative data and AI‑enabled approaches to enhance data platform design, delivery efficiency, and decision‑making.

• Experience leading or mentoring data engineers and junior architects

Why you will enjoy working at BearingPoint Ireland?

We work in an open and collaborative way, where new ideas are always welcome. BearingPoint is an environment where potential and high performance is recognised and rewarded.

What we offer:

You will receive a competitive salary where you are rewarded for both your individual performance and company performance. You will also receive a best‑in‑class benefits package including holidays, private health insurance, pension contributions, gym/club subscription, wellness programmes, mobile phone and much more. In addition, we offer:

Hybrid working –

where each team has autonomy to determine their in‑person and remote working schedule.

Continuous learning –

we understand that it is imperative to invest in our people’s development and we provide external training at prestigious universities such as Oxford and Yale

Social events –

our people perform best when they have a good work life balance, monthly events for all to attend

Diversity

we are committed to having a diverse workforce where each individual feels they belong and can thrive in a work environment with a strong sense of community

Mentoring & coaching –

every employee has a development manager to help them grow their career with feedback via continuous conversations

Giving Back –

you will have an opportunity to join our many giving back initiatives including our commitment to sustainability. Our Emissions Calculator gathers accurate emissions data and enables our clients to understand their footprint and track progress on emission reduction and pave the way for a better future.

Together, we are more than business.

To see more from our people with their experiences of BearingPoint please visit our careers website www.bearingpoint.com

About BearingPoint

BearingPoint is an independent management and technology consultancy with European roots and a global reach. The company operates in four units: Consulting, Solutions, Business Services, and Ventures. Consulting covers the advisory business; Solutions provides the tools for successful digital transformation, advanced analytics and regulatory requirements; Business Services provides managed services beyond SaaS; Ventures drives the financing and development of start-ups. BearingPoint’s clients include many of the world’s leading companies and organizations. The firm has a global consulting network with more than 10,000 people and supports clients in over 75 countries, engaging with them to achieve measurable and sustainable success.

BearingPoint is an equal opportunities employer.