Senior Data Architect — Cloud Pipelines & Global Impact

Sia; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

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Job summary

Sia is a leading global management consulting group focused on data-driven transformation. We seek Senior Consultants in Data Architecture to lead client engagements and co-design scalable data engineering solutions, collaborating with clients to ensure impact from strategy through execution.

You will drive data architecture, cloud-based pipelines, and data modeling while mentoring juniors and expanding our Data Engineering offerings across internal and external initiatives.

Qualifications

• Completed WO Master's degree in Data Science, Econometrics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, or related field.
• Stack varies by client; commonly Databricks, Snowflake and Azure.
• Strong interest in data and AI topics, with ability to quickly build expertise.
• 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 English proficiency; German or French a plus.
• Proven interest in Data Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Data Architecture & Pipeline Design: build robust, scalable data pipelines and architectures for ingestion, processing, and delivery of large data volumes.
• Cloud & Distributed Systems: design data solutions on cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and distributed frameworks (Spark, Kafka).
• Database Design & Data Modeling: develop logical/physical data models; optimize relational, NoSQL, time-series, and graph databases.
• Data Integration & Loading Patterns: implement batch, streaming, and real-time integration across data sources.
• CI/CD & DataOps Practices: enable CI/CD and automation for data services and infrastructure.

Skills

Data architecture

Cloud platforms

Data engineering

CI/CD & DataOps

Stakeholder management

Mentoring

Communication

Dutch language

Education

Master's degree in Data Science / CS

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Azure

Job description

Sia is a leading global management consulting group focused on data-driven transformation. We seek Senior Consultants in Data Architecture to lead client engagements and co-design scalable data engineering solutions, collaborating with clients to ensure impact from strategy through execution.

You will drive data architecture, cloud-based pipelines, and data modeling while mentoring juniors and expanding our Data Engineering offerings across internal and external initiatives.