System Architect — Data Platforms & Governance

PwC Nederland; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Hybrid work model

32 vacation days

Well-being budget

Electric lease car

Tailor-made trainings

OpenUp wellbeing platform

Job summary

PwC Nederland is seeking a System Architect – Data Platforms to advance a scalable, end-to-end data architecture. You will align cross-platform decisions and govern data principles while connecting strategy with execution in an Agile/SAFe environment.

You will collaborate with AIS, Databricks, Fabric and data governance to ensure quality, lineage, and security, guiding teams toward a coherent data ecosystem and shared architecture direction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data architecture within complex environments.
• 3+ years of experience with data governance (quality, lineage, definitions).
• Skills and experience in data modeling and integration patterns, with working knowledge of SQL and Python.
• Experience working in SAFe or Agile environments (e.g. Agile Release Trains, PI Planning, cross-team alignment).
• Strong affinity with modern data platform architectures (Databricks, Fabric, data mesh concepts).

Responsibilities

• You manage scope dependencies on a functional and technical level between multiple platforms (AIS, Databricks, Fabric) and data product backlogs.
• You guard and document the rationale behind architectural and design decisions across operational, tactical, and strategic levels, and support teams in refining scope and ensuring alignment across the broader system landscape.
• You act as liaison for the NL Chief Data Office (CDO) and data governance, ensuring alignment with data quality, lineage, and governance principles.
• You act as liaison to Enterprise Architecture and facilitate collaboration with other SME teams such as Cloud and Security.
• You co-lead the operational alignment of the Agile Release Train together with the Product Manager and Release Train Engineer (RTE).

Skills

Data architecture

Data governance

Data modeling

SQL

Python

SAFe/Agile

Modern data platforms

Tools

Databricks

Fabric

Data mesh concepts

Job description

PwC Nederland is seeking a System Architect – Data Platforms to advance a scalable, end-to-end data architecture. You will align cross-platform decisions and govern data principles while connecting strategy with execution in an Agile/SAFe environment.

You will collaborate with AIS, Databricks, Fabric and data governance to ensure quality, lineage, and security, guiding teams toward a coherent data ecosystem and shared architecture direction.