Data Architect

DAC.digital Group; Województwo pomorskie; Hybrid; PLN 290,000 - 379,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Office in Gdańsk

Job summary

DAC.digital Group is building a strategic partnership with a major German consulting firm to strengthen data management capabilities for clients across banking, insurance, retail, and telecom sectors.

You will design and implement a scalable data backbone in a cloud environment, focusing on decoupling, event streaming, and API management, while promoting governance and best practices. The role also involves PoC work and collaboration with teams globally.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with cloud integration stacks (Azure preferred).
• Strong knowledge of asynchronous messaging (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Event Hubs) and API design (REST, gRPC).
• Ability to convey complex topics with simple logical models; architecture frameworks and governance knowledge.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and enablement coaching for teams.
• English level at least B2; Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
• Willing to travel for conferences or coworking events.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a scalable, highly available data backbone.
• Architectural design and refinement of the data backbone concept (decoupling, event streaming, API management).
• Introduce and maintain architecture principles aligned with best practices and governance.
• Technology evaluation: run PoC on Azure (Event Hubs, APIM) and compare AWS/GCP options.
• Implement monitoring and alerting solutions to oversee platform performance.
• Implement security policies (e.g., access controls).
• Advise development teams on integrating source and target systems.

Skills

Azure

Kafka

REST/gRPC

API design

Agile/Scrum

Stakeholder coaching

English B2

Tools

Event Hubs

APIM

AWS

GCP

Job description

At DAC.digital, we are constantly growing our business. As part of our growth strategy, we are starting a strategic partnership with one of the biggest consulting companies in Germany with a strong focus on Data Management. Their clients include major banking, insurance, retail, telecommunications, and automotive brands.

Key information:

• 30 000 – 34 000 PLN net/month- pure B2B contract
• 26 500 – 30 000 PLN net/month – B2B contract (days off included)

It is vital that you have:

• extensive experience with cloud integration stacks (preferably Azure, alternatively AWS/GCP);
• strong knowledge of asynchronous communication, message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Event Hubs), and API design (REST, gRPC);
• confident use of architecture frameworks and the ability to convey complex topics through simple logical models;
• strong stakeholder communication skills and the ability to act as an “enablement coach” for teams;
• knowledge of English (min. B2);
• working in agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban);
• willing to travel if necessary (conferences, coworking events, etc.)

Nice to have:

• Solutions Architect certifications
• REST, gRPC

You will be responsible for supporting our team in:

• design and implementation of a scalable, highly available data backbone;
• architecture design and continuous refinement of the data backbone concept (focus on decoupling, event streaming, and API management);
• introduction and maintenance of architecture principles aligned with best practices and governance;
• technology evaluation: Leading execution of a Proof of Concept (PoC) – primarily on Azure (Event Hubs, APIM), while objectively assessing alternatives such as AWS or GCP;
• implementation of monitoring and alerting solutions to oversee platform performance;
• implementation of security policies (e.g., access controls)
• advising development teams on integrating source and target systems.

What do we offer:

• possibility to work 100% remotely or on-site at our office in Gdańsk;