Distributed Cloud | Aws Data Architect

Devoteam Portugal; Porto; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Devoteam Portugal is seeking a Senior Data Engineer / Data Architect to design and govern cloud-based data products. You will guide platform choices, lead architectural discussions, and ensure scalable solutions that meet business needs.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement data mesh concepts and event-driven patterns. The role emphasizes strong stakeholder communication, independent work, and delivering robust data pipelines using Snowflake, Spark, and Kafka.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Data Engineer, Data Architect, or Solution Architect in an AWS cloud environment.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end data architecture, including ingestion, transformation, storage, processing, and governance.
• Hands-on experience with Snowflake, Spark, Kafka, and at least one streaming technology: Spark Structured Streaming, Flink, or Kafka Streams.
• Experience with CI/CD, Terraform, and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of Data Mesh, Event-Driven Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design.
• Experience with APIs/interfaces, metadata management, data cataloguing, and governance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate effectively with technical teams.
• Experience with Dagster, dbt, or AWS Glue is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable and sustainable data architectures for cloud-based data products.
• Provide architectural guidance on data platforms, processing, integration, warehousing, and cloud infrastructure.
• Support data teams across the full lifecycle from solution design to production.
• Define best practices for data pipelines, orchestration, streaming, and data integration.
• Contribute to data mesh and event-driven architecture initiatives.
• Lead solution design discussions and document architectural decisions.
• Ensure solutions align with technical standards, business requirements, and scalability needs.

Skills

Senior Data Engineer

Data Architect

Solution Architect

AWS

End-to-end data architecture

CI/CD

Terraform

DevOps

Data Mesh

Event-Driven Architecture

Tools

Snowflake

Spark

Kafka

Dagster

dbt

AWS Glue

Job description

• Design scalable and sustainable data architectures for modern cloud-based data products.
• Provide architectural guidance on data platforms, processing, integration, warehousing, and cloud infrastructure.
• Support data teams across the full lifecycle, from solution design and prototyping to production.
• Define best practices for data pipelines, orchestration, streaming, and data integration.
• Contribute to data mesh and event-driven architecture initiatives.
• Lead solution design discussions and document architectural decisions.
• Ensure solutions are aligned with technical standards, business requirements, and scalability needs.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Senior Data Engineer, Data Architect, or Solution Architect in an AWS cloud environment.
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end data architecture, including ingestion, transformation, storage, processing, and governance.
• Hands-on experience with:
  • Snowflake
  • Spark
  • Kafka
  • At least one streaming technology: Spark Structured Streaming, Flink, or Kafka Streams
• Experience with CI/CD, Terraform, and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of Data Mesh, Event-Driven Architecture, and Domain-Driven Design.
• Experience with APIs/interfaces, metadata management, data cataloguing, and governance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate effectively with technical teams.
• Experience with Dagster, dbt, or AWS Glue is a plus.

Additional Information

The Devoteam Group works for equal opportunities, promoting its employees based on merit and actively fights against all forms of discrimination. We are convinced that diversity contributes to the creativity, dynamism and excellence of our organization. All of our vacancies are open to people with disabilities.