Hybrid Data Architect: Cloud Data Platform Leader

A2IT Technology; Lisboa; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A2IT Technology in Lisbon is seeking a Data Architect to design scalable, secure data platforms across cloud environments, focusing on ingestion, integration, storage and governance. You will translate business requirements into robust data architectures and set reference architectures for enterprise teams.

The ideal candidate holds a degree in CS or related field, fluent English, and proven leadership in data architecture, data warehouses, Lakehouses and data governance.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related field.
• Fluency in English.
• Strong experience in Data Architecture, Solution Architecture and enterprise data platforms.
• Advanced knowledge of Data Warehousing, Data Lakes, Lakehouses, Big Data, relational and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP).
• Strong understanding of data integration, ETL/ELT, APIs, CDC, streaming and event-driven architectures.
• Knowledge of Data Governance, Data Quality, Security, Data Lineage, Metadata Management, MDM and GDPR.
• Experience defining scalable, resilient and cost-efficient architectures and enterprise architecture standards.
• Strong technical leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyse business requirements and translate them into data architecture solutions.
• Design end-to-end architectures for data ingestion, integration, storage and consumption.
• Define data models and integration strategies, including ETL/ELT, APIs, CDC, streaming and event-driven architectures.
• Design cloud-based Data Lakes, Lakehouses and Data Warehouses.
• Establish standards for Data Governance, Data Quality, Security, Metadata Management and GDPR compliance.
• Evaluate technologies, document architectural decisions and define reference architectures.
• Ensure scalability, resilience, performance and cost optimisation.
• Provide technical leadership to data architecture and engineering teams.
• Present architectural recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.

Skills

Data Architecture

Solution Architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

A2IT Technology in Lisbon is seeking a Data Architect to design scalable, secure data platforms across cloud environments, focusing on ingestion, integration, storage and governance. You will translate business requirements into robust data architectures and set reference architectures for enterprise teams.

The ideal candidate holds a degree in CS or related field, fluent English, and proven leadership in data architecture, data warehouses, Lakehouses and data governance.